- 1. How You Can Make a Sermon Stick Past Sunday
- Leading a church in Chicago, Illinois, is tough. It's even tougher during our brutal winters. So what is a pastor to do when the temperature dips below zero and the wind chill factor dips to double digits? ...
- Created on 14 June 2016
- 2. The Best-Kept Leadership Secret Hidden in Plain Sight
- I recently discovered why I'm feeling flu-like symptoms ... It's because the election season is almost in full swing. Soon we will be inundated with endless commercials persuading us to vote for a particular ...
- Created on 19 October 2015
- 3. If You Want to Grow Others, Grow Yourself First
- I love adding value to church leaders, pastors and marketplace leaders. In an effort to add value to their lives, I decided to attend Pastor E. Dewey Smith's One Day Leadership Summit in Atlanta, Georgia. ...
- Created on 09 October 2015
- 4. 3 Ways to Deal With People Who Don't Like You
- Rejection is powerful. When I counsel people, sometimes I hear them say, "I don't care if people like me, as long as they respect me." When they say that, it's an "emotional wall they use to block the ...
- Created on 20 July 2015
- 5. What to Do About the Biggest Obstacle that’s Holding You Back
- Here's something you don't hear at most conferences and seminars: Behind every opportunity are obstacles. In 1999, I was installed as pastor of the Mars Hill Baptist Church of Chicago. However, as is so ...
- Created on 01 May 2015
- 6. The One Thing You Must Do When a Crisis Comes
- I will never forget a couple that attended Mars Hill Baptist Church of Chicago for five years. They almost never missed a week. They would walk in, hear the message and the music, and walk back out. Week ...
- Created on 18 March 2015
- 7. The Price of Pleasure: How Ministry Pornography Can Destroy a Church
- Lately, a lot of "so called" experts believe the church is in decline. I don't. As a result, there are plenty of conferences offering their latest and greatest pitch to stop the church's decline. Each ...
- Created on 18 February 2015
