We are working on our groups for Spring 2009 and recently produced the list of approved curriculum/books for group studies. Since its one of the most frequently requested documents I thought you might want a copy. You can download it by right clicking the link here: 2009 SPRING APPROVED SMALL GROUP CURRICULUM LISTINGS I hope you find it helpful! Nelson … Read More
Bad Economy + Bad Decisions = Disaster
I continue to hear of a lot of pastors and church leaders making bad decisions because the economy is bad. If you make bad decisions when the economy is good, you may be able to ride it out with minimal effects. But if you make bad decisions when the economy is bad, disaster is almost certain. Before you make any … Read More
Monday Proflections – November 17, 2008
This is my last week in the office before two weeks of vacation (and a two week blogging break) so its a busy week. Here’s what’s happening with Church Leader Insights and me this week that may be of interest to you: Monday – Usual Monday meetings today plus I’ll be following up on the 22 people who were baptized … Read More
Do You Have Clearly Defined Goals? A Saturday Quote
“In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it.” – Robert Heinlein
Q & A: How Do I Search this Blog
Here’s a frequently asked question about searching our blog: Is there a search box somewhere on the churchleaderinsights.com website? I wanted to try to search for a blog article to see if you’ve written on a particular subject, but couldn’t find one. Is there anyway to do that? We have a product search function in our store and we archive … Read More
Q & A: Small Groups and Accountability
Here’s a frequently asked question about semester-based small groups: If groups operate on a semester system and everyone rotates groups, how do you manage accountability? Kerrick Thomas, co-author of Activate: An Entirely New Approach to Small Groups and Executive Pastor at The Journey, answers the question: Thank you for your question about “accountability” in a semester-based small group system. I’ll … Read More
Q & A: How Does a Church Plant Obtain 501(c)3 Status
Here’s a frequently asked question we receive from church planters: Do you have any resources available on applying for 501(c) 3 status. when to, how to, etc.? I would like donations to our church plant and tithes to be tax deductable. Scott Whitaker, Director of Training and Events for CLI answers: You have a great question. We encourage church planters … Read More
Q & A: How to respond to the financial crisis?
The most frequently asked question I’ve received over the last two months is: How am I to lead my church during this financial crisis? How do I prepare? What do I need to do and not do? To listen to my answer to this question, check out my latest podcast: HOW TO LEAD YOUR CHURCH DURING THE FINANCIAL CRISIS (Download … Read More
Monday Proflections – November 10, 2008
Here’s what’s happening with Church Leader Insights and me this week that may be of interest to you: Monday – I’m in Lakeland, Florida today speaking at the Florida Baptist Convention Pastors Conference. My sermon is based on the wise farmer in Mark 4:3-20. Tuesday – Watch your email today for the Church Leader Insights newsletter today. I share seven … Read More
Keep it Simple (A Sunday Quote)
“Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.” — Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist