Most leaders say they want to grow, but few get in the kinds of environments that spur on leadership growth.   That's why I'm starting a new coaching network in February of 2010. I limit my groups to 12 Senior Pastors, so if you're interested in growing in the following areas:  1. Your own personal development 2. Your follow up systems (new believers, stewardship, etc…) 3. Hiring and leading staff 4. Creating an evangelistic culture 5. Developing leaders within your church 6. Strategies for greater outreach If you want to grow in these areas, I'd invite you to apply for … Read More

I've gotten this question a few times from Pastors who are interested in joining my coaching network that starts in February.  The model that I work from in my coaching network is what I call an "Inside out" approach to leadership.  We start with the Leader (Senior Pastor) and work our way out to developing a plan to reach the community.  Modern evangelism models say we must build the church outside-in and when it comes to growing the church, that's true.   But when you're looking to develop yourself and other leaders, the place to start inside and work your … Read More

Every participant in my new coaching network receives over $500 in ChurchStrategies.com resources as part of their experience in the network.   If you're a Senior Pastor and you're not in a coaching network, I would ask that you seriously consider applying for my coaching network that's starting this Thursday (August 27th).   Click here to download an application and get the process started. But don't delay because time is running out!

I've only got 1 spot left for my new coaching network that's starting in less than 2 weeks (August 27th)!   This coaching network is a tele-coaching format so there's no travel, rental car, hotel, or night away from your family. Here's the topics we're going to cover in this network: Session One: The Personal Development of the Senior Pastor Session Two: Church Governance Session Three: Developing Other Leaders Session Four: Building an Effective Staff Session Five: Preaching for Life Change Session Six: Advanced Outreach Strategies Here's what a couple of coaching alumni said about their experience in my last coaching network:  "Over the past few months I have been a … Read More

Just wanted to let you know that I only have 3 spots left for my new coaching network that starts on August 27th.  Remember, this is a tele-coaching network so there's no travel, hotel, rental car, or night away from our family.   Here's what we're going to cover in this network:  Session One: The Personal Development of the Senior Pastor Session Two: Church Governance Session Three: Developing Other Leaders Session Four: Building an Effective Staff Session Five: Preaching for Life Change Session Six: Advanced Outreach Strategies On top of the coaching sessions, every member of the network receives over $500 in www.church-strategies.com resources!   I've coached close to 50 Pastors in … Read More

I've been to my share of conferences over the years… And I've been part of several coaching environments as a leader and participant… Here's my conclusion: Coaching is better.   Both have their benefits. Conferences inspire me and cause me to think bigger.  But coaching has a way of putting all of that lofting thinking into bite-size pieces that I can implement in my church.   So I think we need both, but if you're a Senior Pastor, you definitely need to be in a coaching environment.   Here's 3 reasons why:  1. You need an outside voice speaking into … Read More

I talked about this in the www.church-strategies.com newsletter this week, but I'm starting a new Leadership Coaching network for Senior Pastors in August.  It will be a 6-month tele-coaching network that focuses on the following topics:  Session One: The Personal Development of the Senior Pastor  Session Two: Church Governance   Session Three: Developing other Leaders  Session Four: Building an Effective Staff  Session Five: Preaching for Life Change  Session Six: Advanced Outreach Strategies   You can pick up an application at: http://church-strategies.com/coaching.html   Just to give you an idea of the difference coaching makes, here's what a couple of guys had to say about their … Read More

If you’re a church planter looking for coaching so you can launch large in your area, I’m going to be starting a church planter tele-coaching network in November/ December in conjunction with Church Leader Insights. Each session will be a 2-hour phone call where we will discuss the principles laid out in Launch: Starting a new church from Scratch. The great part of tele-coaching is there’s no plane tickets, no rental car, and no hotels expenses. Just pick up the phone and learn to launch larger and quicker than you thought possible! Here’s some of what we’ll discuss in our … Read More

I’m really looking forward to being in Atlanta on Tuesday, September 30th for our one day Launch Conference. The other thing I’m excited about is that I’m going to be leading a tele-coaching network specifically for church planters. If you haven’t launched yet or are within the first year of your church, I want to encourage you to be part of this 8 month network with other church planters as we talk through the practicalities of launching a church and the realities of your first year. I want to share why I’m doing this: Our church start wasn’t easy. We … Read More