Month: August 2010

#4 – Manage the cash flow  This is the one thing that sinks churches faster than most others.  Managing cash flow is easy in theory but harder in practice. Here it is in simple terms: make sure there's more money coming in than going out. That's it.  There's moments you can rely on savings to… Continue reading Stuff You have to know (but didn’t realize it) – Part 4

– Great day at Calvary! – I taught Ephesians 6:5-9 and talked about work – More than work, I talked about how every believer is a missionary. – The band did a great job as always  – Loved seeing people take next steps!  – I have thoroughly enjoyed teaching Ephesians and am equally excited about… Continue reading Sunday Stuff…

"Leadership is lonelier than you think" I've heard people say, "If you're alone in leadership then you aren't doing it right." I disagree. If every Senior Pastor were honest, they'd admit that it's lonely to be the Senior Pastor.  Too many people are debating if it's lonely, when we need to be answering why it's… Continue reading Stuff You have to know (but didn’t realize it) – Part 3

– Great day today!  – I can honestly say that this was my favorite service of the year. – The worship was amazing. The message was very well received. The overall vibe was great.  –  Can't believe we're almost done with Ephesians. 3 more weeks until we start the book of Judges.  – September 19th… Continue reading Sunday Stuff…

I'm hosting a free tele-seminar entitled, "Leadership Essentials" today at 1PM EST. Here's the seminar description from the www.church-strategies.com site: What does it take to lead well? What are the skills necessary to take your church to the next level? In the world we live in, it is vital to continually learn new skills to meet the leadership… Continue reading FREE Seminar: It’s Happening Today!

Here's another thing I was never taught before planting a church… #2 – How to run a meeting As a rule, I don’t like meetings. The reason is that I have spent years of my life in meetings. The majority of those meetings have been a complete waste of time. Then, I planted a church… Continue reading Stuff You have to know (but didn’t realize it) – Part 2

We started Calvary Fellowship almost 10 years ago. I was admittedly naive and idealistic. I had my Bible and a guitar and I thought that's all I needed to build a church that reached lots of people.  What I learned was that there were a lot of things that had nothing to do with Bible… Continue reading Stuff You have to know (but didn’t realize it) – Part 1

– Amazing day at Calvary!  – We met at our Miramar campus as one church on Sunday and it was great! – I was a little nervous that people weren't going to make the move, but we had a great turnout.  – The band sounded amazing.  – I taught Ephesians 5:1-21. Talked about what it… Continue reading Sunday Stuff… (Monday Edition)

A couple of weeks ago we told our congregation that we were losing our Miami Lakes campus. The school we meet in was no longer allowing us to meet there and despite many attempts on our part to make it work for them, we couldn't.  I had to tell our church that we were moving… Continue reading Sharing Bad News