10 Resources All Pastors And Church Leaders Need To Know About In September

One of the purposes of this site is to get as many quality resources into the hands of leaders.  You should read each of these and take advantage of the many low-cost and free resources offered.  Click the links and images to learn more and purchase.

The following are 10 Resources All Pastors And Church Leaders Need To Know About In September:

1. Ministry Imprint Database and Assessment

This is arguably the most innovative and helpful tool I have seen for discipleship, identifying spiritual gifts, and volunteer recruitment.  Imagine if you could create a database for everyone in your church, and especially those coming up in your new member classes, where they could easily take a spiritual gifts assessment, and then be matched with the volunteer needs in your church.

Then imagine your staff having easy access to this database.  So when a need arises in your children’s area, your staff merely needs to go to the database, see everyone in your church who has a gifting and passion in this area, and enlist them.

No more wasted time looking for volunteer needles in a haystack.  Limited frustration.  Less turnover.  Yes, it can happen!!!  Trust me, I’ve seen the Ministry Imprint Assessment and Database in action.  It is the real deal.  Click HERE of the image below and watch their free webinar for more information.  You will not be disappointed.

2.  3 Books

Leaders are readers.  The following are just a few of the resources I recommend this month:

• 2021 The Year In Leadership: The Stories Of Faith, Athletics, Business, and Life Which Inspired Us All by Brian Dodd – My best-selling book has basically become a daily leadership devotional for people of influence.  Over 80 of my most popular articles make up the pages of 2021- The Year In Leadership: The Stories of Faith, Athletics, Business, and Life Which Inspired Us All.  Each chapter is filled with wisdom and insights from the leaders who succeeded and struggled during 2021. I take these lessons from all walks of life and give you practical steps on how to best use them in your own leadership.  Kindle versions are immediately available by clicking HERE.
• The 6 Types Of Working Genius: A Better Way To Your Gifts, Your Frustrations, And Your Team by Patrick Lencioni – This is the best business book I’ve read in years! New York Times best-selling author Patrick Lencioni unveils a truly groundbreaking new model that will change the way we think about work and teams forever.   What sets this book—and the model behind it—apart from other tools and assessments is the speed at which it can be understood and applied, and the relevance it has to every kind of work in life, from running a company to launching a product to managing a family.
• What To Do Next: Taking Your Next Best Step When Life Is Uncertain by Jeff Henderson – Navigating what’s next in life–whether in your career, personal life, or relationships–often brings a level of uncertainty and anxiety and presents more questions than answers. Entrepreneur, speaker, and pastor Jeff Henderson has experienced this firsthand–first when he left his marketing position at Chick-fil-A to start a church and nonprofit, and then again when he left that nonprofit in the middle of a global pandemic to . . . well, he didn’t know. He just knew he needed to make a move.  This insightful book outlines the process he used to determine the next best step for him and how you, too, can pursue more meaning and purpose in your life and work. Sharing personal stories and best practices he’s learned along the way, he eloquently and practically guides you through the minefield of knowing what’s next by helping you:

3. Self-Publish Your Book Kit: Pastors Edition

I feel every pastor and church leader has a book in them.  This is the exact same system I used to publish my best-selling book Timeless: 10 Enduring Practices Of Apex Leaders.  For only $97 you get the following and more:

4. (FREE 14-Day Trial)Ministry Pass Preaching Resource 

• FREE 14-Day Trial from Justin Trapp via 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 or on the image below to learn more about all they provide.  You will love what they resources.

5. Nelson Searcy’s October Systems Church Conference

•  Kingdom Impact Conference – Nelson Searcy hopes you can be a part of this small gathering of motivated pastors from October 12-14. Because they’re going to work through some unique questions:

  1 – How do you use every minute of your life (walk with God, family, church, friendships, abilities, etc) for Kingdom Impact?

  2 – What it means to make a Kingdom Impact from a biblical, historical and church growth standpoint. 

  3 – How do I equip you to be a trainer for my Eight Systems of a Healthy Church^®? This will be the gathering where you can be certified and start the process to teach other pastors, locally and globally, the systems that have helped you. Nelson spell this out when you meet in October.

  4 – How do we see more people surrender their lives to ministry or answer the call to missions in our church, in the places we have influence or where we might speak than ever before? We need to come together and raise the value of answering the call to ministry. This requires new approaches and languages. More in October.

  5 – Finally, we will have some fun at this conference by brainstorming within our group and (hopefully) hearing from some of the top pastors in America via TikTok type videos that I’m asking them to prepare. Nelson will, of course, have his list of lessons learned from 30 years of ministry and the 7+ years of deep dive study.

• For more conference opportunities click The Top 20 Church Leadership Conferences to Attend in 2022.

6. Leading Through Crisis Coaching Course

This is a strong statement but one I believe to be true – THIS MAY BE THE BEST COACHING COURSE FOR PASTORS AND CHURCH LEADERS I’VE EVER SEEN!!!  Pastor Rusty George has created pure a gift!!!

7. 2-Minute Leader Coaching Course

Everyone wins when a leader gets better.  That’s why I created The 2-Minute Leader Coaching Course.  These 11 modules will give you the exact tools needed to grow and develop into the type of leaders your organization desperately needs.

Take your leaders through this powerful 10-part video series and see the following results:

• Provide key leaders with growth opportunity
• Give you confidence in decisions being made by your team
• Establish a healthy leadership development process
• Develop a leadership pipeline
• Create a leadership culture

The 2-Minute Leader Coaching Course is a great resource for equipping your team members to fulfill their unique roles and find purpose and meaning in their lives.  This is priced at $37 because I want to get it into as many hands as possible.  Click HERE or the image below or learn more and purchase.

8. 44 Great Church Jobs

• 44 Great Job Openings For Pastors And Church Leaders In 2022 – This list is provided by my friends at Chemistry Staffing. If you are not familiar with Chemistry Staffing, you should be. There is no organization I recommend more!!!  They have a wisdom and insight about the church marketplace and the staffing/hiring process which is unique.  If you are looking for another ministry opportunity or in need of hiring quality staff, click HERE and start a conversation with their team.  You will not be disappointed.  This organization has my highest endorsement!!!
• Also check out Church Salaries In The Midst Of Inflation

9. FREE Downloadable PDF – Before You Build Ask 3 Questions –

Church building projects often grow out of a need for more space, or a desire to adapt existing space to better suit a church’s ministry goals.  Aspen Group receive calls from churches with pressing questions that relate to tactical aspects of renovating space, such as how much square footage to build, or how many seats to add in the sanctuary to accommodate growth.  The “how much” question may feel like a natural starting point for a conversation on church architecture, there’s a better approach—and it starts with asking three specific questions.

10. The Morning Brew

This free daily newspaper is emailed to your Inbox each morning.  It gives me all the headlines for business, government, world affairs, entertainment, and athletics.  And it is doesn’t right down the middle with no agenda.  Click HERE to get this.  It will make you a smarter leader.

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Bonus

My latest eBook is available for download.  The Top 65 Leadership Quotes Of 2022 Part 1 is a resource every leader should have.  Great quotes bring clarity and put into words who we intuitively feel as leaders.  They give us wisdom and insights which advance the mission and vision of our organizations.  This eBook includes thoughts and insights from leaders like Warren Buffett, Nick Saban, James Clear, Dawn Staley, Jurgen Klopp, Jerry Seinfeld, and even Ted Lasso.  This resource will take you about 10 minutes to read but a lifetime to apply.  You will want to stop and ponder the implications of each quote.  Click HERE or on the image provided for immediate download!