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The effective executive builds on strengths - their own strengths, the strengths of superiors, colleagues, subordinates; and on the strengths of the situation. Peter DruckerIn order to be all that God created us to be, and to do all that God created us to do, we must discover, know, and leverage our strengths! As a strengths coach, my aim is to help church planters and church leaders learn to

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My friend David Putman has written a good article on Common Mistakes Church Planters Make. Check it out!

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Ed Stetzer has a post on how small churches are thriving. Check it out: Small Churches Can Thrive.

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My friend Ed Stetzer has some new research on the people who attend America's mega churches. You might find this surprising! I did. Check it out here.

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Two of my favorite people are featured in this article. These are men who love God and want to make a difference with their lives. They have been very involved in church planting in the U.S. and oversees. We have not only ministered together but we also share a passion for business as mission through The Growth Coach. Check this out...The Growth Coach Attracts the Spiritually Motivated

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I am enjoying watching the rapid changes that are taking place through online social media. As both a ministry leader and business owner, I'm engaging the new tools such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and now Twitter.I know, some of you have been on Twitter since 2007. I'll admit, I'm not on the "bleeding" edge, but this is still a very new, yet powerful medium. You can find me at @coach4growth. To learn

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I just returned from training with the Gallup Organization to become certified as a Strengths Performance Coach. Every pastor and ministry leader needs to know their talents, gifts, and strengths. Unfortunately, many do not. They end up spending a lot of time and energy working in their areas of weakness or mediocrity rather than in their strengths. I highly recommend that you and your team

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Today I preached on Gal 4:19, "...I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you." My questions were:1. What does it look like when Christ is formed in us?2. What does it take for Christ to be formed in us?The message went well and the two congregations seemed engaged with me. The bottomline is this: Behavioral conformity is NOT spiritual formation. Spiritual formation is not

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We must do a better job of discipling...A Jesus to Snack On @ Yahoo! Video

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Reggie McNeal's latest book Missional Renaissance is a must read for every pastor, church planter, and church leader. Reggie always offers the church rich and practical insight. For a church to become missional it has to make three shifts in its thinking and behavior:From internal to external in terms of ministry focusFrom program development to poeple development in terms of core activityFrom

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Every church planter needs a team like the Road Crew at Crossbridge. The Road Crew was a group of men who made a huge commitment week after week to set up and tear down for our Sunday service. Last night we had an appreciation dinner to honor these dedicated servants. It was incredible.While Road Crew was very hard work and while it required a tremendous amount of commitment, there were

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Some church planters have a difficult time meeting new people. This creates a problem in the pre-launch phase because their goal has to be to gather enough of a following to form a “critical mass.” The best church planters are often “people magnets.” They draw many others around them. Usually this means that they must be aggressive in meeting new people.If a planter hopes to launch large I

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I got home last night from Exponential, the National New Church Conference in Orlando, FL. It was the biggest crowd ever, probably in the 2,000 range. There were more church planting resources and organizations there than I've ever seen in my entire life. Ed Stetzer was right when he wrote about energy and enthusiasm surrounding church planting in North America. It truly is at an

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Being a pilot and having an avid interest in meterology, I have been following the politically charged theories about man-made global warming for some time. The following article helps everyone see how we have been suckered by the polititians to believe something that is totally unscientific. Click here.I'm also happy to see my good friend Ed Stetzer speaking up about this as well, see his "

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I fly out early Monday morning for Orlando to be at Exponential. I hope you will be with us. This is the largest gathering of church planting leaders in North America. We are also working to schedule our next Essentials Training here in Houston for June. I'll have more details soon.Church Planting can be very lonely and discouraging. Let me encourage you to work at staying connected to other

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Gavin Bryars composed this orchestral arrangement for the voice of a hobo singing, in London in 1971. His friend was making a movie about down and out sort of people, many who would break into drunken song while they were filming them. This particular man was not drunk. Later..."When I copied the loop onto the continuous reel in Leicester, I left the door of the recording studio open (it opened

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Seth Godin has done it again. He has given us a great resource for free. Do you need help creating better looking power points and presentations? This is for you, check it out:Click here: Become a Really Good Graphic Designer.

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This is the funniest video I've seen in a while - maybe because it is so true!

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Wow! This is the most moving video I've seen in a long time. Take a look.

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One of my favorite stories is that of Jim Valvano, the legendary basketball coach at North Carolina State University. Nicknamed "Jimmy V", Valvano was diagnosed with bone cancer in June 1992 and then died in April 1993. The month prior to his death he spoke at the inaugural ESPY Awards, presented by ESPN, where he was awarded the Arthur Ashe Courage and Humanitarian Award. In his speech, which

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My friend Ed Stetzer has conducted research on the health and survivability of church plants in the U.S. today. His research is available through the Leadership Network (www.leadnet.org). His research has revealed this:Survivability increases by 178% when there is a proactive stewardship development plan within the church plant.I've seen this to be true in my experience as well. I encourage

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Don't be afraid to give the challenge!Sometimes we are afraid to raise the bar high. We ask ourselves "What if they say no? What if they bail out? What if we get criticized? If they turn away, am I a bad leader?" These are all common questions that church planters wrestle with in their minds. As a result, we're afraid to give a strong challenge to our core teams.My encouragement to you is

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This week we will be presenting "The Essentials for Starting a Missional Church." The date is Thursday - Friday, Feb. 26-27. This will be the first presentation of our NEW 2009 VERSION. If you are interested in joining us or sending someone else to join us, please email me at glenn@nciglobal.org.

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Many of the church planters I'm working with are beginning to use the social media in very effective ways. Facebook is becoming a powerful tool for networking and advertising. The good thing about advertising like Facebook ads and Search Engine ads is that they are "pay per click." You can set your budget and know that every dollar you spent had some kind of impression. One of the planters I'm

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