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Do You Know What Your Ministry Is Supposed to Look Like?

If you cannot visualize how your ministry is supposed to look like how can you boldly ask God for big things that will lead to significant transformation? The stock answer to the question “What would it look like for God … Continue reading →

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What Are You Bringing to Life as You Lead Your Ministry?

“One of the things I always do is study the object, and thinking about what is the object that we are bringing to life.” –John Lasseter I found this short interview between Charlie Rose and John Lasseter fascinating and insightful. … Continue reading →

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One Reality I’d Love to See More Ministry Leaders Embrace

Failure lets you move on, mediocrity stalls you and keeps you from reaching your potential.”–Dharmesh Shah from a recent post ‘Failure is Not the Worst Option.’

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The Art of Ministry Starting

“I saw the statue inside.”–Michelangelo If you have or are thinking of starting a ministry this video will seriously encourage you. Especially if you have a vision for your ministry that most people do not yet “get.” To read more … Continue reading →

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Lighten Your Ministry Structure

When evaluating your ministry structure the conversation has a gravitational pull towards addition, not subtraction. However pruning/curating/streamlining your ministry structure by taking things out and/or grouping things together offers a huge opportunity for significant growth and increased effectiveness. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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Diagnose and Tailor Your Ministry Strategy

“Far too many new leaders don’t effectively diagnose their situations and tailor their strategies accordingly. Then, because they don’t understand the situation, they make unnecessary mistakes.”–Michael Watkins from The First 90 Days Tim Casteel shared this quote in the comments … Continue reading →

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Speeding Up Your Ministry IQ

Eric Ries presented on The Lean Startup at SXSWI and this was one of his slides:   If We Can Reduce the Time Between Pivots Here’s the definition of a pivot: “a pivot occurs when a start-up tests a new … Continue reading →

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Giving Away Your Ministry

“They only have 1 full-time equivalent staff member (that includes all staff, not just ministry staff) for every 150 people in attendance. Only about 35% of their budget is spent on staff expenses.”–from a post by Tony Morgan on how … Continue reading →

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How to Change Your Ministry Direction

An increasing gap between the vision and reality signals the need to make a change in your ministry’s direction. A change in direction can be falsely understood as failure, since it’s a departure from what a leader thought would happen. … Continue reading →

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College Ministry E-Book! The First Four Weeks

I’m excited to announce an ebook for college ministers on how to maximize the first four weeks of school for greater effectiveness and fruitfulness. Being apart of Campus Crusade has allowed me to gain not only tremendous skills from literally … Continue reading →

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Categories Ministry Starting, Resources

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