You know, I’m getting “longer in the tooth” everyday adding more and more years of leadership experience to my resume as I go. I’ve been at it for a very long time. I remember my first “paid” leadership position was at the young age of 18. I was a lead operator on an automated electroplating [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 3, 2009
Yesterday’s gathering of independent Christian church leaders from the northeast was a HUGE success! There were almost 80 in attendance, participating in breakout discussions on various ministry topics including a session for Senior Pastors led by Rick Stedman, the keynote speaker. During and following lunch, leaders shared experiences and details of recent church plant successes [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, November 7, 2009
As you know, I am Executive Pastor of Christ’s Church of the Valley here in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Like other churches, we are very serious about reaching people who don’t have a relationship with Jesus in our area. We also feel called to help other Independent Christian Churches (ICC) in our area to do [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 6, 2009
Not too long ago, the network of church leaders with whom I routinely communicate was discussing the issue of staff member tithing. It’s that time of year! I was surprised by the amount of churches that communicate it as an expectation of staff but don’t check to see if it’s actually happening. I have an old [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 15, 2009
I have spoken to and worked with many church leaders over the years, and one of the most common issues they are facing is the challenge of finding leaders to enable and fuel the growth of their ministries. Without a good supply of leaders, a church will find it very difficult to grow, increasing conversions [...]
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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