It is a pleasure to serve as this week’s guest blogger! My name is Jason Hatley and I serve as the Pastor of Worship Arts @ The Journey, which my wife Karen and I helped start in 2002, and as founder of Worship Leader Insights. As the Pastor of Worship Arts, I invest a tremendous amount of my time in … Read More
Debt Free Day @ The Journey
Today I’m teaching live at all four Journey services in Manhattan. The topic: How Do I Become Debt Free? In all four services we are going to help someone become debt free. Through the generosity of members in our church we are going to select one person and help pay down their debt. I love it when the church acts … Read More
How I Saved $2000
In 2003 I had a conversation with Steve Merriman and from that one conversation I saved over $2000 in taxes that year. Steve is the founder of Clergy Advantage (ClergySupport.com – you’ve heard me talk about them in the blog before – they are the ones who cleared me when I was recently audited – you can read about it … Read More
A Word to Media Pastors
My primary audience for this blog is Senior Pastors, but I know other pastors and church staff sneak a peek from time to time. Today, I want to say a brief word to Media Pastors. (You might want to forward this post to your staff member in charge of media.) Over the last 10 months, I’ve had the opportunity to … Read More
What Keeps People in Church?
My friend John Donahue from Stone Point Church had a great post recently that really challenged me. Check it out: ————- Numerous books, magazine articles, and blog posts have been written to address the theories behind why people stay or leave a church. And while each church has its own unique flavors which influence people’s decisions, I believe that there … Read More
Why I Do Coaching…
Today, I’m in Tampa for my Senior Pastor’s Coaching Network. On the flight down, I found myself thinking: Why do I do this? Why do I take a day away from home to fly a thousand miles to invest in coaching? Once I started asking these questions, they kept coming: Why am I driven to do a NY Coaching Network … Read More
Challenge Others Toward Godly Stewardship – Pastor’s Financial Life: Part 5 of 5
Today, I’m wrapping up my five-part miniseries on the pastor’s financial life. I want to conclude by asking you to make this fourth and final commitment: 4 – I commit to challenging others toward Godly stewardship. Most pastors make the mistake of being too timid in the area of stewardship. We aren’t afraid to challenge our congregations on many other … Read More
Monday Proflections – October 13, 2008
Here’s what’s happening with Church Leader Insights and me that may be of interest to you: Monday – It’s Columbus Day here in the states and I’m wrapping up a long weekend with Kelley and Alexander. Tuesday– Watch for your Church Leader Insights monthly newsletter today with seven helpful articles and two book reviews. Make sure you have info@churchleaderinsights.com in … Read More
Material World – Sunday @ The Journey
Today Kerrick is teaching live at The Journey as we continue our Financial Peace series. The topic: How Do I Overcome the Desire for More? Have you fallen into the trap of materialism? Do you find yourself constantly wanting more or coveting the latest gadget or filling up more and more storage spaces? If so, maybe you need to ask … Read More
Guard Your Reputation – A Saturday Quote
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it. If you think about that you will do things differently.” – Warren Buffett