Gabe Kolstad here – multi-time Advanced Coaching Alumni with Nelson and Senior Pastor of Westside Community Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Everyone’s welcome, but not everyone is equally interested. You love everyone, but you can’t help everyone equally. Depending on the “draw” of your church certain people will be more likely to show up and stick. Three ways to attract the people … Read More
Why Some Changes In Your Church Are Unnecessary… and How to Avoid Them
Gabe Kolstad here – multi-time Advanced Coaching Alumni with Nelson and Senior Pastor of Westside Community Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Today’s my final post in this series on change in the church, and I’ve had a blast thinking and dreaming with you about what God has in store for your future as a leader and for your church. As we wrap … Read More
The Secret Sauce for Making Quantum Leap Transitions in Your Church
It’s Gabe Kolstad again – multi-time Advanced Coaching Alumni with Nelson and Senior Pastor of Westside Community Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Great to be back with you today to continue our discussion about change & transition in the church. Because my church’s story is so unique I regularly get asked to share the details & background. In case we haven’t met, … Read More
4 Accelerators for Effective Change in Your Church (part 2 of 2)
Gabe Kolstad here again, continuing where we left of on Monday, looking at 4 Accelerators for Effective Change. In Monday’s post, I shared the first two accelerators: 1. ACTION: Do what you can, right now. 2. VISION: Get clear about where you’re going. And today, the other two… 3. TEAM: Gather support. Get the best people you can in the right … Read More
4 Accelerators for Effective Change in Your Church (part 1 of 2)
Gabe Kolstad here again today. I’ve been through two Advanced Coaching Networks with Nelson and I’m the Senior Pastor of Westside Community Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Last week we looked at the 5 Change Killers that hold us back from leading effectively in a changing world. Hopefully you’ve been able to go to work on at least one of those areas and … Read More
5 Change Killers in Your Church
Gabe Kolstad here again today. I’m a multi-time Advanced Coaching Alumni with Nelson and Senior Pastor of Westside Community Church in Beaverton, Oregon. It’s great to be back with you again this week to talk about making changes in our churches. Personally I get very excited about this subject. It fires me up to think about where we’re headed and how … Read More
One Powerful Question for Making Changes (From Guest Blogger, Gabe Kolstad)
After coaching over 1,200 Senior Pastors since 2006, I take great pleasure in seeing how God is using those pastors and their leadership to impact His Kingdom. One such pastor is Gabe Kolstad, a multi-time Advanced Coaching Alumni and Senior Pastor of Westside Community Church in Beaverton, Oregon. I’ve asked him to share a series of posts in the coming … Read More