LAST CHANCE – 7 Secrets to Thriving on a Church Staff

If you’re looking to expand your influence as a staff pastor, I have exciting news for you! Over the past week, my team released a brand new resource just for staff members where you will discover the 7 most important principles to reigniting your passion for your church and your ministry and increasing your value and effectiveness to the rest … Read More


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Brand NEW resource: Seven Secrets to Thriving on a Church Staff

Whether you’re a church staff member or the senior pastor managing other staff pastors, I’m sure you can relate – – fulfilling your calling means having team alignment and a clear understanding of the vital role of a staff pastor!  In fact, succeeding as a staff member has its own very unique challenges. Thriving in this position requires very particular skills and strategies to … Read More


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Remembering Study Bible Scholar Charles C. Ryrie (1925-2016)

Today’s guest post comes to us from David S. Dockery for Baptist Press News. David is the president of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. Earlier this week I heard the news that Charles Caldwell Ryrie, well-known evangelical and baptistic theologian and longtime faculty member at Dallas Theological Seminary, had passed from this life into the presence of Christ (Philippians … Read More


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Full House, Powerful Talks – LIVE from the Renegade Pastors Conference

Here in Orlando, I’ve been honored to spend three days leading the Renegade Pastors Conference, with over 250 pastors from every area of the country and even outside the US. And what have we been focusing on? Ways to abandon average in life and ministry — from facing your fear of criticism head-on to taking time to replenish your own soul. Just some of the content … Read More


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LIVE from Orlando – Best Tweets @ the Renegade Pastors Conference

I’m writing to you in the middle of our BIGGEST 3-day Renegade Pastors Conference yet! Over 250 pastors have descended upon sunny Walt Disney World, Orlando to join me and and all-star line-up of speakers, including Dr. Thom Rainer and Lance Witt. And a few have been tweeting live from the conference because in addition to the great sessions, this … Read More


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Avoiding Burnout

Today’s guest blog comes to us from Matt Perman for Christianity Today/Leadership Journal. Matt is former director of strategy at Desiring God and is author of the new book What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way. I know a pastor whose congregation expected him to treat his email like the phone, constantly monitoring it and responding immediately whenever something … Read More


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McGavran Monday – People Movements

In honor of Dr. Gary McIntosh’s new biography of Donald McGavran, here’s today’s Monday moment: “If there are ways to make disciples of panta ta ethne – all nations – without People Movements, it would be interesting to hear about them.”  – Donald McGavran Secure your copy of the book at 40% OFF plus insightful bonuses here. (the above quote … Read More


Nelson SearcyGrowth Barriers, Leadership

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