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HUMILITY: The #1 DYNAMIC IN REVIVING A DYING CHURCH
My ministry has a focus on pastoral coaching and church revitalization that encounters dying churches, not just declining, but dying. Bringing dying churches back to health is extremely hard work. The root obstacle to renewed spiritual health is pride—a selfish digging in of the heels against desperately needed changes. Pride brings a destructive fall in individuals and churches.…
Read MoreTHE #1 FAILURE THAT WRECKS A PASTORAL TRANSITION PLUS 9 OTHERS
Harmful Blunders in a Church Lead Pastor Succession These common succession failures that I have witnessed over my 50 years of church leadership were briefly covered in one weekend’s messages during the my own lead pastor transition: # 1.. Failure of the lead pastor and church leaders to plan now, well in advance of the…
Read MoreThe #1 RULE FOR HUMOR IN PREACHING
With 6 Additional Rules to Follow with Some Added Humor The #1 RULE FOR HUMOR IN PREACHING Handle humor like nitroglycerin!!! Humor is like nitroglycerin, it must be handled with care or you will severely wound people and risk blowing up your own ministry. Like a powerful explosive humor can tear down walls resistant to…
Read MoreThe #1 “C” of Effective Communicators for God Plus 9 Others “C’s” in Order of Priority
The #1 “C” of Effective Communicators for God #1. Content — “I say something worth saying.” Substance! Accurately presenting the authoritative Word of God. (John 17:17 NIV) Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. (1 Timothy 6:3-4 NIV) If anyone teaches false doctrines and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to…
Read More#1 Governance Rule for the Elder Board Plus 9 Other Rules
THE GOVERNANCE ROLE OF THE ELDER BOARD I’m not addressing the biblical qualifications or the biblical spiritual duties of the elders other than the one task of overseeing, that is, the practical governance of the church. The general responsibility of oversight as “overseers” is not biblically spelled out with much specificity as how that is…
Read MoreTHE #1 BIBLICAL REASON TO BELONG TO A LOCAL CHURCH PLUS 3 OTHERS
#1 Local church membership identifies the true body (1) responsible for approving the church LEADERSHIP, (2) potentially able to serve in church LEADERSHIP, and (3) who have placed themselves under the spiritual authority of the church LEADERSHIP. Acts 6:1-4 “choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and…
Read MoreThe #1 WEAKNESS IN SERMON PREPARATION PLUS 9 MORE
The #1 WEAKNESS IN SERMON PREP 1.. Lack of Humble Dependency in Earnest Solitude PRAYER. 9 MORE WEAKNESSES IN SERMON PREP 2.. Lack of a Foundation of Sound Biblical INTERPRETATION. 3.. Lack of understanding of the culture and people in order to RELATE. 4.. Lack of a Goal of Life Change APPLICATION. 5.. Lack of…
Read MoreMY #1 FAVORITE QUOTE ON PREACHING PLUS MANY MORE
MY #1 FAVORITE QUOTE ON PREACHING “A man who first tried to guess ‘what the public wants,’ and then preached that as Christianity because the public wants it, would be a pretty mixture of fool and knave.” –C.S. Lewis MANY OTHER FAVORITE QUOTES OF MINE ON PREACHING “Preach the word; be prepared in season…
Read More5 COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT LEAD PASTORS ONLY MINISTRY
1. Why a website for coaching lead pastors only? –Nobody impacts the church more. Everyone is important in the church, but not everyone is equally as important. church us no exception. The leader of leaders in the local church is (or should be!) the lead pastor. No other position in the church comes close to the importance…
Read MoreThe #1 Affair Preventative Plus 9 Others
#1 Never counsel women. Unrealistic? Pastors tell me this standard is unrealistic and comes across as uncaring. I found the opposite to be true when I explained it is a wise boundary. I tell the church: If it’s true that 80% of affairs pastors begin in a counseling situation, then making it a personal policy to not…
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