Tags: Hal Seed, launch, churches, church plants, New Song Church, Acts, Judea, Samaria, pray, BHAG, Jim Collins, replicable, ministry, simple goals
A few months after we started New Song Church, I began to pray about how our little church could play a part in Jesus’ Acts 1:8 vision for the church. How could a young church like ours play ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Tony Morgan, J. Crew, Strategic Operating Plans, teams, mission, vision, core strategies
... of Fast Company recently featured an article by Danielle Sacks that really demonstrates the importance of strategic planning. Perspective: Where are we now? – In 2003, the company found themselves in financial ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Artie Davis, plans, multiplying, leaders, small-town, simple-minded, find, feed, free, steps
“We have a leadership deficit.” Those are words many of us have spoken and all of us have heard from others. We know how vital it is for every church to have and fill a solid leadership pipeline. ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Ron Edmondson, learning, God, doors, plan, life, stretches, light, dark, seasons, giving up
Just because I’m a pastor, that doesn’t mean I don’t continually learn things about God. It’s a daily process for everyone. Here are some things that I have learned or am learning about our Heavenly Father: ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Rick Warren, productivity, ministry, plans, motivation, paper, tasks, steps, checkpoints, progress, Post-It Notes, benefits, finishing
Pastors, we tend to share a lot throughout the year. Some of you are preparing two or three messages and presentations every week. When you repeat that process 52 times in a year, life gets exhausting. ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Leadership, Adversity, Lessons, Hollywood, talent agent, pastor, difficult times, Kim Dorr-Tilley, desires, casting director, vocational plans, glory, harvest, humility, authenticity
I’ve been in the business of buying and selling talent (a nice way of saying “actors”) for about 30 years now. When I came to Hollywood in 1984, I was blissfully ignorant of the structures of power and ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Kim Martinez, fall, church, event, planning, calendar, goals, love languages, affirmation, quality time, service
... 1,200, you won’t connect with 10 new families—you probably know everyone but that new family on the corner—so your goal might look very different. If you don’t have the staff or volunteer base to produce ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Kim Martinez, compassion, overload, stress, plan, time, away, health, teen
In the last week alone, 57 people have died in four violent events as reported by major news outlets. Every week, people in your church lose a job or a loved one or have a health incident. Every month, ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Ron Edmondson, high achievement, responsibility, pastor, blogger, intentional, exercise, plan
I get asked frequently: “Pastor, how do you get so much done and still take care of yourself and your family?” Honestly, I never feel I’ve accomplished as much as I would like, but after receiving the ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Joseph Mattera, church planting, passion, planning, local, team, financial support, community, key leaders
My wife, Joyce, and I planted our local church 29 years ago, Jan. 29, 1984, in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn, N.Y. We were not sent out with any money and had only a handful of people who volunteered ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Rick Warren, community, church, worship service, plant, reinvent, congregation, elderly
What do you do when your church no longer looks like the community that surrounds it? Focus on what your church does well.  Don’t try to be something you’re not.  If your church is primarily ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Church planters, children, human, faith, missionaries, vacations, time, flexibility
As our church ramps up to plant a church a year for the next several years, I’ve had conversations with five of my key guys about becoming church planters. Church planting is one of the most challenging ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Rick Warren, church planting, congregation, mistakes, Saddleback Church, believers, journey
Every church needs a plan to disciple its congregation. You need a plan to take people from “come and see” to “come and die”—which is where Jesus took His disciples during His earthly ministry. For most ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Tony Morgan, Failure, Pastors, passion, plan, perfect, success
I’ve experienced failures. I’ve watched others fail. I’m guessing you’ve seen plenty as well. This morning I tried to think through some common reasons why failure happens. I’m looking forward to some ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Rick Warren, Plan, Blessings, Mary, Legacy
Mary, the mother of Jesus, knew that faith and obedience are the keys to God’s blessing, so she chose to go with God’s destiny for her life Now, as a pastor, I want God to bless your life. I want him to ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Rick Warren, Quiet time, God, Plan
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” (Psalm 139:23-24 NIV) Someone has said, “If you ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Daniel Plan, Churches, Dee Eastman, Saddleback Church, Roadmap
Why thousands of churches follow this roadmap to wellness—and how yours can too Pastor Dave Barr and his congregation at New Hope Windward Church in Hawaii managed to get their entire congregation of 900 ... [ +++ ]

Tags: apostles,church planter,jeff vanderstelt,job,minister,ministry,pastors,saints,soma communities,teachers,verge: missional community conference
<!-- @page P --> QUOTE: "It's almost as if we're extracting people from the world instead of equipping them and sending them into the world. [We are supposed to] ... [ +++ ]

Tags: airplane,ecclesiastes 5,extreme,jumping out of a plane,justin powell,pastors,sermon illustration,skydiving,tim bourne
QUOTE: "Sure, we could just bungee jump, but that’s not as daring as skydiving. Following Christ is the most incredible adventure anyone will ever embark on. So when God calls you to jump, to leave ... [ +++ ]