Ministry

Leadership, Ministry

3 COMMUNICATION PRINCIPLES THAT CREATE BUY-IN

Don’t underestimate the power of effective communication. There’s a temptation (likely inside every pastor) to hold on to that information until the last possible moment, then tell everyone in one shot. Don’t do that!

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Leadership, Ministry

WHY WE CHOSE A FORMAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

There are those who would side with an informal, organic style mentorship. And I’m sure there’s a place for that, even inside the church. However, we wanted a strategic method to bring our mentorship candidates on a journey.

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Leadership, Ministry

WHY ADVERSITY OFTEN FOLLOWS EXCITEMENT

Our church is experiencing one of those seasons; where the excitement of ministry success is around every corner! But it won’t always be this way.

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Bible, Ministry

WHY I LOVE THE ESV

And Why I’ll Eventually Leave It Behind. Once upon a time, an English translation of the Scriptures was hard to come by. Soon enough, with

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Church, Leadership, Ministry

HOW GOSPEL-CENTRED VISION CAN SAVE A DYING CHURCH

Most churches are planted with the Gospel in focus. The church where I pastor has a rich Gospel history, beginning back in 1946. Our founding

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Discipleship, Ministry

SPIRITUAL GIFTS-HOW INFORMED ARE YOU?

Paul, to the Corinthian Church: “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.” (1 Cor. 12:1) Does this still apply

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Communication, Ministry

IT’S SO HARD TO LISTEN WHEN THERE’S SO MUCH TO SAY

Listening is difficult. I just completed an 8-week mentorship as part of a Christian Leadership course. Each week, we’ve hashed out an array of topics

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Leadership, Ministry

3 REASONS WHY CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP IS BIBLICAL LEADERSHIP

The Bible is an excellent leadership textbook! As I continue to work through my leadership course, one of the assignments was to write a personal

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Leadership, Ministry

HOW TO FIND FOCUS THROUGH A PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT

We start our day with ambition, thinking about all the tasks we’re going to accomplish. Then all of sudden, it’s 5:00 PM, and we wonder if we did anything significant at all?

This is where a Personal Mission Statement can bring focus to our fast-paced, over-crowded careers.

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Leadership, Ministry

WHAT HAPPENS BEFORE YOUR PASTOR’S SERMON?

It’s Not Just About Preaching. Have you ever sat listening to a sermon and wondered, “How did he come up with all that?” or “What

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Leadership, Ministry

3 QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN STRUCTURING A CHURCH FOR GROWTH

Reflections from Lasting Impact, Conversation #1. “Church growth can bring out a beast in some of us. We can over focus on it. It can

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Leadership, Ministry

4 PRINCIPLES TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS IN THE CHURCH

Conflict In The Church Is Not New. In fact, church conflicts are as old as the church itself. Where’s the proof? Check out the book of

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