index Dear Pastor, It was December of 2000. I was a younger preacher, 3 months into planting my church. It was our first Christmas Eve service and I put in about 35 hours prepping a 30 minute holiday message. So the day came and I preached my heart out. I taught on the meaning of… Continue reading My Most Embarrassing Preacher Moment
Month: June 2013
Evangelism… Dora the Explorer’s Way
index Dear Pastor, Let’s be honest: Most churches have no outreach strategy to speak of. In fact, the majority of pastors are essentially throwing the proverbial Spaghetti-O’s against the wall and waiting to see what sticks. It reminds me of one of my kids’ favorite TV shows: Dora the Explorer Dora goes on all kinds… Continue reading Evangelism… Dora the Explorer’s Way
The Undisputed Champion of Leadership Development
index Dear Pastor, I have great respect for the U.S. military for many reasons. But there’s one reason, that most people overlook that makes the U.S military unparalleled as an organization. It’s not their battle skills. Or their exceptional abilities. Neither. It’s one thing… they exclusively raise up their own leaders. The Army doesn’t “borrow”… Continue reading The Undisputed Champion of Leadership Development
Fwd: The George Costanza School for Pastors
index Hi Pastor, Not sure if you saw this yesterday but we are offering 30% off one of our TOP SELLING resources: "Keep Those You Reach: 16 Secrets for Closing the Back Door of Your Church" Click here to order Remember to use the coupon code: keep30 Blessings… Continue reading Fwd: The George Costanza School for Pastors
The George Costanza School for Pastors
index Dear Pastor, Remember the classic Seinfeld episode where George decides to do the opposite of his natural instincts and everything works out well for him? That’s how church leaders should be sometimes. They should do the opposite of what the average church is going. The average church is… Not growing Not seeing people saved… Continue reading The George Costanza School for Pastors
D.L. Moody’s Evangelistic Strategy
index Dear Pastor, Do you remember the story that’s told about DL Moody? It goes like this… A woman once approached the great evangelist D. L. Moody to air a grievance. The woman said to him, “Mr. Moody, I don’t like the way you do evangelism!” “Well, ma’am, let me ask you, how do you… Continue reading D.L. Moody’s Evangelistic Strategy
Brand New Resource! The (Free) Ninja Archive!
index Dear Pastor, I’m so excited to introduce this free resource that we’ve been working on for a while. It’s called the Ninja Archive. What is it? It’s essentially a vault of great leadership, outreach and preaching content that will help you and your church. There’s mp3 messages, mp4 videos, pdf ebooks, Photoshop Illustrator files… Continue reading Brand New Resource! The (Free) Ninja Archive!