Are you not seeing results in your workplace or team? Does your organization feel stuck? This quote helped me process why I was not getting results. In Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni shares a quote from an executive who built a start-up into a billion-dollar company: “If you could get all the people in […]
How To Be a Better Leader
What is the one word people use to describe your leadership style? Intentional. That’s the word I want to be known for. In Intentional Father, Jon Tyson describes five types of fathers. They are irresponsible fathers, ignorant fathers, inconsistent fathers, involved fathers, and intentional fathers. While the book focuses on the role of fathers, these […]
Four Reasons to Be Encouraged
It is easy to give up on the church right now. Whether you are a pastor, church leader, or member, you can easily be discouraged. It is disheartening to see the lack of church attendance or the division that is in the church. Many people have left the church or abandoned their faith altogether. It […]
3 Lessons To Help You Regather In-Person Services
Reset. It means to “set again or differently.” As we regather our in-person church services, we need to do a hard reset. We need to reset three areas for pastors and church leaders. I’ve had to reset in these areas as we have relaunched services these past three months. These three learnings may help you […]
3 Ways to Stand Against Our Enemy
Time to Stand! My Apple Watch is encouraging me to stand and move around even for a minute. Essentially, it’s saying stop being lazy and get up. 6.5 hours. That’s the amount of time that the average person in America sits in a day. On top of that, people spend 7-9 hours a day sleeping. […]
One Step Forward in Purity and Porn
How do you live out God’s call to purity? Listen to Timothy Ateek, Executive Director of Breakaway Ministries in Texas share about how you can take one step forward against pornography. He shares a profound way to tackle against these desires. Timothy leads one of the largest college ministries at Texas A&M. Listen on Sound […]
3 Ways For the Church To Be Known For What We Stand Against
The church in America has been known more for what we stand against then what we stand for. According to David Kinnaman’s research from his book unChristian, people outside the church describe people inside the church as being “judgmental, hypocritical, old fashioned, too political and insensitive to others.” What will the church be known for […]
One Step Forward in Racial Unity with Eric Saunders
Listen to Pastor Eric Saunders, Campus Pastor for the Arlington Campus at McLean Bible Church in Washington D.C., share how to take one step forward in racial unity. Our country is divided and needs unity, healing, justice and reconciliation. Pastor Eric shares some practical steps on what you can do today. One Step Forward · […]
3 Simple Ways to Build a Lasting Weekend Impression
What kind of experience do you want people to have when they step onto your church location? Most likely you used words like “welcoming,” “friendly” or “connected.” Do your people feel that? What about a first time guest? Hopefully so, but for most churches, new guests do NOT feel welcomed. Here are three ways that […]
Episode 11: How to use social media for your church more strategically (Jay Kranda)
How do you use social media for your church more strategically? Jay Kranda, Online Campus Pastor at Saddleback Church, discusses how to use social media more effectively and strategically to create more engagement and outreach in the community. He shares principles from his book, Social Media Made Easy, to help churches understand not only the importance of […]