Last Thursday I kicked off a new series of posts in response to people asking what I read (besides books) from week to week. You can read the first post here, and today’s “non-book” reading selection is: The USA TODAY I love this newspaper! As I suggest in my “How to Read More” Webinar, I don’t give a lot of time … Read More
Thank You – We Made the Top 200 Church Leader Blogs
I just found out that the Church Leader Insights blog (yep, this one you’re reading right now) made the list of the Top 200 Church Leader Blogs by Kent Shaffer! In fact, we ranked a very respectable #103 on the list. So I want to say a big THANK YOU to all of you who read the blog regularly and … Read More
Reminder: Don’t Forget to Send Easter Gifts
With all the excitement of Holy Week and Easter Sunday approaching, it’s easy to overlook a powerful opportunity to express gratefulness. Each year, The Journey sends Easter gifts to various people who aren’t “officially” a part of the church, but are important to what we do. Meeting in rented facilities, this often means sending/delivering a gift to the custodians at … Read More
How to Make this Sunday’s Service Excellent at Your Church
If you read the blog regularly, you may already know that I’m a big fan of doing a weekly message run-through. In other words, set aside some time each week to deliver your entire Sunday message to a small, trusted group of people who can provide helpful feedback before Sunday morning. This one change in your weekly worship planning routine … Read More
Progress and Risk – A Saturday Quote
“Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first.” — Frederick Wilcox, writer
My (Non-Book) Reading List, Part 1
A lot of people have asked me recently, What do you read each day/week/month besides books and why? So, starting today, I want to share some of my “non-book” reading list, one by one, and see how far this leads us. I’ll give you one a week until I run out of recommendations. While nothing replaces the reading of quality books, there are … Read More
How to Use Small Groups to Raise the Evangelistic Temperature of Your Church
One of the best aspects of offering semester-based small groups like I teach in my book Activate is that you have the opportunity to lead your people through a wide range of topics. We have groups that study everything from prayer and spiritual leadership to honoring God with your finances. And one of the most helpful topics for small groups … Read More
How to Meet People When Planting a Church in a New Area
With the success of my book Launch and our other Church Planting Resources, we get lots of questions from church planters. One question that comes up on a regular basis comes from people who are planting in a new area, and it often sounds like this: I’m planting a church in a new area and I just don’t know anyone. … Read More
The Critical Ingredient – A Saturday Quote
“The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.” — Nolan Bushnell: Founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s
The Generosity Ladder – Great Video Message and A Great Opportunity
I wanted to take a moment today to say THANK YOU to all of you who have invested in my new book The Generosity Ladder: Your Next Step to Financial Peace. I just received word that it’s already sold over 36,000 copies – unbelievable! This book is a great tool for you to use to help educate your people on … Read More