How Will God Judge our Faithfulness? That one day when we stand before our Creator and are looking to hear – “Well Done!” Do we fully understand the aspects by which we’ll be judged? These 7 areas of our life and leadership should be the ones we are most focused on developing and refining. Do
I’m often asked, “Is there any single common denominator you can find in every growing church?” I have studied, read and visited many churches throughout the years. What I’ve discovered is God uses all kinds of churches, in all kinds of ways, with many different methods and styles. But there is one common denominator that
The book of Nehemiah shows the importance of good leadership in the completion of a project. With the right leadership, the Israelites were able to complete a project in 52 days—a project that, for 80 years, people had said couldn’t be done. When you get the right catalyst, important projects get finished. What kind of
Whose life is God getting ready to radically change? Whose marriage is in need of transformation? Who’s in your church is about to walk through a life altering crisis? Pastor, you have the opportunity to speak into and shepherd the people in your church through every one of these situations. Your weekend message has the
Having a challenging time moving your members from consumers to contributors? Thinking it’s a lack of desire? Well think again. Architecture teaches that function follows form. But in ministry, we believe the opposite is true – form follows function. A person’s ministry is determined by their makeup or their SHAPE. When someone doesn’t understand
I believe we have a sleeping giant in our churches today. If that sleeping giant awakes, the world won’t be the same. The sleeping giant is lay people who aren’t serving somewhere in ministry. Our greatest need in the church today is to release an army of lay ministers to do what God is calling
I know many pastors who have been exhausted over the last year. Pastoring during a pandemic has brought unique challenges and new routines for all of us. And some of us are still struggling to keep up with all the changes we’ve had to navigate. If this is you, God has more to say about
It takes only 7 seconds for a first-time guest to decide whether to return to your church. Let’s make that first impression the best it can be! Rommel Manio, Saddleback Church’s Pastor of First Impressions shares 7 tips for creating a positive experience for your first-time guests. Environment Matters The environment of your church communicates
As we talk about financial stewardship, it is important to first define stewardship as the act of managing that which belongs to someone else. Hence, the Ministry of Stewardship is about helping followers of Jesus understand that ALL they have is a gift from, and actually belongs to, GOD. Our time, skills and finances are
Life is full of losses. It’s sobering to remember that nothing around us is permanent. Pastor, everyone in our congregations will go through seasons of loss where they lose their finances, jobs, health, marriage, or loved ones. And we need to help them through these periods. Here are five steps we can share with our
