by Bryan Stevenson | Dec 22, 2020 | Church Planting, Small Church / Rural Church, Worship
Over twenty years have passed since I was first involved in a church plant. There is much that has changed in the field of worship and technology, but as the saying goes – the more things change, the more they stay the same. No, I am no longer lugging a Fender...
by Ron Edmondson | Dec 17, 2020 | Church Leadership
Leadership is so much different today than when I first started leading almost 35 years ago. To lead today we must learn to think outside some things once considered normal in leadership. And then 2020 came. “Normal” leadership is no longer a thing. When I was first...
by Bryan Stevenson | Dec 15, 2020 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Worship
It was Father’s Day 2001. The weather was perfect. It was a picturesque scene in a community park next to a lake. I think there were ducks present. I set the brand-new portable PA system on the brand-new poles and smiled. It was finally happening. It had been...
by Mark Batterson | Dec 10, 2020 | Church Leadership
Be Specific Getting in shape is not a goal. That is a wish. Goals have got to be specific. You need timelines. One of the ways I’ve increased the specificity of my goals is by attaching ages connected to them. One of my goals is to run a triathlon. Another goal is to...
by Brian Jones | Dec 8, 2020 | Church Leadership, Church Revitalization
If every Senior Pastor reading this would… Seek God’s face for next year’s ministry Write down what they believe God wants them to do Translate those dreams into SMART goals Turn those annual goals into daily prayer affirmations And storm the throne room of God every...
