I face the Q-How Can I do THIS?.
In the middle of all "How can I" days over the years God has always come to me and spoken into me Continue Reading…
Church planting SUPERSTAR!I have noticed a disturbing trend, where it seems some groups think it takes a "super star" to plant a church these days! I don’t buy that!
This is the way I see it. Jesus, and the early church leaders recruited and put into place church planters like these the… Continue Reading…
Are probably familiar with the Ansoff Matrix. It’s a brain storming tool used to help bring to the front big questions about how to grow an enterprise.
I thought it would be interesting to brainstorm together and ask some "church growth" questions using the Ansoff Matrix…
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Wrong Place…Wrong LabelRecently a fine Italian restaurant owner found a bottle of wine that was in the wrong place with the wrong tag in the wrong storage bag. You see the restaurant had a system of storage. Depending on value, a bottle was put in a certain type bag, then a tag placed on the bag for easy viewing, and then placed in a certain section. Continue Reading…
As a leader it is very difficult to keep things in balance, or at least what "feels" like balance. I heard a great man of God say,
…the hardest thing you will ever do as a leader is to maintain balance.
"Balance" is a myth, and an oxymoron for a leader, some say. I heard that some 20 years ago, and it still resounds as loud as ever with truth. High energy leaders go from extreme to extreme, and if they hit all the areas frequently enough with some "extremism" they feel they are balanced.
That’s CRAP! Not only is it crap, it’s Continue Reading…
"If the horse you’re riding is dead, dismount." This is an old saying, which means, "if what you are using is not moving…dismount." Sometimes even the best laid, thought out & mind mapped ideas and systems just don’t work! They simply don’t produce the results we need. To often, these programs or systems stay in place because a lot of resources an energy have been invested. However, what if… what you are doing just aint working? So what do you do…? What do you do…?
Well, don’t do this… Continue Reading…
I’m a firm believer in learning from others, and not re-inventing the wheel, unless there is no wheel! I want to share some tools and strategies I have gleaned from others, and by trial and error.
1. Team- A great tool in preparing a great message is having others to bounce ideas around with. At Cornerstone we have a teaching team and we meet on Monday mornings. We brainstorm about passages, illustrations, transitions & translations. It’s great fun, and a huge time saver. It really… Continue Reading…
Everybody likes to have friends! We all want to think we have people in our lives that genuinely care about us and they have a significant part in our lives. However, to be honest… many just don’t know the laws of attraction! What is you can do that will make people gravitate to you? The actions that can increase your influence with others? Continue Reading…
I am a Star Trek fan. There I said it. And I like "Next Generation" better than the original. One of my favorite characters is "Commander Data." He’s an android, i.e., robot. Whenever he has a malfunction, those caring for him can simply open his little "secret" door and engage his "shut down" or off button. Holy crap! I need one of those soooo bad!
I am at the end of a season where I have ran long and hard. Continue Reading…
I spoke to the student body yesterday at a Christian University. I was introduced as the pastor of a large multi-ethnic church. Afterward, an African American professor (friend of mine) asked me why I haven’t stated anything publicly about the scandal with Bishop Eddie Long. Continue Reading…
