Roy Mansfield here – Pastor of Spiritual Development at Northstar Church in Panama City, Florida, Senior Pastors Coaching Network Alumni and regular guest on Nelson’s blog. Today I’d like to share a truth that may (and should) challenge you in your role as a church leader… A leader who will not stare reality dead in the face has no real faith. … Read More
How to Deal with “Inappropriate Sharers” in Your Small Groups
Roy Mansfield here – Pastor of Spiritual Development at Northstar Church in Panama City, Florida, Senior Pastors Coaching Network Alumni and regular guest on Nelson’s blog. Quick post for you today about how to handle an awkward and difficult situation that occurs from time to time in your small groups… What would you do if someone in a mixed (men & … Read More
How to Get Someone in A Small Group to Stop Talking
Roy Mansfield here – Pastor of Spiritual Development at Northstar Church in Panama City, Florida, Coaching Alum and regular guest contributor to Nelson’s blog… The only thing worse than failing to get “undertalkers” in your small group to start talking is failing to get “overtalkers” to stop talking. Here’s a few tips on how Jesus might have helped someone in … Read More
A Simple, Effective Way to “Wow” the People you Lead
Roy Mansfield here – Pastor of Spiritual Development at Northstar Church in Panama City, Florida, former Director of Training for Church Leader Insights and regular guest contributor to Nelson’s blog… When I was younger… when I didn’t have kids… when I had less responsibility… when I… [insert pathetic excuse of your choice here] I was the self proclaimed “King of Romance.” … Read More
How to Activate Your Small Groups in the Suburbs
Ever since Kerrick Thomas and I wrote the book Activate: An Entirely New Approach to Small Groups, we get a lot of questions from readers wondering if the Activate (semester-based) small groups system will work in their setting, whatever that setting may look like. Perhaps the most common of these questions is “The Journey is in New York City, but … Read More
The Power of a Doubting Pastor?
It has been said that people will not follow a leader who is not confident. As pastors, we have the advantage of leading people with a confidence that is not rooted in ourselves or a great business plan, but in God himself! I wish I could say that I have always led with an unshakable confidence in God and His … Read More
Monday Proflections May 18 2008
This post is earlier than normal because I have a 6:05am flight into Orange County (I hate getting up early but I love getting an early start and avoiding the LaGuardia delays!). This is a big week for Church Leader Insights as Roy is rolling out my NEW Time Management for Busy Pastors resource (no link yet, watch your email … Read More
Pentecost Sunday and a HUGE Freebie
One of the reasons I started this blog is because we needed a great place to give away free stuff. Well, yesterday Roy took this to a whole new level by giving away our #2 bestselling resource – The Evangelism Seminar! Why? Because tomorrow is Pentecost Sunday. Here’s what Roy said (and keep reading, I’ll tell you how to get … Read More
The Two Questions That Can Change Everything
“Day after day the congregations became stronger in faith and larger in size.” – Acts 16:5 When I read this passage in Acts it struck my with the power of its’ clarity. These congregations that Paul and Timothy visited grew BOTH stronger in faith AND larger in size. Those are the questions I need to regularly ask about The Journey … Read More
What a Great Webinar!
Thank you to the 62+ people who were part of today’s Fusion Webinar. I had a blast being with you. We received over 370 questions! I’ll try to answer as many as I can on the blog in the near future (hopefully some of them will be the same question!). For those on the call today, here’s a link to … Read More