My brand new Senior Pastor Tele-Coaching Network starts next Thursday (August 30) and I still have room for a few more pastors – that’s got me thinking about what makes someone a good fit for the network… Pastors apply for the network because they’re serious about reaching more people for Christ, making a bigger Kingdom impact, and realizing more of … Read More
How Clear is Your Sermon? A Saturday Quote
“If it is a mist in the pulpit, it is a fog in the pew.” – Howard Hendricks, Professor, Dallas Theological Seminary
Bonhoeffer on Baptism
“The earthly form of Christ is the form that died on the cross. The image of God is the image of Christ crucified. It is to this image that the life of the disciples must be conformed; in other words, they must be conformed to his death (Phil 3.10, Rom 6.4). The Christian life is a life of crucifixion (Gal 2.19) In baptism the … Read More
Spurgeon, Lucado, Havner and Nee on Baptism
“A man who knows that he is saved by believing in Christ does not, when he is baptized, lift his baptism into a saving ordinance. In fact, he is the very best protester against that mistake, because he holds that he has no right to be baptized until he is saved.” – Charles Spurgeon “Baptism separates the tire kickers from the car buyers.” – … Read More
Theologian Wayne Grudem on Baptism
“Our justification from sins takes place at the point of saving faith, not at the point of water baptism, which usually occurs later. But if a person is already justified and has sins forgiven eternally at the point of saving faith, then baptism is not necessary for forgiveness of sins nor for the bestowal of new spiritual life. Baptism, then, is not necessary for salvation. … Read More
7 Ways to Increase Your Baptisms – Free Webinars this Week
In all my years of coaching pastors and working with other churches, I’ve never once met a pastor who said “We’re baptizing all we can…” The truth is ALL of our churches could be baptizing more people. And Baptism ignites the fire of evangelism in a church more so than any other activity – your people get to see a … Read More
Big Dreamers – A Saturday Quote
“All successful people men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.” Brian Tracy, Author and Motivational Speaker
How to Identify Antagonists in Your Church – Guest Blogger and Renegade Pastor Don Ross
I’ve asked Don Ross to share a series of posts on Church Revitalization (or Turn-Around Churches). Don is an Advanced Coaching Alum, a Renegade Pastor and the Lead Pastor of Creekside Church in the Seattle, Washington Area. Hope you find this helpful: Identifying Antagonists By Dr. Donald E. Ross Nothing can slow down the progress of a turnaround church like the … Read More
How You Can Celebrate and Raise the Value of Baptism in Your Church (FREE Video)
In case you missed it, this week I’m celebrating our recent Beach Baptisms at The Journey by giving you some tools to help you Baptize more people in your church. Today I want to tell you about a POWERFUL (and underused) technique to challenge and motivate more people to be baptized… THE BAPTISM VIDEO! There’s nothing like seeing people experiencing the joy … Read More
How to Follow Up with People Who Have Been Baptized (Free Download)
Not sure if you’ve heard (I’ve been trying to tell everyone I know – ha!) – we’ve baptized 85 people at The Journey’s summer beach baptisms over the last 3 weeks! That puts us over 1,200 new believers baptized since The Journey launched in 2002 – Go God! Since I’ve got Baptism on the brain, I’m giving away my personal … Read More