One of my tele-coaching participants/pastors shared these two time management principles with me in a recent email: 1. Always start the day with God. Just like tithing stretches money, time with God has an amazing way of stretching time! 2. The next day principle. Whenever possible, get through your “to do” list, then do something you’d planned on doing the … Read More
Monday Proflections – September 22, 2008
Here’s what’s happening with Church Leader Insights and me this week that may be of interest to you: Monday – I’m back in the office after being in Southern California for a few days last week. One of the things I’ll be doing today is the follow-up from yesterday’s baptism. Click here to learn how we follow-up on baptisms. I’ll … Read More
Successful Church Planters Must Be Able to Raise Funds
On Monday, I said that there are two abilities that predetermine the success of a church planter. They are: 1 – The ability to recruit a worship leader. (See my post from yesterday.) 2- The ability to raise funds. Let’s talk about the second ability today. If a church planter is unable to raise funds before starting weekly services, I … Read More
Successful Church Planters Must Be Able to Recruit a Worship Leader
Yesterday, I said that there are two abilities that predetermine the success of a church planter. The first one is: The ability to recruit a worship leader. I honestly don’t know why this is true, but I’ve seen it play out hundreds of times. (I’ve personally trained over 3000 church planters and we have coached over 100 church planters in … Read More
What Determines A Church Planter’s Success?
One of the most frequently asked questions I get is,“Is it possible to predetermine whether or not a church planter will be successful?” Here’s the answer: There are two abilities that predetermine a church planter’s success: 1- The ability to recruit a worship leader 2- The ability to raise funds If a church planter doesn’t demonstrate these two abilities by … Read More
Launch Conference is coming to Atlanta on September 30!
The One-Day Launch Conference is coming to Atlanta on Tuesday, September 30. I just found out that my schedule will allow me to be there, so I’ll be co-leading the conference with Bob Franquiz, founding pastor of Miami Fellowship in Miami, FL. During this event, we will teach you: – The best launch dates (and the worst!) – The most … Read More
Monday Proflections – September 15, 2008
Here’s what’s happening with Church Leader Insights and me this week that may be of interest to you: Monday – I’ll be in the Journey office all day working with our follow-up and strategic teams. I’ll also be putting the final touches on the promotion for our October/November series entitled “Financial Peace” based on the Dave Ramsey series. Tuesday – … Read More
How to Move a Mountain – A Saturday Quote
“The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” — William Faulkner