As a member of the Catalyst Blog Team and INJOY Stewardship Solutions, I will be bringing you live updates from the much anticipated Catalyst Conference in Atlanta, GA. The theme for this year’s conference is Uncommon Fellowship. The Wednesday sessions consisted of Catalyst Labs. The afternoon’s final speaker was Scott Sauls. Scott serves as senior pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church […]
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Catalyst ’16 Labs – 65 Leadership Quotes From Derwin Gray On Creating A Multi-Ethnic Church
As a member of the Catalyst Blog Team and INJOY Stewardship Solutions, I will be bringing you live updates from the much anticipated Catalyst Conference in Atlanta, GA. The theme for this year’s conference is Uncommon Fellowship. The Wednesday sessions consisted of Catalyst Labs. The afternoon’s next speaker was Derwin L. Gray is the founding and Lead Pastor of Transformation […]
Catalyst ’16 Labs – 53 Leadership Quotes From Brad Lomenick On Leading The Next Generation
As a member of the Catalyst Blog Team and INJOY Stewardship Solutions, I will be bringing you live updates from the much anticipated Catalyst Conference in Atlanta, GA. The theme for this year’s conference is Uncommon Fellowship. The Wednesday sessions consisted of Catalyst Labs. The afternoon’s next speaker was Brad Lomenick. Brad was the former head of Catalyst and […]
Catalyst ’16 Labs – 29 Leadership Quotes From Reggie Joiner
As a member of the Catalyst Blog Team and INJOY Stewardship Solutions, I will be bringing you live updates from the much anticipated Catalyst Conference in Atlanta, GA. The theme for this year’s conference is Uncommon Fellowship. The Wednesday sessions consisted of Catalyst Labs. The afternoon’s first speaker was Reggie Joiner. Reggie is the founder and CEO of Orange, […]
10 Reasons Pastors Who Use Sermon Calendars Preach Better Than Before
This time of year pastors see a lot of resources and how-to guides on putting together an annual preaching calendar. One question you might be asking before downloading the 2017 calendar template or using our complete 2017 sermon calendars is, “How does this actually help me?” Developing or downloading a sermon calendar has many benefits for […]
9 Lessons On Godly Leadership From Miami Hurricanes Head Coach Mark Richt And Why Georgia Fans Are Very Sad
The Miami Hurricanes gets Bibles. The Georgia Bulldogs lose on a Hail Mary. Bulldog fans, you may need to get used to 10-15 years of games like this: On November 29th, 2015 the university’s administration and Head Coach Mark Richt mutually agreed to end his employment after after 15 years despite amassing a 144-51 record. […]
Unhealthy Thinking By Some Of Today’s Mega-Church Pastors And 9 Other Most Read Leadership Posts Of September 2016
“Stay in your lane.” This is the directive leaders give their teams on a regular basis. Basically they are saying, “Play to your strengths. Focus on what you do best. Do not spend time on things which will yield limited results.” This is great advice to bloggers as well. For the past several years this […]
17 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Deepwater Horizon
Deepwater Horizon is AMAZING!!! This movie chronicles the events of the April 20th, 2010 explosion on the offshore BP Oil rig Deepwater Horizon. The movie’s central characters are Mike Williams, played by Mark Wahlberg, and crew chief Jimmy Harrell, played by Kurt Russell. This film is tense and does a wonderful job honoring the brave […]
The Top 10 (12) Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of September 26th
“Lagniappe” is a Cajun word which means “a little extra.” The best organizations always give their customers lagniappe, a little extra they were not expecting. This is a bonus for their patronage and loyalty. Today I want to give my readers lagniappe. Over the past week, my website host provider has been experiencing significant problems […]
What Happened At My Kitchen Table
Today Thursday, September 29th at 2:00 PM EST I will be teaching leadership to several hundred pastors and church leaders as I host a free, live one-hour webinar entitled 7 Keys To An Outstanding Spring Capital Campaign. You can listen in by clicking HERE to sign up. I want to give you a preview of what I will […]
5 Things Pastors Need To Know About Breaking Growth Barriers
Jeff Maness is the Founding and Lead Pastor of Element Church in Cheyenne, WY. The church, now nine years old, runs 1,500 in weekend attendance. Jeff is an expert in growing a relevant church. Recently, he shared a five items all pastors should know about breaking growth barriers. Change Your Perspective “With every barrier busted […]
14 Things Leaders Should Do When They Seem Out Of Options
One of my favorite Bible verses is Romans 4:17 which says, “God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did”. This verse has always given me great comfort. As a Christian, it reminds me you are never without options. You are never without opportunities no […]