“Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future.” — Denis Waitley: A motivational speaker and writer
Improve your Preaching with a Simple Online Tool
For those of you who have implemented my weekly message run-through, I have found a great tool I want to share with you. If you don’t know what a weekly message run-through is, check out this past blog where I explain it: http://www.churchleaderinsights.com/blog/2011/04/18/how-to-make-this-sundays-service-excellent-at-your-church/ Simply stated, the way you do the weekly message run-through will greatly affect the way the message goes … Read More
How to Raise New Leaders on your Worship Team
Jason Hatley here . . . Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey and Founder of WorshipLeaderInsights.com. Do you remember the story of Michael that I shared with you last week? He is a fellow worship leader (and a member of my coaching network) who, after leading a round of auditions, recently found himself at the helm of a fast … Read More
The Results are in! The Sabbath Resource has already made huge impact in the local church.
It has been almost one month since I released The Power of the Sabbath resource and I am hearing many great reports of the impact it is having on the way pastors are relating to their family, the increased peace in the home, the effectiveness of their preaching and overall health of the pastor. Let me take a moment to highlight … Read More
Reading Suggestions for Preaching, Leadership and Personal Growth
I love hearing from pastors who take a proactive approach to their learning and personal growth. One of my Renegade Pastors, Gary Black from Clayton Christian Church in Indiana, recently asked me a question that I thought might be helpful to all of us… Gary asked: “I’m about to go on a personal retreat, what books would you recommend for … Read More
A Definition of Faith – A Saturday Quote
Faith can be defined as living in advance what you can only see in reverse. -Wayne Cordeiro, Pastor, New Hope Church, Honolulu, Hawaii
Thanks for a Great Advanced Coaching Network! – These are Pastors to Learn From!
Thanks for a Great Advanced Coaching Network! I just wrapped up an 8-month Advanced Coaching Network with about 35 Senior Pastors from all over the U.S. My Advanced Coaching Networks like this one are only for Senior Pastors who have already completed at least two of my standard in-person or tele-coaching networks (so we all have a lot of common … Read More
Lessons for Leading a Growing Worship Team
Every week I receive emails from worship leaders, but I was blown away by this one. Take a look: “We just had our 2nd round of auditions this past Sunday. Trembling with excitement and fear in response to what’s happening here… Through our most recent auditions process “Journey style”… we have added about 40 new team members. I have been … Read More
Equipping Conference Call with Steve Stroope, Author of Tribal Church – TOMORROW
I have a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT for you! By now you’ve heard me talk about my new Renegade Pastors Network – it focuses on leadership, advanced planning, avoiding ‘average’ and personal growth, plus there’s no long term commitment and the investment more than pays for itself. Today is the right day to become a Renegade Pastor and here’s why… Joining the … Read More
Never lose – A Saturday Quote
I’ve never lost a ball game, but I have run out of time on a few occasions. Joe Namath, American Football League Hall of Famer