Guest blogger Steve Stroope here once again. In my book Tribal Church I talk about what I look for in a church planter and I’ve been sharing some of these defining characteristics here on Nelson’s blog this week. We have already evaluated the first two characteristics: The Church Planter must be a strong leader and have strong teaching skills. Today we continue with the third … Read More
What I look for in a Church Planter – Part 2 – Guest Blogger Steve Stroope, Author of Tribal Church
Guest blogger Steve Stroope here again. In my book Tribal Church I talk about what I look for in a church planter. Yesterday we looked at the first characteristic: The Church Planter must be a Strong Leader. And today, I want to continue with the second vital characteristic that we’d identified in successful church planters.: The Church Planter needs to have Strong Teaching … Read More
What I look for in a Church Planter – Part 1 – Guest Blogger Steve Stroope, Author of Tribal Church
This week I’ve asked author and my mentor, Steve Stroope, to share some thoughts from his new book, Tribal Church, about what he looks for in a church planter (and why). Steve pastors the 10,000+ member Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall, TX, and they’ve supported dozens of new church plants over the years (including The Journey). He’s been an invaluable resource … Read More
Don’t Try and Evade Tomorrow – A Saturday Quote
“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it” Abraham Lincoln, The 16th President of the United States of America
How You Can Make a BIG Impact This Summer!
We are putting the finishing touches on all our preparations for our “God on Film” series and I thought I would share a few ideas with you today to spark some thoughts on how you can make a bigger impact this summer. If you don’t plant in the Summer you will beg in the Fall. We do a series each summer … Read More
3 Powerful (and Easy) Summer Reading Goals
Jason Hatley here . . . Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey and Founder of www.WorshipLeaderInsights.com . . . and I admit it. I have not always had a love of reading. But it didn’t take long as a young Worship Leader at The Journey for me to recognize my need to read in order to survive in ministry, much less … Read More
Learn How to Read as Many as 5-7 Books a Week Using My Proven Techniques
How would your church be impacted if you were to read just one more book a month? What would happen if you could increase that to one more book a week? Can you imagine consuming the wisdom of 5 books a week and having it readily available to you? All leaders are readers! So I want to show you the system I have developed … Read More
The Shortest Distance – A Saturday Quote
“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people” Victor Borge, Humorist and Musician
Want to Learn How to Read More? Join Me Online Next Thursday
When people hear about the number of books I read each year and that I can currently read a 250 page book in about 90 minutes, they often question if or how that’s even possible. And as you might imagine, many pastors over the years have asked me to help them learn how to read more. So, if you’re looking to make reading a larger … Read More
The #1 Obstacle to Leading Your Worship Team
Jason Hatley here . . . Pastor of Worship Arts @ The Journey Church and Founder of www.WorshipLeaderInsights.com. Today we wrap up the 3-part series on Leading a Growing Worship Team, and I think today’s topic is one of the most important leadership principles for doing just that. Two weeks ago we talked about how Personal Growth ALWAYS Precedes Ministry Growth. … Read More