Church Leader Insights just kicked off the Annual 4th of July Download Sale! We are offering dozens of my downloadable resources at ridiculously low prices – HALF OFF, including many of our most popular downloads (like The Big Day, Starting a Second Service, and Developing a One Year Personal Growth Plan). All $19.95 downloads are only $9.95 and all … Read More
Leaderships Role in Success – A Saturday Quote
Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall. Steven Covey – author of the best-selling book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.
10 Lessons in Bootstrapping a Church Plant – Part 2
by Nelson Searcy and Tommy Duke We began a looking at a series of posts yesterday about “Bootstrapping” a Church Plant, and the lessons learned in doing so. (CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY’S POST) Here are the next two lessons: 8. EXCEL: YOU’LL BE FORCED TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE, BUT NOT PERFECTION If the bank account was overflowing and the monthly … Read More
10 Lessons in Bootstrapping a Church Plant – Part 1
by Nelson Searcy and Tommy Duke As we gear up for our Launch Conference, I wanted to share a set of blogs we did for Church Planters dealing with the reality of finances in a new Launch. You’ve probably heard the old saying, “Money makes the world go ‘round.” While those of us in ministry understand the skewed nature of … Read More
Fusion Book Summary – Get your FREE Copy
The great folks over at Leaders Book Summaries Inc just recently did an 8 page summary of my bestselling leadership book “Fusion: Turning First Time Guests into Fully Engaged Members of Your Church.” They did a great summary of the important areas of the assimilation system and key points of the book – its a true unbiased summary that gives … Read More
Free 2012 Mid-Year Conference Call for Senior Pastors Only – TODAY!
Not sure if you heard yet, but I’m leading a FREE Conference Call today at 2:00pm – The 2012 Mid-Year Conference Call. This call is for Senior Pastors Only and I really hope you’ll join me (there’s no cost for the call). What’s this call about? Well, the year 2012 is already halfway complete and I’ve heard from several pastors … Read More
The Year is Half-over… Time to Evaluate Your Goals! – Plus a Free Conference Call
It seems like 2012 just arrived and it’s hard to believe, but the year is half way over! The 6 month mark is a great time to take inventory and see where you are in relations to you goals. Why should you focus on goals? Because LIFE-CHANGE can happen when you begin to set goals. Why? Because setting and achieving goals … Read More
How to organize for Success – A Saturday Quote
No institution can possibly survive if it needs geniuses or supermen to manage it. It must be organized in such a way as to be able to get along under a leadership composed of average human beings. Peter Drucker, Writer, Consultant and Social Ecologist
Beyond Courageous Decisions – Guest Blogger and Renegade Pastor Dr. Donald E. Ross
From time to time, I enjoy bringing in a guest blogger – especially when they can bring you something new or different than what my personal experience allows for. To that end, I’ve asked Don Ross to share some posts on Church Revitalization (or Turn-Around Churches). Don is an Advanced Coaching Alum, Renegade Pastor and the Lead Pastor of Creekside … Read More
How to Hone Your Church’s Systems for Maximum Impact – Part 4
We have just finished our overview of the impact that the 8 systems had on Fall Creek Baptist Church. If you missed it, Here is the link to all 3 parts: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 We have been taking a multiple part blog series to evaluate a recent story sent to me from John Newland, a 3 time coaching participant … Read More