I got my friend hooked on the show “The West Wing” (which happens to be my favorite show of all-time). How did I do it? Easy. I said, “Spend the $1 on iTunes to buy the 1st episode and if you don’t like it, I’ll mail you the dollar.” Well, he took me up on my offer. He downloaded the episode and the rest is history. He’s a fan. I decided that if it can work with The West Wing it can work with Outreach Ninja. So I’m going to do the craziest thing I’ve ever done. I’m going to … Read More

We’re Celebrating 3 years of coaching, resourcing and investing in leaders by doing our biggest sale of the year!   We’re putting all of our resources on sale this week for 40% off! But the same ends tonight at midnight (May 22nd)!  Here’s a sample of the resources that are on sale: The Leadership Pipeline                                  Digital Evangelism Direct Mail Secrets                                            Getting Unstuck (new resource!) New … Read More

We’re Celebrating 3 years of coaching, resourcing and investing in leaders by doing our biggest sale of the year!   We’re putting all of our resources on sale this week for 40% off! But the same ends tomorrow (May 22nd)!  Here’s a sample of the resources that are on sale: The Leadership Pipeline                                  Digital Evangelism Direct Mail Secrets                                            Getting Unstuck (new resource!) New Believer Follow … Read More

We’re Celebrating 3 years of coaching, resourcing and investing in leaders by doing our biggest sale of the year!   We’re putting all of our resources on sale this week for 40% off! Yes you read that correctly! Here’s a sample of the resources that are on sale: The Leadership Pipeline                                  Digital Evangelism Direct Mail Secrets                                            Getting Unstuck (new resource!) New Believer Follow Up    … Read More

3 years ago I started recording resources and providing coaching for Pastors and I’m so grateful for the opportunity to help your church reach its’ full potential. We’ve had the privilege of working with thousands of churches and we’re celebrating by putting all of our resources on sale this week for 40% off! Yes you read that correctly! Here’s a sample of the resources that are on sale: The Leadership Pipeline                                  Digital Evangelism Direct Mail Secrets                    … Read More

Something strange is happening at Calvary (the church I Pastor). People are signing up to volunteer in droves. It’s bordering on Black Friday at the mall crowds for people to get plugged in to serve. Here’s why this is odd: I’ve only taught one message in the last 12 months on servanthood (I know, not enough.) But people are signing up to volunteer faster than a politician can spend other people’s money. Why is this happening? It’s weird. Wacky some might say. But it’s totally effective… and even a little fun. Here it is: People know that we have a … Read More

I’ve noticed something in the church leadership “genre” that seems to be overlooked. Maybe you’ve noticed it too… Lots of books on how to be a better leader, but very few on how to develop and train leaders within your church. It’s like there’s a group of “Church Leadership Illuminati” that are keeping this info from getting to us. Maybe I’ve just watched too many episodes of the X-Files 🙂 Or maybe there really is a hole in the leadership information that’s available. I’ve worked with thousands of churches like yours and most of them are looking for solutions on … Read More

I attended a conference this year and one of the speakers was waxing wise about leadership development and discipleship. It sounded pretty good until someone asked him a question about his experience implementing these ideas. The dude turned white as a ghost. That’s when we all found out the news. It.was.all.theory. 100% of it. I fear for the Pastor who implements his ideas in their church. It could seriously hurt his church. That’s why I think books by theorists need to have a “Surgeon General” type warning as though you were buying a pack of smokes. If you know anything … Read More

The U.S. Army rocks for many reasons. But there’s one reason that most people overlook, that makes the Army 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” soldiers from other branches of the military when they’re looking for new leaders. Instead, the Army does the hard work of training men and women who can lead at all levels. They have a thoughtful strategy for turning Privates into Generals. Most churches fail to put together a winning plan for raising up … Read More

I’ve coached over 250 Pastors in the last 3 years and I see the same leadership mistakes being made over and over again. These mistakes keep churches stuck in their growth… These mistakes keep pastors awake at night… These mistakes even cost churches tons of money… So what are the mistakes Daddy-O? Here’s 3 of them: #1 – You have no process for developing leaders Healthy churches consistently develop leaders through a process that leads them from infancy to maturity. #2 – You don’t develop leaders at every level Many churches are good at getting people involved in service, but … Read More