Very excited that our Book is done after 2 years of hard work and dreaming up the idea for a different kind of collaborative book project. I love that The Eric Trap is a story about a kids pastor written by kids pastors. Being a leadership fable the story pulls you in and the principles […]
LEADERSHIP FUNDAMENTALS. In the 1960s, the premier football team in the NFL was the Green Bay Packers. They won five NFL titles in 60’s. They also won the first two Super Bowls. Their coach; the Superbowl Trophy’s namesake, Vince Lombardi. Vince Lombardi was an incredible coach and an outstanding leader; one of his greatest
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I posted a couple of posts here and here that were largely focused at younger leaders. I want to talk to some of us who have been around for a while. After leading in the same church for a good stretch of time and meeting other leaders from around the country. I have started to notice a
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It’s not who follows you it’s who you follow. One of the things that blogs, facebook, twitter and social media have created is a follower culture. Everyone is obsessed with hits, followers and fans. It can take over your life. How do I know? I have been obsessed with how many follower on twitter I
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What you build speaks louder than what you tweet. I love twitter it’s a powerful tool and every kids pastor should be on twitter to learn and grow and share what they have learned. I have met some amazing children’s pastors that I would never have know if it wasn’t for twitter. For that I
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Matt Chandler Theology of the Gospel The idea that you can grow up in the church and now hear the gospel weighed heavy on my heart. The Gospel is not a new solution to a problem – Don’t assume people have heard the Gospel and have been transformed by it. – You have to teach
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Matt Chandler – How the Gospel effects “Professional Christians” Chandler brought the word to the Chapel service for Lifeway employees. He brought a firm warning against gospel inoculation. “The danger of working with the Gospel is that we handle it, package it, market it and in the end become inoculated to it.” – Matt Chandler
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I recently read a parenting book that was literally one of the best parenting books I have ever read it’s called Gospel Powered Parenting. (Here is a review my friend Dustin Nickerson did of it.) I loved it because it focused on the Gospel and Jesus not simply behavior modification. I also loved how it called men to be
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Last week I had the honor of speaking at the Napkin Conference for my good friend Pastor Benny Perez. What were some of the highlights of the Conference for me? 1. Being able to see the church that my friends Pastor Benny and Pastor Wendy and their team have built. 2. Meeting some of hero’s
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(above is a networking card designed by Donkey Design. I used this card in my session. Don-e and his team are fantastic. They are professionals. If you need great shirts at a good price check out his site. He does ) Stop collaborate and listen! My story – I started out looking for help with
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