“Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.” – Jim Rohn, Author & Motivational Speaker
Lead Your Church to Grow – Free Webinars This Week & Next
Your church could be reaching more people than it is now and I want to help! You’re invited to join me on a FREE Webinar I’m leading this week and next, called “The 8 Systems of a Healthy Church (and How to Improve Them)” If your church isn’t growing the way think it should be, I can relate. About 10 … Read More
Dealing with Antagonists in Your Church – Guest Blogger & Renegade Pastor Don Ross
I’ve asked Don Ross to continue his series of posts on Church Revitalization (or Turn-Around Churches). Don is an Advanced Coaching Alum, a Renegade Pastor and the Lead Pastor of Creekside Church in the Seattle, Washington Area. Hope you find this helpful: Dealing with Antagonist – By Dr. Donald E. Ross Last month I said, “’Antagonists’ are individuals who thrive on conflict … Read More
4 Accelerators for Effective Change in Your Church (part 2 of 2)
Gabe Kolstad here again, continuing where we left of on Monday, looking at 4 Accelerators for Effective Change. In Monday’s post, I shared the first two accelerators: 1. ACTION: Do what you can, right now. 2. VISION: Get clear about where you’re going. And today, the other two… 3. TEAM: Gather support. Get the best people you can in the right … Read More
Lessons from our 10th Anniversary at The Journey
On Sunday we celebrated the 10th Anniversary of The Journey – what an exciting day! In the midst of the excitement, I couldn’t help but think about our humble beginnings… In fact, I keep thinking about one particular day, about 6 months after we launched. I was walking home from our Sunday service at The Journey. Our attendance had gone from … Read More
4 Accelerators for Effective Change in Your Church (part 1 of 2)
Gabe Kolstad here again today. I’ve been through two Advanced Coaching Networks with Nelson and I’m the Senior Pastor of Westside Community Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Last week we looked at the 5 Change Killers that hold us back from leading effectively in a changing world. Hopefully you’ve been able to go to work on at least one of those areas and … Read More
Change vs. Growth – A Saturday Quote
“Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” – John Maxwell, Author & Speaker
Roy Fish… His Legacy Lives On
I was sad to read that Roy Fish passed away on Monday at age 82. Roy is a true great for those of us who love evangelism. In memory of him, here are my top 3 favorite Roy Fish books: Every Member Evangelism for Today Preaching Evangelistically Evangelism in a Changing World Roy served Southwestern Baptist Seminary for nearly 50 … Read More
2 Methods to Mobilize New Volunteers in Your Church
I’ve now been in ministry over two decades, coached more than 1,200 pastors and connected with tens of thousands through the ministry of Church Leader Insights and there’s one phrase I don’t think I’ve ever heard… We just have too many volunteers! No, the work we do as church leaders will always involve willing volunteers to do the work of … Read More
5 Change Killers in Your Church
Gabe Kolstad here again today. I’m a multi-time Advanced Coaching Alumni with Nelson and Senior Pastor of Westside Community Church in Beaverton, Oregon. It’s great to be back with you again this week to talk about making changes in our churches. Personally I get very excited about this subject. It fires me up to think about where we’re headed and how … Read More