At the Renegade Pastors Conference in Orlando, Dr. Elmer Towns captivated the undivided attention of 170 pastors from many different states and backgrounds.  As champion of “spiritual breakthroughs,” Dr. Towns has established himself as a well-respected advocate for achieving church growth through effective organization and leadership.

In the second part of this series of Lessons Learned from Dr. Elmer Towns I am sharing with you a little bit about how Dr. Towns perceives Faith.

What Is The Essence of Faith?

“Belief is more than mental awareness or deep feelings that God will do something that He has promised.  Faith is knowing God and confident that He exists.”

I hope: I believe this plan will help me lose weight.
I plan: I believe I will lose weight if I take these pills.
I am confident: I believe cutting calories will help me lose weight.
I know: fasting will make me lose weight.

Faith is not measure by your intellect, emotion or will or how much you know.  It’s not how deeply you feel, or how decisive you act.  Faith is measured by God and His ability to do what you ask.  Faith is dependent on the integrity of God.

3 Steps To Grow Your Faith:

1. Pray.  “Increase our faith” (Luke 17:5).  You can’t build your faith on prayer alone; you can’t build your faith without prayer.
2. Bible.  “Faith cometh by hearing . . . the Word of God” (Rom. 1:17).
3. Obedience and exercise.  “Oh thou of little faith” (Matt. 14:31).

There were many more insightful lessons given by Dr. Towns and other guest speakers. This was an absolutely phenomenal Renegade Pastors Conference – the best event we’ve had yet – and I don’t want to keep these church leader essentials a secret.

The amount of requests for the information shared at the Renegade Pastors Conference were so many that I convinced my team to go ahead and release the unedited recordings and make these available – but it’s just for a limited time and to a limited number of pastors.

Because we don’t normally make these recordings available to pastors outside the network, I can only limit this opportunity to the first 99 pastors who respond. That means this sale may end BEFORE Tuesday, March 18th – don’t put this off!

Click here to get your copy of the Renegade Pastors Conference Live Recording!

Your partner in ministry,

Nelson

P.S. In these LIVE unedited recordings you will hear:

• From me on the best tools and practices for stress and energy management

• New teachings on faith preaching and vision preaching from church growth expert and prolific author Dr. Elmer Towns

• Health and wellness principles for busy pastors from Bod4God author Steve Reynolds

• An insider’s look at the Journey Church from Executive Pastor Kerrick Thomas. Kerrick will show you how to lead and grow your staff and volunteers, and secrets to effective meetings.

Click here to get the church leadership essentials shared in 12+ hours of LIVE unedited recordings – pick up The Renegade Pastors Conference Package (a $1799.70 value) PLUS over $1500.00 in bonus resources – for just $199.00! This opportunity Ends in One Week – Tuesday, March 18!

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About Nelson Searcy

Nelson Searcy is an experienced church growth strategist, pastor, church planter and coach, consulting with churches around the world. As founder of Church Leader Insights and the Renegade Pastors Network, he has personally trained more than 3,500 church leaders in over 45 denominations through live events, seminars and monthly coaching. Nelson is also the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. Nelson and his church routinely appear on lists such as “The 50 Most Influential Churches” and “The 25 Most Innovative Leaders.” He is the author of over 100 church growth resources and 18+ books, including The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life, Ministry and The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, and At the Cross with the People Who Were There. He and his wife, Kelley, have one son, Alexander.