Top Characteristics of the Pastors of Growing Churches (They are learners)

Today’s guest post is from Josh Evans, family pastor of the Oakleaf campus of Trinity Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL.   If you want your church to continue growing in today’s culture, this blog post is for you. There are tons of statistics of churches across the world that prove how difficult it is to grow a church in today’s … Read More


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How to Responsibly Handle Your Church People’s Vital Information

As you may know, one of the hallmarks of my Assimilation System – for integrating newcomers into the life of your church – is the weekly use of a Connection Card.  This is an information card that is filled out each week by everyone in attendance and includes contact info on one side and next steps and sign-ups on the … Read More


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Coaching Alumni Highlight

This is it – my new Senior Pastor Tele-Coaching Network begins this Thursday (August 20) and I hope you are going to be a part of it.  With that in mind, here’s today’s coaching alumni highlight: Terry Friesen was the Founding and Senior Pastor of Marsh Creek Church near Philadelphia, PA.  He recently accepted the call as Senior Pastor at … Read More


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Check out this article…

I read a great article last week over at Church Multiplication Network. Here’s a re-print for you: Even Tiger Woods Has a Coach by Dave McNaughton I have enjoyed sports for as long as I can remember. While playing football and baseball I had dozens of coaches. Many of them were colorful characters and had equally colorful vocabularies. Most of … Read More


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Sunday Coaching Alumni Highlight

It’s Sunday, so it’s time for me to tell you about another one of my recent coaching alumni. This week’s highlight is Heath Davis.  Heath is the founding pastor of Pinnacle Church in North Carolina and a former Marine (so don’t mess with him).  After meeting in rented facilities up until now, Heath is leading his church through their first … Read More


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Sunday Coaching Alumni Highlight

It’s Sunday, so I get to share another one of my recent coaching alumni with you. David Kim pastors another church right here in Metro New York.  It’s exciting to be able to partner with guys like David to maximize the Kingdom impact throughout our city and beyond.  Keep up the good work David! David Kim Lead Pastor Promise International … Read More


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Lessons Learned from Dave #1

I had the opportunity a couple of months back to spend three and a half days in a special coaching experience with Dave Ramsey. One reason why I am so pumped about my upcoming Senior Pastor Tele-Coaching Network is because I have experienced the power of coaching from both sides. This leadership training with Dave was an awesome opportunity for … Read More


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