In this four-part blog series, we’ve looked at the six primary ways God grows you and how to develop an effective personal growth plan anchored by four cornerstones.

In last week’s post I shared the first two cornerstones. Here are the other two:

Cornerstone #3: Seminars and Conferences
Now there’s no shortage of conferences vying for your attendance. Be selective – focus on conferences and seminars that help both you and your church advance toward the purposes God has for you. (I do have a suggestion in this area — visit www.RPConference.com for more details)

Cornerstone #4: Personal Coaching
Fulfilling your calling inherently means rising to the highest level of potential God has put in you. In order to reach your potential, you need a coach. You need a current practitioner who can give you applicable tools to meet you where your church is today and help you move it toward the future. My life’s great passion is coaching church leaders who are committed to partnering with God to unleash the full redemptive potential of their churches. (If you’d like to learn more about partnering together for coaching, click here)

You can’t always control the circumstances you face. And you can’t control what God wants to do in you through the Holy Spirit. But you can control how you cooperate with Him and you can develop a personal growth plan in the spirit of cooperation with Him.

Click here for Part 1 of this series.

Click here for Part 2 of this series.

Click here for Part 3 of this series.

Your partner in ministry,

Nelson

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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.