Over 600 Senior Pastors have already signed up for my Top 3 Growth Barriers Webinars this week, are you one of them? I really enjoy doing this webinar – it’s 2 hours of content, based on my bestselling “Growth Barriers Workshop” resource. You’ll learn to identify the top 3 growth barriers that all churches face regardless of size AND some … Read More
The Best Possible Use – A Saturday Quote
“Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.” — Earl Nightingale, Motivational Speaker and Author Reports from the Road – Atlanta What a great first week it’s been … Read More
Reports from the Road – Atlanta
What a great first week it’s been on the Top 3 Growth Barriers Tour for Senior Pastors! Today is stop #4 and I’m in Metro Atlanta (Marietta), getting ready to train over 200 pastors in the top 3 growth barriers that every church faces, regardless of size. Our host today is Pastor Bryant Wright and Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, they … Read More
Reports from the Road – Nashville
I’m in the Nashville Area today for the next stop on my Top 3 Growth Barriers Tour for Senior Pastors. Our host today is Freedom Church and Pastor Terrell Somerville. Terrell is a Coaching Alum and has done a great job of leading Freedom since its founding in 2000. Today, Freedom Church is one of the fastest growing churches in … Read More
January Book Recommendation (Video)
For this month’s book recommendation, I sat down with author Gary McIntosh to discuss his book, Taking Your Church to the Next Level: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There. Here’s my January book recommendation video: January Book Recommendation: Taking Your Church to the Next Level: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Gary McIntosh P.S. Have … Read More
Reports from the Road – St. Louis
Today is Stop #2 on my Top 3 Growth Barriers Tour for Senior Pastors, and I’m in St. Louis! It’s been just over 30 years since God shared the vision for Life Christian Church with Pastor Rick Shelton (one of my coaching alumni), and I’m excited to take a closer look at the church He’s been building during that time. … Read More
Reports from the Road – Indianapolis
Today I’m in Indianapolis – preparing for the first stop on my Top 3 Growth Barriers Tour for Senior Pastors! Our hosts for the day here in Indy are Pastor John Newland and Fall Creek Baptist Church. John is a Coaching Alum who has done a great job of implementing what he’s learned about church systems into the life of … Read More
9 Characteristics of a Church Planter (Part 3 of 3)
I’m wrapping up a my 3 part series of posts today about those characteristics that are essential for a church planter to be successful. You can read the first 2 posts here and here. Drum roll please… Here are the final three: 7. Must be Motivated and Driven to Succeed I spend a lot of time in my church planting … Read More
Principle vs. Popularity – A Saturday Quote
“The person who pays an ounce of principle for a pound of popularity gets badly cheated.” — Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president
9 Characteristics of a Church Planter (Part 2 of 3)
Yesterday I started a series of posts (click here to read Part 1) about the characteristics of a successful church planter. Here are the next few: 4. Must Display Confidence and Optimism about the Task at Hand I am constantly amazed by how many church planters (and pastors) I meet who are pessimistic and insecure. It makes me wonder who … Read More