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
Free Stuff for Leaders!
In case you weren't aware, there's a bunch of free stuff available on the www.church-strategies.com site that you may not know about: Free report: How to think like an unchurched Person Free article: How to be an effective portable church Free Introduction and Chapter one of Zero to Sixty Also, there's free Leadership resources at www.zerotosixtybook.com Plus, the www.church-strategies.com newsletter has free articles and resources every week.
Only 3 Spots Left
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
Some Thoughts on Writing
I gotten some questions about writing over the last few months, so I thought I'd answer a few of them here. Hopefully you'll find it helpful. #1 – When do you find time to write? Writing is an extracurricular activity from my position as Senior Pastor at Calvary Fellowship. So a book like Zero to Sixty was written either early in the morning or late at night. I like to say that Zero to Sixty was written between 11PM-3AM for the course of 6 months. #2 – What's your rhythm for writing? A friend told me that a writer is … Read More
Downloads on sale at www.church-strategies.com!
Here are 4 fully downloadable resources that are on sale this week at www.church-strategies.com: The Complete Membership System – This resource has everything you need to implement a strong membership system in your church. It's an A-Z on membership. The New Believer's Class – This 4-week class is what we use at Calvary Fellowship to disciple new believers and teach them the basics of the faith. Serving Strategies – This resource outlines 25 strategies you can employ to increase the number of volunteers in your church. (We use all of these strategies at Calvary Fellowship) The Cash Crunch – This resource … Read More
Have a Cigar (of sorts)!
I want to do something fun to honor and celebrate the birth of my son Xander. Typically, dads would hand out cigars to those who came to the hospital to celebrate with the family. Well, I'm going to put a slight spin on that tradition, because instead of handing our cigars, I'm going to hand out free copies of my book Zero to Sixty! Over at www.church-strategies.com, every order we get between now and Sunday that's over $20 will receive a free copy of Zero to Sixty! We'll automatically put it on your order as it gets mailed out, … Read More
Zero to Sixty Tele-Seminar! Today at 1PM!
Our very 1st Zero to Sixty tele-seminar is today (July 16th) from 1PM-3PM. Feel free to watch this webinar with your whole staff! You registration covers anyone in your church that can listen in on your phone line. That's what's great about tele-seminars. Here’s what you can expect to learn:– How to communicate vision in a way that causes people to respond– How to hire the right people and fire the wrong people– How to gauge the health of your church– Staffing strategies that add staff and reduce expenses– How to maximize momentum for greater growth– How to develop a … Read More
Don’t miss it! The Zero to Sixty Webinar
This Thursday I'm leading our very 1st Zero to Sixty Webinar on Thursday, July 16th from 1PM-3PM. Feel free to watch this webinar with your whole staff! You registration covers anyone in your church that can listen in on your phone line. That's what's great about webinars! Here’s what you can expect to learn:– How to communicate vision in a way that causes people to respond– How to hire the right people and fire the wrong people– How to gauge the health of your church– Staffing strategies that add staff and reduce expenses– How to maximize momentum for greater growth– How … Read More
Thoughts on the Kindle
Well, I got my Kindle from Amazon on Friday evening and I just finished reading my second book on it, so I thought I'd share some preliminary thoughts on it. #1 – The Kindle is great! I wasn't sure if I'd like it, but I love it. It's very easy to read on. I was concerned that my ate of reading would #2 – Not every book is available for it, which is a little frustrating, but I'm guessing that publishers will get with it with their back catalog as they are with new titles. #3 – The … Read More
