Australia Update - Day One

WOW…I’ve NEVER spent that much time on an airplane before.  Seriously!  BUT…it wasn’t THAT bad!  (I say…

Seven Things Staff Members Wished Their Senior Pastors Knew—Part One

I did a series of posts last week on what the Senior Pastor wished the staff knew…now time to look at the other side of the coin. #1…

An Open Letter To The Staff I Serve With

Before I say anything else…I want every single one of you to know something… I LOVE serving Jesus with you! I BELIEVE God has…

Quick Hits About This Weekend…

OK…I’m excited about week two of our series for women because… We are anticipating a lot of families to come to our 4:15…

Seven Things Senior Pastors Want Their Staff To Know—Part Four

Here’s the final post… #6 - Never Say, “That’s Not My Job!”   One of the most disturbing trends that is in…

You Never Know What Might Happen

I remember back in 2003 my assistant coming into my office and asking me if I would be available for an interview for our local…

Seven Things Senior Pastors Want Their Staff To Know—Part Three

#4 - PLEASE Get Along One of the most frustrating things for a Senior Pastor to have to deal with is staff members who refuse to act like…

Unleashing Unleash

To say that I am excited about Unleash in 2009 is an UNDERSTATEMENT! And…according to the registrations so far…other people…

Seven Things Senior Pastors Want Their Staff To Know—Part Two

Continuing from yesterday… #2 - You Will Never Know The Weight I Feel Ministry is tough on every level—period.  However, the…

Seven Things Senior Pastors Want Their Staff To Know—Part One

I will follow this with a series of posts entitled, “Seven things staff want their SP to know.” #1 - I Need Positive…

Does Video Teaching Work?

This question was the center of a lot of debate a few years ago…and it has been answered very quickly…YES!!! Yesterday we…

Just In Case You Missed It

I can’t wrap my mind around the fact that around nine years ago there were 15 people I was meeting with in a living room…and in…