My friend David Putman had a great post recently on some of the most common mistakes that church planters make. With his permission, here’s a re-print of it: Common Mistakes Church Planters Make Research has varied when it comes to the number of churches planted that don’t survive. I have seen reports that suggest failure rates as high as eighty percent … Read More
Stewardship Seminar Summary
With the current economic landscape, there has been a great deal of interest around the topic of church finances and stewardship in general. I think it’s a prime time for church leaders to clarify and communicate a biblical theology of money and to implement solid biblical principles within our churches. I got the opportunity to teach The Stewardship Seminar live … Read More
If Your Staff Has Questions, Demand Options
Assembling and getting the most out of your staff is one of the toughest things that a pastor deals with in leading a growing church. On top of all that has to be done from week to week, staff communication can quickly become overwhelming. In one of my recent coaching networks, someone asked this question: “How do you deal with … Read More
Church Growth Hero – Dr. Ralph Winter
Yesterday was the memorial service for Dr. Ralph Winter. I only met Dr. Winter one time at a missions planning meeting in Irvine, CA, but his writings and speaking have had a great impact on my thinking. I don’t think it would be an exaggeration to say that Dr. Winter was the most influential missiologist of the second half of … Read More
Great Lesson – Saturday Quote
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin: 18th century statesman, scientist, and writer
A Gift Certificate for You
I hope you got my podcast email that went out earlier this week. If not, you can subscribe here. You can also listen to my latest podcast here. At the bottom of the email I shared a 10% off coupon code. We’ve had a bunch of people using that code already, but I know it slipped past a few of … Read More
Free Download – My Mid-Year Giving Letter
Just a couple of days ago I put the finishing touches on my mid-year Giving Letter that will go out with the 2nd Quarter Giving Statements to all of The Journey’s givers. I thought I would take a moment today to share it with you (the link to download it is below). In addition to the letter I’m enclosing: Year … Read More
Q & A: Too Much Space?
I just want to thank all of you (over 600 senior pastors) who participated in one of my Top 3 Growth Barriers Webinars last week. What an awesome experience! Here’s one of the follow-up questions I answered about the SPACE growth barrier: Q: As I was listening to you teach about the “space” growth barrier, I got to thinking about … Read More
Sunday Coaching Alumni Highlight
It’s Sunday, so it’s time for me to tell you about another one of my recent coaching alumni. This week’s highlight is Heath Davis. Heath is the founding pastor of Pinnacle Church in North Carolina and a former Marine (so don’t mess with him). After meeting in rented facilities up until now, Heath is leading his church through their first … Read More
What We Give (A Saturday Quote)
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” — Winston Churchill, British prime minister