You can be your church’s best asset. A few years ago a new staff member set an appointment with me to ask one question.“How can I become the best staff member you’ve ever had?” In twenty years of ministry, no one had ever asked me that question. I took a few days to think about […]
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One Secret to Momentum in your Church
Want to know one way to get momentum in your church? Ask yourself this question: when do I take time to work on the ministry of my church? Most pastors feel so busy they spend all their time working in the ministry, rather than on it. I’ve found that the winter and spring are great times to ask, “What’s next […]
Are you Ready to Discover the Latent Power of Prayer?
Put a pan of water on the stove and heat it up. For awhile it will look like nothing is happening. Then, when the water hits the magic number of 212 degrees, it expands and turns to steam. This water-to-steam exchange is so powerful that the first modern engines used it to power railroad engines […]