As promised, here’s our Third Quarter Giving letter. Right click below to download: Main 2-Page Economic Hope Letter from me Small Church Stat Insert from Kerrick (Note: These may not be the final versions we actually mailed – they were proofed and designed on letterhead before the final two-color printing. Thank God for proof readers!) We sent the two letters … Read More
Church, Technology and the NY Times
The Sunday Edition of The New York Times featured a story about church and technology. Yours truly was quoted and The Journey was highlighted. While I might take exception with the statements that I quote the bible ‘here and there’ and only mention Jesus ‘occasionally’ in my preaching, the article was well done overall. I learned a lot from what … Read More
Monday Proflections – October 27, 2008
Before I jump in on what’s happening this week with me and Church Leader Insights, let me express my thanks to Jason Hatley for his blog posts last week on how the Pastor and Worship Pastor can work together. He was our guest blogger as I was focused on putting the final touches on my next book. OK, here’s what … Read More
Teaching Live in Brooklyn
Today I’m teaching live at The Journey-Brooklyn. We started this location back on Easter Sunday and this is my first time being there live (shame on me!). My primary goal in visiting a location is to brag on the location pastor…and I’ll be doing plenty of that today! Manhattan and Jersey City will experience video teaaching. Since our Manhattan location … Read More
Are you faithful with the small things? A Saturday Quote
“We cannot do great deeds unless we’re willing to do the small things that make up the sum of greatness.” — Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States
Pastor & Worship Pastor Working Together – Part 5 of 5
Jason Hatley, Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey Church in NYC with Nelson Searcy is our guest blogger this week – today he wraps up his five part series: Yesterday, we talked about the first two steps in how to create an Actively Engaged Pastor/Worship Pastor relationship, and today I will give the final two steps. Step #3 – … Read More
Senior Pastor Coaching Applications Are Now Available
I just posted the latest Coaching Applications for my next live Senior Pastor Coaching Networks. Both will start in January. One network is at our office here in NYC and the other one will be in the Tampa/St Petersburg area. Here’s the link to more info and the applications I know I’ll get a ton of emails asking me to … Read More
Pastor & Worship Pastor Working Together – Part 4 of 5
Jason Hatley, founder of Worship Leader Insights, continues his guest blogging series today: Now that you’ve identified where you are from yesterday’s post, let’s dive into how to get to the place you want to be in the Pastor/Worship Pastor planning relationship. There are 4 Steps to Active Engagement. We will cover the first two today. Step #1 – Commitment: … Read More
Pastor & Worship Pastor Working Together – Part 3
Jason Hatley, Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey Church in NYC with Nelson Searcy is our guest blogger this week: So, how did your homework go from yesterday? Hopefully you have some clarity on the important relationship between the Pastor and Worship Pastor. Since you did so well on yesterday’s homework, today I have a quiz for you. Of … Read More
Pastor & Worship Pastor Working Together – Part 2
Jason Hatley, Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey Church in NYC with Nelson Searcy is our guest blogger this week: Yesterday I began this guest-blogging series by talking the importance of the relationship between the Pastor and the Worship Pastor in planning life-transforming worship services. In fact, I believe that it is the most important relationship in the church. … Read More