Archive | February, 2012

The 25 Greatest Leadership Quotes On Cross-Cultural, Multi-Racial, Multi-Generational Ministry I’ve Ever Heard

Today I was exposed to the finest teaching on effectively delivering cross-cultural, multi-racial, and multi-generational ministry that I’ve ever heard from Pastor Derwin Gray of the incredible Transformation Church located in Rock Hill, SC.  Pastor Gray is an absolutely AMAZING leader!!!  As a former NFL player and now pastor, he is being used by God to serve others and transform the way we view those around us, especially those [...]

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15 Quotes By Shawn Lovejoy To Encourage And Inspire Pastors And Church Leaders

Today Shawn Lovejoy, Senior Pastor of Mountain Lake Church in Cumming, GA and founder of ChurchPlanters.com, gave an incredible dose of encouragement and realism to those attending the Velocity Conference.  I wanted to pass his thoughts along to you. “We’re entrepreneurs.  We’re activators…We love moving fast.  We all love speed.” “Why do we love speed, [...]

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How God Gave My Family A Miracle

In six months I will be celebrating my 10th anniversary at Injoy Stewardship Solutions.  I have spent a lot of time lately thinking about the events that resulted into my being hired at this wonderful organization that helps fund vision for church leaders. In 2002,  my wife and I were deeply committed to her being a [...]

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9 Inspirational Leadership Quotes From Billy Beane, Robert Griffin III, and Dwight Howard

“The bigger the gap between the haves and have-nots, the more the have-nots have to take bigger risks.” – Billy Beane There were some great leadership quotes contained in this week’s editions of the USA Today that all leaders need to put in their toolbox.  As a bonus, I’m also including the latest statistics from the FCC [...]

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15 Unique Ways For Leaders To Volunteer In Your Church

Too often churches have had a very limited number of volunteer opportunities available to those wishing to serve.  For must churches, regardless of a person’s capacity, experience, or expertise, these were the options: Hospitality (Parking, Welcome Desk, Usher, Greeter) Music Teaching Sunday School or Facilitating a Small Group Working with Infants, Pre-Schooler, or Youth. Some could work their way up to a Board or [...]

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