March 2010

7 Key Elements for Enduring Church Growth

March 31, 2010

The church leadership team must continually grow, reach and achieve vision, both personally and as a team. They must see the future with a 360-degree vision: the near future (0-5 years), the future (5-10 years), and the distant future (10-50 years). The church structure must be conducive to the vision, allowing for change and growth [...]

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5 Absolute Principles For Building A Great Church

March 29, 2010

The leaders’ goal is to build the church on a solid base of God’s word and God-proven principles. There are 5 absolute principles to which leaders must adhere. However knowledge of absolute principles is not the only key; the leader needs to have the ability to deal with the pressure point of implementation. Beyond mental [...]

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4 Keys to Building a Team of Teams Culture

March 26, 2010

The lead pastor is first and foremost a team builder and must cast vision and create a clear purpose that provides a reason and purpose for the team to work together. As a team builder, the lead pastor must create a sense of unity, teamwork and accountability. Key #1: Each team member must understand the [...]

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3 Absolute Perspectives for Money Management

March 23, 2010

Research shows that 85% of couples who divorce within the first five years said the number one source of their problems was conflict over money: how to save it, how to spend it, who gets what to do how much, and how debt should be handled. The problem couples today struggle with is handling finances [...]

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7 Settled Ministry Convictions

March 16, 2010

I am a leader who functions as a local church pastor of a multi-campus, multi-cultural, multi-generational church and I have determined to build a culture of growth into the leaders I work with and the congregation I lead. I have settled on seven ministry convictions which help me to lead with clarity and consistency. I [...]

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8 Signs of Spiritually Drained Leaders

March 12, 2010

In Luke 8 the woman who needed healing reached out and touched the hem of Jesus’ garment. In verse 46 Jesus’ response was, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.” As leaders minister to those around them, they must constantly be renewed or they will give until they have nothing left, [...]

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8 Ways to Learn from the Valleys of Life

March 9, 2010

Life is filled with change. The green pastures we walk through may give place to dark valleys—to loss of health, friends, property, or something precious. Yet these valley experiences can be places that are rich in hidden treasures.  God is present with His people in every valley of life, and every valley can become a [...]

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Who impacted your personal life the most?

March 1, 2010

The impact people make on us should alert us to how we already have, and will in the future, impact people around us, both far and near. The impact of Kevin John Conner on my life was the making of the core part of who I would be as a leader and as a teacher/preacher. [...]

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