Can you join me tomorrow at 1:00pm EDT for a 110 minute training based on my new book – Ignite: Sparking immediate Growth In Your Church? This “no-fluff all nuts-and-bolts” webinar is about how you can ‘DOUBLE YOUR CHURCH IN A DAY’ using a proven strategy called The Big Day. It’s also about how you can move a church from … Read More
The Key to Successful Time Management – A Saturday Quote
“The key to successful time management is doing the most important task first, and giving it your full concentration, to the exclusion of everything else.” – Alex MacKenzie P.S. If you feel like your time management skills have some room for improvement, check out “Time Management for Busy Pastors.”
Can I Meet You in Raleigh or Columbia Next Week?
I’ll be heading back to the Carolinas (my old stompin’ ground) next week for two FREE “Senior Pastors Only” Events – one in the Raleigh, NC, area, and one in the Columbia, SC, area. I love these events because it always gives me a chance to get to know more of you face-to-face (not to mention teaching you how to … Read More
Who Do You Need to Say Thank You To? Acts of Deliberate Relationship Enhancement (ADRE)
From time to time, after a big day like Easter or a Friend Day, our staff sit down and wrote hand written thank you notes to everyone who made that Sunday happen (often 100+ thank you notes). We write, pray, write and pray some more. It’s a powerful reminder that you aren’t in this alone . . .and its a … Read More
How to Keep More First Time Guests at Your Church (one pastor’s tips)
I received an email recently from Jeff Rogers, a member of my Tele-Coaching Network and Pastor of Canastota (NY) Church of the Nazarene. He took the time to share some great news about their Assimilation System – In just a few months, they’ve increased their Retention Rate (the number of guests they keep) from 1 out of 16 to an … Read More
How to Cast Vision for Stewardship at Your Church
One of the foundational truths that my friend and coach Steve Stroope shared earlier this week in the Improve the Financial Fitness of Your Church Webinar was that “an important part of your job as a church leader is to provide the resources for ministry.” Unfortunately, many pastors struggle to cast a compelling vision for stewardship. As a result, their … Read More
Top 10 Signs Your Sermon Isn’t Going Well
Can’t we all use a chuckle on Monday morning? Here’s a list I saw recently from the folks at Preaching Magazine (www.Preaching.com): The Top 10 Signs Your Sermon Isn’t Going Well 13. Your associate pastor is warming up in the bullpen. 12. The praise band begins playing you off the stage. 11. The congregation is filling in the blanks of … Read More
The Best Way to Lead People into the Future – A Saturday Quote
“The best way to lead people into the future is to connect with them deeply in the present.” – James Kouzes
Can You Join Me in Texas? Two Live Ignite Events
I’m excited to be heading out to the Lone Star State next week for Two BIG (everything’s bigger in Texas, you know) Live Ignite Events! Here’s the information: The LIVE Ignite Seminar – HOUSTON Tuesday, April 27 9:00am – 12:00 noon Hosted By: Crossbridge Christian Church 15415 West Road Houston, TX 77344 The LIVE Ignite Seminar – DALLAS Wednesday, April … Read More
What Do You Ask of Your Church Members?
One of the hot topics from Tuesday’s Improve the Financial Fitness of Your Church Webinar with Steve Stroope was his clear and concise explanation of the commitments of being a member at his church, as they describe in their New Members Class (click here if you’re looking for help developing your own Membership Class). When you join Lake Pointe Church, … Read More