I hope you took the time to check out the Back to School Blogathon. One post by Benson Hines on discipling during the first month and another by Linda Osborne on making the most of the first month had some great nuggets. I also formatted my blog post on 4000 Ways to Maximize the First …
New Campus Ministry Resource: Maximizing the First 4 Weeks on Campus Read More »
A huge thanks to those of you who have provided feedback on the ministry funnel. It’s changed dramatically in the last few days as I have processed the feedback. The goal is simple: Create a resource to help ministry leaders diagnose their current reality and implement future-oriented, value-driven strategy and tactics. Since the funnel has …
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Teaching. Every year I directed a ministry I underestimated the amount of teaching I needed to do in order to clarify the why’s of our ministry (in relation to the mission, vision, and values). Every year I also noticed that the majority of people assume something negative about the why’s if they do not understand …
The Way to A Solid Ministry Foundation Is Through… Read More »
“Good things happen when we start before we’re ready. Not only do we open ourselves to the blessings of happy serendipity, but we steal a march on the forces of procrastination, perfectionism, over-preparation, fear and self-doubt.“–Steven Pressfield from one of his blog posts. I’ve noticed that my ministry effectiveness is proportional to the amount of …
Anyone Else Want to Be Bold in Ministry? Start Before You Are Ready Read More »
Stagnant ministries always have leaders that fail to empower their followers. I love ministries that take risks on young emerging leaders and hold their core group of leaders accountable to developing and passing on what they have learned to those below them. It’s the reason I chose empower as the key word that describes the …
I’m following my own advice and turning a potential email into a blog post to share content that may be relevant to a variety of people. A friend of mine is giving a talk on launching a movement to a group of college students and asked what sorts of tips resources I would share. Here’s …
Research often leads the charge when faced with something new. But faith and humility give a new ministry life, direction, and a future. I’m advocating calculating and costly faith steps here, not blind/whimsical/pseudo-spiritual decisions. Your friends will be impressed if you can quote all the statistics related to your ministry start-up as well as some …
Starting a Ministry Tip: Impress God & Not Your Friends Read More »
Have you dreamt of planting a church in a large city? I certainly have. I have loved starting ministries within Campus Crusade but the prospect of being a part of God’s redemptive plan through an urban church plant sounds sweet. Leonce Crump the church planter in the video shares some key phrases that seem to …
