One of the objectives of this site is to provide pastors and church leaders the most current and useful resources available. These tools will relieve stress, save time, and simply make your jobs easier.
The following are 10 Resources All Pastors And Church Leaders Should Know About In May:
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Conferences
- The Spring First Impressions Conference taking place on May 13th and 14th. Few events I am aware of better equip pastors and church leaders to improve their systems and ability to grow their churches. This year’s speakers include Chad Veach, Kyle Idleman, Greg Atkinson, and many more. When signing up , use the discount code DODD to get 10% off registration. Registration includes all archives which you can watch on-demand for life. Don’t miss this opportunity. To get more information and sign your team up, click HERE or on the image provided. And don’t forget your code!
Books – Leaders and readers and the following is a new book I want to spotlight in particular.
- The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell. I love this book! In The Bomber Mafia, Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history. For more click 23 Leadership Quotes From Malcolm Gladwell’s The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, A Temptation, and The Longest Night of the Second World War.
For more helpful books, click The Top 10 Books Leaders Need To Read In Spring 2021 and The Top 21 Books Christian Leaders Need To Read In 2021.
Podcasts
- Pursuit Of Service Podcast – This is a labor of love for me. I have the privilege of co-hosting this bi-weekly resource with Jeff Wright. I don’t think anyone has the resume he does. He is an entrepreneur, elder at his church, special needs father, and former Army Ranger. We get together and provide a proper leadership framework for many of today’s pressing issues. Check it out by clicking HERE. I think you’ll love it! For a preview of the content, click 5 Financial Questions Leaders Ask and Leadership Lessons From The NFL Draft.
Daily Leadership Content
- Morning Brew – Earlier this month I posted 15 Interesting Stats From April 2021. Much of the information is from a daily email I receive called Morning Brew. I like the information they provide because it is simply down-the-middle, bullet-pointed content with no slant or bias. Just the facts!!! You can check out this site and/or subscribe by clicking HERE.
- Refind – If you are like me, you read a lot of leadership content from many sources on the internet. Sometimes it is hard to weed through everything and get to what is important. This past week I discovered Refind. Refind picks the 10 most relevant links from articles around the web customized just for you. Click HERE to sign-up for FREE today! This is going to improve the leadership content I provide for you.
Tools and Resources
- 6 Sermon Series Ideas for the New Year + FREE Mark Batterson Series by MinistryPass.com. Few organizations provide as many quality sermon series, sermon graphics, and youth and children’s media content as the team at Ministry Pass. Click HERE to learn more about all they provide.
- RookiePreacher.com – To help you develop your preaching skills, check out their The Intentional Pastor’s Toolkit. For only $30 you get time and energy tools, sermon planning tools, strategic planning tools, leadership development tools, and attendance and giving tools. Great, no-brainer offer for pastors!
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- Full Focus Planners, Books, And Resources – From May 26th through the 31st, Michael Hyatt and their team will be having a HUGE Memorial Day sale. Their Full Focus Planner is the perfect gift to help new college students and young professionals achieve their biggest goals, please keep us in mind if you put together a graduation gift.
- Self-Publishing Book Kit:Leader’s Edition – You can get an entire self-publishing instructional kit for only $97! That’s right, our friends at MinistryDeal have a deal that will make your book-writing dream come true. It’s the “Self-Publish Your Book – Leader’s Edition”. Click HERE or on the image provided to order. This special offer Includes 22 instructional videos, book templates, PDFs and checklists (this is so important you don’t miss anything), and even audio MP3 files. Click HERE or on the image provided to learn more and order. I want to help you get your book published.
Also, click The Top 12 Conferences for Church Leaders During 2021.
#CommissionsEarned
The Top 100 Leadership Quotes From 2020 is my latest ebook. The wisdom contained in these pages from top business leaders, pastors, coaches, and superlative thinkers sustained countless leaders in the most turbulent year anyone can remember. If you want to be the best leader you can possibly be, click HERE or on the image provided to download this FREE resource. The lessons learned from last year, if applied, will sustain you for years to come.