Over the course of a lifetime, the one word question, “Why?” gets asked many, many, many times. Often times it is in the context of heartache, pain, sorrow or some deep troubling situation. On a few occasions it might be said proactively, in the context of an entity figuring out, for instance, “Why do we…
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Have you had this experience? You have a church member who has a great heart, is very influential and loves to serve in the church. You think to yourself, “This is a potential leader.” Many pastors aren’t sure what to do next and default into placing someone like this in the most needed leadership role,…
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This week, Lori and I got back into the swing of things in the Rocky Mountain District. We are thankful for a few months of sabbatical where we enjoyed a wonderful time away with the Lord, our family and our beautiful country. We had the privilege at Christmas to see most of our kids and grandchildren. We…
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Every church needs more leaders. The problem is there are only three ways to get more. 1. Buy them, by hiring them. 2. Steal them from other churches. 3. Train them up yourself (the most difficult of all). So how do we do this? The Bible tells us to take what we have learned and teach it to others, that…
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I’ll admit it, I’m a chronic over-thinker. I spend way too much time overthinking. Sometimes, I overthink about really good things like, “What do these kids need to know about Jesus deep in their beings that will keep them walking with Him forever?” Other times, I overthink about really dumb things like, “If I paint…
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Have you had those Mondays when you sit in your office and wonder if all your efforts are really helping your church be the Church, as the Bible defines it? Have you felt like busyness has consumed energy, but you weren’t sure it was energy toward the right direction? Here is a system you can…
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I’m big on goals (more about that here) and I bet you are, too. After a year like we just had, one might be tempted to throw up hands and not bother to make goals 2021. Sure, 2020 was not what any of us predicted, but many people accomplished more than we expected to. And we…
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One of the critical areas of self-leadership is leading your own personal growth. For some of us, the time between Christmas and New Year’s is a time of reflection as we prepare to start the new year. In October, I challenged you to discern 2021 goals for your church, this month I’m asking you to focus…
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Recently I was re-reading Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi. Since high school days I have always enjoyed this three page powerhouse of a letter. The Spirit of God never fails to use some part of this letter to challenge, encourage, convict or motivate my soul when I read it. God’s Word truly is…
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Now that I have your attention, let me share with you that our recently completed 2020 Ignite Conference was awesome! Thank you to Cody Missionary Alliance Church, Pastor Randy Shaw and Pastor Michael Lajko for hosting our gathering. Thank you, Bill Levy, Jim Evans and John Reese for sharing from your hearts and experiences from over 40…
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