One thing I always wish to do for pastors and church leaders with this site is provide you the best resources available to improve your lives and ministry.
Because so many quality tools have been recently developed, I want to provide them in a single post.
The following are 10 Resources Every Pastor And Church Leader Should Use During May 2020. Just click on the links provided to check each one out.
- Now What? Family Ministry In The Pandemic Age webinar – Listen to this panel – Jessica Bealer, Caleb Smith, Matt Steen, and Todd Rhoades. Hosted by Chemistry Staffing, this webinar takes place this Thursday, May 7th at 11:00 AM EST. 6-year-olds don’t do social distancing well. As we head into the summer, the time where youth camps, VBS, and all sorts of large group gatherings are the norm, how do we as church leaders rethink our traditional approach to family ministries? Tune in to this FREE webinar for answers from some the top practitioners.
- “Relaunch Church: Key Questions to Prepare for a New Season of Ministry.” – Brad Eisenmann, President of Aspen Group, is an amazing leader!!! He has provided an incredible FREE resource to pastors and church leaders as we prepare to begin returning to our local churches. In this resource, he provides a framework you can use to reflect on what we are learning during the COVID-19 crisis, and how we will prepare to return to our church buildings once the pandemic has subsided. This is a chance to reimagine our churches through the lenses of culture, leadership, ministry, and facilities. When churches are in alignment in these four areas, they’re able to operate with greater efficiency and effectiveness.
- The Full Focus Planner from Michael Hyatt – Do you need a planner to help you plan your year, design your days, and achieve your biggest goals? My favorite planner, The Full Focus Planner, can help you do that. And great news: they just released three new editions of the planner. You can see them HERE. To add to the great news, there is an incredible deal running to celebrate the launch of the new planners. For a limited time, you can get $5 off a Single Planner and get our Productivity Summit videos with a purchase of an Annual Subscription. You can find more details HERE. Can’t wait to see you benefit from this amazing planner.
- Church Online Summit – This event feature’s over 25 of the world’s best practitioners regarding all-things online church. I am privileged to be one of the Day 2 speakers on May 14th. Make sure you click HERE or on the image above to learn more. One thing I love about this event is you do not have to register for the entire conference. You actually get to pick-and-choose the specific topics at specific times of the subjects and speakers you are most interested. This will be incredible!!!
- The Dad Difference: The 4 Most Important Gifts You Can Give to Your Kids – In his new book The Dad Difference, Bryan Loritts explores the four gifts every kid needs from their dad: relationship, integrity, teaching, and experiences. He walks you through what each of these mean and how to put them into practice. He also shares stories of fathers, including his own dad, who were examples of this to him. Full of biblical wisdom, simple truths, and practical advice, this book will empower you to become a dad who makes a difference in the lives of your children. Available for pre-order, this will be released on June 2nd.
- The Good Life: What Jesus Teaches about Finding True Happiness – What is true happiness, and how can we find it? Everyone wants to be happy. We spend our money, time, and energy chasing after “the good life,” and we run ourselves into physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion on the way. But what if the happiness we’re all striving for isn’t the happiness we were created for? In his new book, pastor and author Dr. Derwin L. Gray believes there is a path to true happiness. It is a life lived with Jesus by embracing the Beatitudes found in Matthew 5:1-12. As you walk through these words, Jesus invites you into a new life-giving rhythm that cultivates a flourishing, happy, transformative life. Discover the good life you were meant for. Also available for pre-order, this is releasing on June 2nd as well.
- The Athletic Daily Online Sports Publication – Speaking of former NFL player Derwin Gray, let’s be honest – you need a healthy release, some time to mentally get away from office work. My top recommendation is the sports website and daily online publication The Athletic. This site contains the best writers and the best content available. They are also very generous. The Athletic is currently offering FREE 30-day previews to readers of this site by clicking HERE. This site is a daily go-to for me. If you are a sports fan, check them out. Also, this is a little ways out but this is the perfect Fathers Day gift!
- MinistryDeal.com Giving Talks – Pastors need to communicate in new and fresh ways to fund their ministries during COVID-19. As a result, online offerings are a challenge for many leaders. MinistryDeal is offering 52 giving talks for only $47!!! That’s right, less than $1 per talk. If these done-for-you talks help you get just one gift over the next year, it pays for itself. Plus, think how much stress is relieved and how many man-hours you will save by not having to generate this content. There is no better ROI. Simply click HERE or on the image provided to purchase. You will also get three FREE bonus items.
- GiveINJOY Online Giving – Some churches are still needing to institute or upgrade their online giving systems. If this describes you, now is the time to act! If you are going to get into online giving space, you better have the best rates and customer service anywhere. And they do!! Click here and scroll down just a little and you will find a comparative rate sheet with all the industry players. I am about to save your church more money so you can do more ministry!
- 18 Right Now Church Docs – Provided by the team at Church Fuel, this resource contains Livestream Checklist, Benevolence Policies, Cashflow Planning Tools, Online Pastor Job Description, and much, much more for only $39!
- ***BONUS*** Complete Speakers And Content From 2020 Orange And ReThink Conferences Including Andy Stanley, Carey Nieuwhof, And Others – If you have not already read the insights from some of today’s top Christian leaders, make sure you do so today!!
My book Timeless: 10 Enduring Practices Of Apex Leaders is available for purchase. If you have ever wanted to become the leader God created you to be, this book is for you! By combining leadership lessons from biblical heroes like Jesus, Daniel and Joseph, along with modern day leaders like Bill Gates, Nick Saban, Kobe Bryant and multiple pastors, Timeless will equip and inspire you. This book is not to be read alone. Discussion questions are included in each chapter allowing you to develop those in your circle of influence. Click HERE or on the image provided and order your copies TODAY.