As another year winds down, it’s a great time for reflection and self-examination before we head into 2011. In this mindset of looking back and examining myself, I recently re-read John Wesley’s 12 Rules for Preachers. Wesley was a man used by God in a powerful way – he was a game-changer in terms of sharing the gospel and in building … Read More
Can we talk on Tuesday?
Can you join me on Tuesday at 2pm Eastern for a 60-minute conference call? It’s a brand new, Senior Pastors-only training called the “2010 Wrap-up and Ramp-up Call,” where I’ll lead you through the year-end questions that I personally use to “wrap-up” one year and “ramp-up” for the next. In the past, I’ve only offered these questions to those in my … Read More
Three Unspoken Promises a Leader Makes
The end of the year is here and now is a great time to reflect on 2010, and how you did in all aspects of your life. Not the least of these is how you handled this trust we all share called “church leadership” over the last 12 months. It’s my prayer that none of us take our roles for … Read More
New Podcast – Three Principles for Creating Powerful Christmas Services
Jason Hatley is Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey and the founder of WorshipLeaderInsights.com. He just released a killer podcast that will help you make your Christmas services more meaningful and memorable than ever. New Podcast from Jason Hatley: Three Principles for Creating Powerful Christmas Services For worship leaders, Christmas services can be the most memorable and life-transforming worship … Read More
Super Opportunity to Help with Porn Addiction
Super Bowl Sunday 2011 is coming up on Sunday, February 6, 2011, the same day as National Porn Sunday. My friend Craig Gross and the XXXchurch team are passionate about equipping the Church to deal with the overwhelming issue of pornography addiction. They’ve helped over 300 churches host this event in the past and 2011 is sure to be the biggest … Read More
Overcoming Adversity – A Saturday Quote
“Show me someone who has done something worthwhile,and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.” — Lou Holtz: Author, motivational speaker and former football coach
How to Achieve Lasting Success – GOALS
Recently I heard a great acrostic from Zig Ziglar – a man I deeply respect – about goals. Zig is one of America’s most popular motivational speakers and the author of over 25 books, including the classic (and one of my personal favorites) See You At the Top. He’s a committed follower of Christ, and has shared his faith with millions … Read More
How to Deal with Negative Feedback
Now that I’ve coached over 1,000 pastors through my Senior Pastor Coaching Networks, you can probably imagine that I get a lot of emails from week to week. In fact, most of the time, it serves as a huge encouragement to me – hearing the stories of growing churches, radically changed lives and greater Kingdom impact in communities all over … Read More
Free Webinars for Small Groups Pastors & Executive/Associate Pastors
The CLI Team and I are trying to do everything we can to equip your church’s staff to lead more effectively in 2011! Case in point – these upcoming webinars: HOW TO AVOID THE THREE BIGGEST SMALL GROUPS MISTAKES WEBINAR Led by Kerrick Thomas and Adam Bishop THIS THURSDAY, December 9 2:00 – 3:15pm Eastern 1:00pm – 2:15pm Central 12:00pm … Read More
The Executive Pastor Relationship – Part 2 – Making the Relationship Work
Kerrick Thomas here – Executive Pastor at The Journey Church. Nelson’s on vacation this week, so today I’m sharing the second of two guest blog posts with you about mastering the relationship between the Lead Pastor and the Executive (or Associate) Pastor: “Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! Tie them around your neck as a reminder. Write them deep … Read More