Just a quick reminder that the $50 off coupon code for our newest resource, "The Leadership Pipeline" ends today. The coupon code pipeline is good for either the CD version or the mp3 download version. In this 12-CD resource, I lay out how we have created a leadership system at Calvary Fellowship where we have never had to look outside of our church to hire staff. Instead, we've always had several candidates ready to join the staff at any given time. This is true with all staff: Associate Pastors, ministers, ministry leaders, and administrative staff. But this doesn't happen by accident. … Read More
The Most Important Factor in Developing Leaders
Leadership development is one of the most rewarding things a leader gets to be part of. It's amazing to see someone go from infancy in Christ to maturity. But the challenge of developing leaders to make sure that responsibility is increased as the level of commitment goes up. I'm not interested in creating a culture where leaders just sit in meetings and talk. I want a culture where leaders are actually leading! To ensure this, you must give up and coming leaders responsibility and ownership as the level of commitment is increased. If you don't, you will simply create an … Read More
Wisdom from the Atari 2600 Creator…
"The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer." — Nolan Bushnell: Founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese's
Why Do Churches Experience a Leadership Drought?
The number 1 reason churches experience a drought in the area of leadership development is they haven't laid out a plan or system that raises up leaders at every level of the church. Because there is no system in place, leadership development gets put on the back burner due to other pressing issues. Here's what I tell the Pastors that I coach: leadership development is isn't difficult to do. The challenge is, it's also not difficult to neglect it as well. Leadership development doesn't scream for your attention. Most people aren't going to walk up to you and say, "Hi, … Read More
New Resource: The Leadership Pipeline!
I'm so excited to announce the release of my latest resource, "The Leadership Pipeline: Developing Leaders at every Level". I believe this is the most important resource I have ever recorded. In this 12-CD resource, I lay out how we have created a leadership system at Calvary Fellowship where we have never had to look outside of our church to hire staff. Instead, we've always had several candidates ready to join the staff at any given time. This is true with all staff: Associate Pastors, ministers, ministry leaders, and administrative staff. But this doesn't happen by accident. It happens as … Read More
Sunday Stuff
– Great day at Calvary! – The band sounded great. – We kicked of a new series called, "The Blessed Life". – We talked about generosity from 1 Timothy 6:6-19 – I'm convinced that people embrace generosity when they connect generosity with the Gospel. – If you're a Christian, you can't help but be generous because God has been so generous to you. – In other news, the newest www.church-strategies.com resource "The Leadership Pipeline" is releasing tomorrow. – As far as I'm concerned, it's the most important resource I've ever recorded. – I'm looking forward to a productive week and … Read More
Know your Numbers
Most leaders know some of the numbers – i.e. attendance, how many got saved on Sunday, the offering, etc… But what we can forget as leaders is the relationship that all of these numbers have to each other. Here's what I mean: How many first time guests did you have on Sunday? That number speaks to your outreach. Let's say you had 10 second time guests this past Sunday. The number that come back speaks to your assimilation rate. How many of those guests actually stick in your church? That speaks to the strength of your discipleship systems, teaching, and membership … Read More
Careful the Culture You Create
Church planters – when you're starting your church, you're creating a culture, whether you realize it or not. The language you use, the stories you tell, the pictures you paint of the future, the things you place emphasis on – all of it is creating the culture of your church. Here's why it's important to realize this: because sometimes we can create a culture we don't want without even realizing it. – "We start a few minutes late because people are always running late." Do that and you're rewarding bad behavior. Start on time and reward those who are punctual. … Read More
Sunday Stuff
– Awesome day at Calvary! – We did 1 combined service today and it was great! – I love doing combined services on days that are generally low attended. It turns a low day into a win for the church. – I taught a prophecy update from Ezekiel 38. Lots of excitement about the message – I normally teach for 40-45 minutes. Today I taught for over 75 minutes :) – The amazing part is that no one moved. People were really into the message. – Next week we're kicking off a topical series called "The Blessed Life". I'm really … Read More
The Mother of All Sales!
Ok, here's the deal: I wanted to do a sale for a resource that would help church leaders into 2011. So I asked a couple of friends to give me suggestions. The problem is, they all recommended I put different resources on sale. So I decided to take all of their advice and put all of our downloadable resources on sale. So pick up any downloadable church-strategies.com resource for 35% off by using the coupon code NewYear. Here's a list of all the resources on sale: The New Believer Follow Up System New Believer Class How to Make Every Sunday … Read More
