“You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.” — George Patton, General
Will I see you in San Diego?
It seems like there are more conferences for church leaders popping up every day and I think that’s great. The more training and equipping, the better, as far as I’m concerned. But in the midst of ALL the choices, there are only a few conferences that stay on my “can’t miss” list. The National Outreach Convention is one of them. … Read More
August Book Recommendations (Video)
I tried out something new last month by delivering my monthly book recommendations via video. I got so much positive feedback from that experiment that I’m doing it again. Here are the books I’m recommending to the Church Leader Insights family (that includes you) for the month of August: August Book Recommendations: Zero to Sixty: 60 Principles & Practices for … Read More
How’s Your Church’s Volunteer System?
I saw this study a few days ago: One out of every five Christian nonprofits is reportedly relying to a greater extent on volunteers to offset the economic downturn, according to a study conducted by J. David Schmidt & Associates for the Christian Leadership Alliance. In addition, with the downturn in the economy, more people are without current employment and … Read More
True Grit – A Saturday Quote
“True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.” — John Wayne
FREE Webinar for Worship Leaders
Jason Hatley – Worship Arts Pastor at The Journey and founder of Worship Leader Insights – is out this week for the birth of his son (Congrats Jason and Karen!), so I wanted to share with you an awesome FREE training event for Worship Leaders coming up next week. Here’s the details from Jason’s email: I have decided to offer … Read More
Q & A – When A Staff Member Resigns
Here’s an “Ask Nelson” question that I answered a while back: Q:I’ve got a staffing question and wanted to bounce it off you – one of the members of my staff needs to step down because she needs more time with her family, but everything’s on the up and up between her & the church. She’s willing to stay on … Read More
I’m So Pumped!
I am so pumped up that this is the week that my new Senior Pastor Tele-Coaching Network starts (on Thursday). I know that I’ve been talking a lot about this network and inviting you to apply, but here are 3 quick reasons why I am so pumped: I am a firm believer in the concept of “Learn and Return.” In … Read More
Coaching Alumni Highlight
This is it – my new Senior Pastor Tele-Coaching Network begins this Thursday (August 20) and I hope you are going to be a part of it. With that in mind, here’s today’s coaching alumni highlight: Terry Friesen was the Founding and Senior Pastor of Marsh Creek Church near Philadelphia, PA. He recently accepted the call as Senior Pastor at … Read More
Only Half a Day – A Saturday Quote
“To be successful you only have to work ½ a day – the first 12 hours or the second twelve hours” — Ken Blanchard