I’d never heard of a ministry coach when I started out in ministry. But some of my most effective ministry occurred after I hired a coach. At the time I had grown a good-sized church from scratch. But I had made several mistakes that cost the church time, money, and members. So I knew I […]
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A New But ...
I just finished a book called “Gaining By Losing” by Greear. The premise is basically the more people you send or give away for whatever reason the more likely the church is to thrive because that is God’s plan for all churches as seen in the Acts of the Apostles. In a nutshell God is […]
I Love Coa...
I love coaching pastors. That’s why I started the Next Level Coaching Network NextLevelCoachingNetwork.com. And I’ve noticed two reoccurring issues that cause many pastors to be ineffective. And both of them are easily solved. Let me show you what I mean. The first issue is a lack of focus. When a person lacks focus they […]
For Church...
Over the years I’ve noticed something about church plants that might be helpful to you. Somewhere around 125-200 in worship many semi-successful church planters lose their focus on bringing more people to Christ and the church stalls out. I’ve noticed several reasons for this loss of focus on outreach and evangelism. I share them with […]
The Import...
Over the years I’ve watched pastors do all kinds of work trying to grow their church. Many of them have brought in a consultant, myself included, and had a thorough examination of their church and a clear directive to the future shared with them only to flounder after the consultant left. It has become clear […]