Today’s guest post comes to us from Rick Warren for Pastors.com. Proverbs says, “Without a vision, the people perish.” You have a lot riding on the vision you communicate to your church. When you don’t regularly refocus your church around a shared vision, you’ll slowly find your church experiencing vision drift. You may have, at one time, shared a compelling vision … Read More
Bring Your Spouse to Our Next Big Event for Only $19
I couldn’t wait to share this with you! Registration is now open for our next big event: the 2019 Renegade Pastors Conference. Today thru Friday, September 28th only, you can save big with a super low $129 rate for you plus bring your spouse for just $19! You did read that correctly. I want to make it as easy as … Read More
The Most Successful Schedule for Small Groups
“In the semester-based system, groups last for approximately three months. At the end of that three-month semester, there is a month to six weeks where groups are not meeting. Then the new semester begins and everyone is in a group again for three months. Then they have another break. When small group members are in a system that is … Read More
The Power of Vacation: Keeping Your Tank Full (Part 2)
In last week’s first part of this blog series, I started a conversation about vacation and shared a few strategies for taking some time off. Here are the next two strategies you should consider when planning your next vacation: Prepare for your vacation to ensure it’s a true vacation. Nothing will frustrate you or your family more than if your vacation gets … Read More
Tension Keeps Your Hearers Stuck to the Sermon
Today’s guest post comes to us from Yancey Arrington for PreachingToday.com. You know that feeling of being locked in as preacher? When you depart from the pulpit confident that the message you intended to give was the one given. You witnessed congregants lean forward and engage every movement of your message. All the words pouring from your mouth feel less … Read More
Sunday Scripture: A Leader’s Life is an Example to Others
“Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith.” – Hebrews 13:7 (NLT)
Schuller on Attempting Greatness
“I’d rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.” – Robert H. Schuller, pastor, evangelist, author, and motivational speaker September 16, 1926 – April 2, 2015