Church Multiplication & Church Leadership

4 Habits of the World’s Richest…You need these too

I stumbled across this infographic about the habits of the worlds wealthiest people (No, I don’t desire to be one of them). After reading them it struck me, “These are all Biblical principles.”

Real success, even by those who don’t follow Jesus, is only realized when Biblical principles are applied, and it matters not if they understand they are living in them or not. These are the four that stood out to me the most…

1- They have daily routines

2- They live a healthy lifestyle

3- They teach their kids how to live

4- They set goals

Each one of those will really preach!

Filed Under: Leadership

Stop Being A Car Chasing Leader

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We've all seen dogs that chase cars. It's funny they like to try and catch up with a car going 40 mph and bark and growl like they really have a chance of catching it. As pastors and leaders, we're all guilty of trying to catch something that is … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Church Leadership, Church Multiplication, Church Stuff, Craveable Church, Leadership, Small City Church

Finding Great Leaders At The Bottom

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Recently, I couldn't find a pair of socks that I was looking for, so I turned my sock drawer over and discovered some rare gems! Some I had forgotten about and many I didn't know I had. We typically pick leaders the same way, we go for what's on … [Continue reading]

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3 Bold Moves That Spark New Passion

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"Everything has its own time..." Ecc 3.1 I've quoted that verse to others and, quite a few times, to myself. Most often it's to answer the question why didn't things turn out the way we had hoped. When we face disappointments like that, one … [Continue reading]

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Your son needs some…”Domestification”

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I was watching my son take clothes out of the washer the other day and a thought came to mind... "I'm so glad we've taught our son to wash clothes" You see, he leaves for college in the fall (the last of three) and my wife and I have always wanted … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Family, Leadership

3 Vital steps In Making Your next Big Move

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"Let's just do it! " That's one of the favorite sayings of a friend of mine. A "good" idea comes and BAM! Let's do this thing. Which can sound fun and full of faith. It's easy for an aggressive leader to fall prey to that type of mindset. … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Church Leadership, Church Planting, Church Staff, Craveable Church, Leadership, Small City Church

3 Bad Systems Your Church Desperately Needs

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A bad system is better than no system at all. I love what I heard Andy Stanley said once, "Your system is perfectly suited for the results you're getting." It's quite easy to have no system and therefore have practically no results. So, a bad … [Continue reading]

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