Behind the Scenes: Promote Your Church-Wide Campaign Early and Often
One of our biggest ahas in learning to maximize the reach and impact of a church-wide campaign is that you gain a major advantage by promoting early and often. Although that may seem obvious (like, “good one Captain Obvious”), and you may think you’re promoting early enough and often enough, it’s very possible that just…
Read More5 Things You Need to Know about Connecting Unconnected People
There are a few things I know about connecting unconnected people. And let me tell you something. While there are definitely exceptions to just about every rule…if you can think of examples counter to these five you are thinking of exceptions. Build your ministry off the rule and not the exception. I’ve said many times…
Read MoreFriday’s List | June 2
Every Friday I post a short list of the things I’m reading, listening to, loving and wrestling with: Here’s what I’m reading right now: 7 Things That Get Harder As Your Church Grows by Carey Nieuwhof. Things do change and get harder and more complicated. How to Lead Your Church Through Adversity by Dan Reiland. Always good.…
Read MoreAndy Stanley on Being Powered by Purpose
“Until you are willing to be a means to an end you will never be powered by purpose.” Andy Stanley Until you are willing to be a means to an end you will never be powered by purpose. —Andy Stanley Share on X You can read more from my Quotebook right here. Image by Tom…
Read MoreCould Our Lack of Empathy Be Limiting Our Ministry Impact?
Could Our Lack of Empathy Be Limiting Our Ministry Impact? Empathy: em-pə-thē, “the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another” Important Note: Don’t skip this post because it doesn’t seem immediately applicable to what you do. I’m not sure when I first began to…
Read MoreSkill Training: Help Your Newest Groups Survive the Summer
You’ve worked hard to help jump start some new small groups this year. Some of your new groups are less than 3 or 4 months old! Don’t let the death valley days of summer get the best of them! Instead, take advantage of some simple strategies to help them survive the summer (and be ready…
Read MoreTo Do List: Start These Projects Before Summer
Earlier this month I posted 5 Things You Can Do in May that Lead to WAY More Groups This Fall. Whether you acted on that list or not, here are the projects you should be starting before summer: Pitch or Plan a Fall Church-Wide Campaign If you haven’t pitched or planned a fall church-wide campaign…NOW is…
Read MoreFriday’s List | May 26
Every Friday I post a short list of the things I’m reading, listening to, loving and wrestling with: Here’s what I’m reading right now: John Grisham’s 15-Hour Workweek by Cal Newport on the Study Hacks blog. Very interesting. 7 Ways Otherwise Great Leaders Blow It When Leading Change by Carey Nieuwhof. Great read for everyone leading change. A…
Read MoreFrancis Chan on Making Disciples
“Making disciples is all about seeing people transformed by the power of God’s Word. If you want to see that happen in others, you need to be experiencing such transformation yourself.” Francis Chan You can read more from my Quotebook right here. Image by Sam Greenhalgh
Read More5 Signs It’s Time to Reroute Your Small Group Ministry
GPS systems have been around for some time now. These days you’ve got one in your pocket whether you use an Android or an iPhone. The first time I used a Garmin (GPS) I was driving from Charlotte, NC, to Abingdon, VA. My commuter flight from Charlotte had been cancelled and the next flight would…
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