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Five Mistakes I Made As A Young Leader—Part One

One of the questions most often asked of me by pastors when we meet is, “what are the mistakes you made when you were a young leader…
Leadership

A Note For My Fellow Pastors…

Isaiah 54:17 says… “no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the…
Personal

Some GREAT Links To Check Out!

Haven’t done this in a while…but wanted to throw a few things your way that I’ve REALLY enjoyed reading… I loved…
Church

Four Random Questions I Wrestle With

I often reflect on my early years in ministry…and the questions I wrestled with then.  As I look at my struggles my first five…
Leadership

Five Questions That Leaders Should Ask

One of the things I have learned as a leader over the past few years is that leaders do NOT always have the answer…so…we need…
Leadership

My Prayer For Church Leaders

Hey church leader…here is my prayer for you/us today… Romans 15:13, “May the God of all hope fill you with joy and peace…
Leadership

10 Signs Of A Secure Leader

#1 - Realizes he has nothing to prove! #2 - Works for the applause of heaven and not for the applause of men. #3 - Seeks God for…
Church

15 Signs That A Church Is In Trouble

#1 - When excuses are made about the way things are instead of embracing a willingness to roll up the sleeves and fix the problem. #2 -…
Leadership

Disturbed!

I tweeted this yesterday… “Being filled with vision doesn’t always mean that God is inspiring us…but rather that…
Pastor P

Sunday Night Reflections

Haven’t preached in a couple of weeks…and I’m feeling it!  :-)  Here’a a few thoughts on the day… We…
Church

Why I Believe The Church’s Best Days Are Ahead…

As I survey the landscape of church in America I am not buying into to the “doom and gloom” that some people seem to take joy…
Church

Ten Ways To Kill Vision In Your Church

#1 - Pray really small prayers…seriously, don’t ask God for ANYTHING big.  He DID put an interstate highway through a sea,…