I am so excited about the brand new Setting and Achieving Godly Goals resource that we’re releasing today at Church Leader Insights. It’s a jam-packed, 3 hour resource where I teach you how to set and achieve goals in all of the most important areas of your life. I have never met a church leader who doesn’t want to accomplish … Read More
Your Preaching Calendar Questions – “Splitting” a Series?
Q: Is there ever a need to split a series (maybe for a guest speaker)? A: In most cases I would say no. Rather than “split” a message series, see if the guest speaker’s message will fit into the series that is scheduled during that time (this may be as simple as changing the title of their message so that … Read More
What Are You Passionate About? A Saturday Quote
“Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.” — Julia Child, Chef
Thanksgiving Sale – Downloads As Low As $9
Church Leader Insights is currently running a Big Thanksgiving Sale! We are offering 50 of my downloadable resources at ridiculously low prices, including many of our most popular downloads (like Starting a Second Service, Managing the Stress of Ministry, and The Journey’s Policy Manual). In fact, all of our $13.95 downloads are only $9 and all $23.95 downloads are only … Read More
Your Preaching Calendar Questions – Full Church Campaigns?
Q: You recommended doing a “full church campaign” in the fall. That just looks like an extra long series on the calendar – can you explain further what is involved in a campaign like this? A: I do recommend doing a full church campaign each fall. The concept behind the campaign is to take your entire church through the same … Read More
The Greatest Conflicts – A Saturday Quote
“The greatest conflicts are not between two people, but between one person and himself.” — Garth Brooks, singer
Your Preaching Calendar Questions – Open Dates & More
Last week’s “How to Plan Your 2010 Preaching Calendar” Webinars were a great success and I’ve enjoyed hearing from so many of you about how your planning is going. Here are my answers to more of your frequently asked questions. Q: Once I have my preaching calendar together, who should I share it with? Should I share it with other … Read More
Igniting Growth In Your Church – Week 6 of 6
Welcome to the final post of my six-part blog series, “Igniting Growth In Your Church.” I trust that this weekly series has taken you to a new level in your understanding of how to keep your church’s evangelism temperature at the boiling point. If you haven’t already, make sure you pick up my new book, Ignite: How To Spark Immediate Growth … Read More
Your Preaching Calendar Questions – How Far in Advance Should I Plan and More
Last week’s “How to Plan Your 2010 Preaching Calendar” Webinars were a great success and I’ve enjoyed hearing from so many of you about how your planning is going. I have also received a number of recurring questions that I’d like to address, starting today, here on the blog. Q: How far in advance does the preaching calendar planning process … Read More
Did You Miss the 2010 Preaching Calendar Webinar?
Thanks so much to the almost 2,000 of you who joined me last week to walk through the 2010 calendar in my “How to Plan Your 2010 Preaching Calendar” Webinars. Whether you were able to be a part of the webinars or not, I’m giving you another chance to listen. We have set up a special page where you can … Read More