The fall is my favorite leadership season.
It’s often a time when momentum can be built in the church while simultaneously getting your leaders together to dream about the future.
And on top of that, it’s the perfect opportunity to work in a few Dallas Cowboys illustrations (often to...
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Have you wanted to make the most of Notion for your ministry work as a pastor or church leader?
In this video, you'll learn the basics of Notion so that you can begin using it with less overwhelm and more confidence (so that you can become more...
Pastor Rich Villodas asked fellow pastors what they see as the most challenging part of pastoring today and in response, these pastors got honest. If you're a pastor, you might find this video helpful because you'll see that you're not alone in your sentiments. And if you're a church-going...
Highly intentional pastors are purposeful people. They understand the weight of what the Lord has called them to do and they take that work seriously.
Most of us want to be intentional pastors.
But what makes the difference between drifting pastors and intentional pastors are the habits they...
The perfect worship service doesn’t exi…
or maybe it does?
Think about it… What would make for a perfect worship service? A perfect Sunday?
What would happen? What wouldn’t happen?
If there’s a conversation you and your leadership team should have within the next...
Every church has its share of difficult people.
They’re the people who are perpetually dismissive or resistant to what seems like everything you and your team attempt to do.
But you have to hand it to them—they’re consistent. Consistently critical and dissatisfied...
Summer is a great time of the year to make extra effort to reach out to your community as a church.
With school out and the weather being warm, summertime lends itself to some unique opportunities to connect with people outside your church.
11 Summer Outreach Ideas for Your Church
1. Social media...
According to a new study released by CovidReligionResearch.org, only 33% of churches were seeing some or much growth in 2023.
30% were experiencing much decline. 24% were experiencing some decline. And 12% were classified as stable. Or what I would call plateaued.
To say it more succinctly,...
In case you haven't heard, a lot went down recently at the 2024 Stronger Men's Conference between Mark Driscoll and John Lindell, the lead pastor of James River Church and the leader of the conference.
As I saw what happened, I felt it important to use this as a teaching moment.
So, below you'll...
Meet John. He’s been laboring as a pastor for almost seven years. He has worked at a couple different churches but has run into the same roadblocks at both.
He’s starting to recognize that he needs to make some shifts in the way he operates as a pastor. He wants to lead and serve with...
What’s better than seeing people surrender to Jesus?! I can’t come up with much. Seeing new people engage in the church and begin following Jesus is one of the most exciting and encouraging things we get to witness.
But for many churches, the new people don’t seem to be coming...
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Want to get more organized and intentional when it comes to pastoral care? In this video, I show you a powerful system for pastoral care using the free software, Notion.
