Your church has the potential to reach far more people for Christ! Instead, right now you are facing barriers that are keeping your church from growing. These barriers can be a constant source of frustration and disappointment. When we cooperate with God to remove these barriers, His church can grow and the Gospel will reach more people. Through my own … Read More
Without Continual Growth – A Saturday Quote
“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” —Benjamin Franklin
Break Your Next Growth Barrier Now – Free Resource!
Already this week, we’ve helped hundreds of Pastors just like you by providing them with their choice of one of four free church growth resources. Here is your last chance to grab your FREE BREAKING GROWTH BARRIERS RESOURCE (a $39.95 Value) today and tomorrow. You have nothing to lose and LOTS of new guests to gain and keep by grabbing … Read More
The “Breaking Growth Barriers” Giveaway starts today!
Between now and this Thursday, January 19, I’d like to give you one of my bestselling “Breaking Growth Barriers” resources absolutely FREE ($29.95 Value)! As a fellow Senior Pastor, I realize that reaching more people and growing a church can be overwhelming. Combine that with the fact that churches all seem to face specific barriers along the way that threaten … Read More
What are the Top 3 Barriers to Church Growth? #1 – Space
I’m in Jacksonville this morning – in the middle of the “Top 3 Growth Barriers Tour.” I’ve been traveling the country doing a series of “Senior Pastors Only” training events on the Top 3 Growth Barriers that every church faces, regardless of size. I will be out on the West Coast next week – click here for more info. But … Read More
Overcoming the Myth of “That Will Never Work Here”
One of the greatest obstacles to your church growing, thriving and reaching its “full redemptive potential” is a short, 6-word phrase that has led to the plateau and ultimate decline of many a church: That will never work here because… If only I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that statement over the years – it’s normally followed … Read More
Count What Counts – CLI Newsletter Rewind
One of the best parts of being a member of the “Church Leader Insights Family” is that each month you receive the CLI Newsletter, packed with the best church leadership content I can find. Here’s an article from Steven Furtick that was included in this month’s newsletter (in case you missed it): COUNT WHAT COUNTS “Here’s the distinction: it’s good … Read More
10 Ways to Break the 65 Barrier … and a FREE Resource
One tool that I find useful any time I go through any type of training (live, webinar, audio, book, etc.) is to write down my top 10 key learnings, and how I can apply them. I recently received an email from Dr. Kenneth Sesley where he shared his list with me. Kenneth is the Pastor of Kingdom Advancers Family Church … Read More
How to Upgrade for Church Growth – Church Leader Insights Newsletter Rewind
Here’s one of the articles from this month’s CLI Newsletter. We pack each newsletter with the best content we can find. Here’s a great example from Christian Standard: HOW UPGRADING YOUR CHURCH LEADS TO GROWTH “Excellence attracts people. When two championship contenders are playing, it’s hard to get a ticket. When you decide to go to the best restaurant in … Read More
Q & A: Too Much Space?
I just want to thank all of you (over 600 senior pastors) who participated in one of my Top 3 Growth Barriers Webinars last week. What an awesome experience! Here’s one of the follow-up questions I answered about the SPACE growth barrier: Q: As I was listening to you teach about the “space” growth barrier, I got to thinking about … Read More