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Alan and Trent are pastors helping churches and leaders make a difference and last.
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Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Episode #86: Is Online Church Real Church?
Takeaways
Remember:
People will watch before they visit...how you connect online will help determine if they choose to connect.
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Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Episode 85: Preaching Through This Season
Politics and Pandemics have people one edge…
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Exegete your people as well as the Bible
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Ignoring the events around us in this time is irresponsible.
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Do your best to encourage and bring comfort and hope
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remind your folks that there are others - Elijah needed that reminder - you're not the only ones
4 words for our preaching
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Hopefulness
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Kingdom-mindedness
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Vulnerability
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Practicality
What we are preaching on right now…
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Walking with God through uncertain times
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13 False teachings - But this week Brayden Harris is preaching "Being a Christian in this crazy world"
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Next week Randy Weeaks - makes people laugh
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Episode 84: How to Exit Gracefully
All of us will leave a ministry position at some time.
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Being asked to leave
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Being led to another position
How do we do that in a way that:
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glorifies God
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presents a witness to my community
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protects the witness of the church
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protects my witness and that of my family?
Pray - alot!
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Pray that God gives you grace and mercy He has
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Pray for your successor
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that they will have great success
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that your church won't be wanting you back
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that the church will move forward in God's power and strength
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Have a cohort you trust to ask you questions and that you can vent to
Address the hurt in your heart - if you're asked to leave
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keep in mind that your hurt is real and needs to be dealt with before you can move on in a healthy way.
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Also keep in mind that God can still work now and will work in that church in the future
When you're led to leave:
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When should you tell
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who should you tell when?
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How long should you stay after telling them you're leaving?
Preaching in the exit
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Not a time to bring up all the bad things people have done to you over the years - Remember not everyone has hurt you
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Do be gracious
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Do point to the goodness of God
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Do encourage the church
Much work to be done as you exit
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Make a list of things that need to be done or covered
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make a list of where important things are - be a blessing to the next guy.
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Make a list of important people to get to know in the community
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Leave your office very organized
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Episode 83: Keeping the Home Fire Burning
Stay Sane Centered and Married!
Your family is your A-Team! Talk with them a lot - Never put your church leaders or your church ahead of your A-Team
Why is your marriage important?
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You are a team - helpmates for each other
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You are both called - you each will have ministry opportunities
What impact does ministry have on marriages?
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Stress over calling versus mutual calling
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Volunteer staff member versus working in calling
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Unwritten expectations
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Conflict issues
How do you keep your marriage strong in the stress of ministry?
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got to keep dating
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protect couple time
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Support your mate’s giftedness
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do fun things together - shared fun experiences make good memories and keep us "glued" together
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Episode 82: Dealing With Sunday Morning Distractions
Common Distractions:
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Personal comments
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Complaints
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Requests
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Technology issues
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Screen's
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Notes
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Batteries
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Building issues
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Power
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Thermostats
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Security Issues
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Odd behavior by a guest
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Theft in parking lots
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Personal Issues
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Family conflict
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Internal conflict
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Some Helps for the journey
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Spend time preparing on Saturday for Sunday.
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Arrive early!!!!!!
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Shut your door for some time in prayer.
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Ask people to come back to your later with issues.
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Stay on the move before and in between services so you are hard to corner.
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A moving target is harder to hit.
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Episode 81: Ways We Move the Finish Line
A moving finish line creates
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confusion
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frustration
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disconnection
Great leaders communicate with clarity - right now its hard to do
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In Discipleship ---
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What does a disciple look like?
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Changes from sermon series to sermon series
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Define your process
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Purpose Driven church had bases;
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In Church Membership ---
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Expectations to no expectations
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How do you determine church membership?
In Leadership Expectations ---
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Some are held accountable others are not
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Define roles
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Set expectations
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Follow up
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In Mission and Vision ---
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Constantly changing
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Seminar syndrome - we copy and paste from new things
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Give at least 3-5 years to a clear vision
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October Giveaway:
Bringing out the best in any size church by Gary Mcintosh
email Alan@enduringchurches.consulting or Trent@enduringchurches.consulting and tell us about you and your church. You will be entered into our October drawing!
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Episode 80: The Rule of Good Starts
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A good start requires pre-planning.
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Free energy
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Practice a ministry,
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run through the highs and lows of what you expect.
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COVID has revealed this is a weakness in our culture.
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Rate of change/marketing
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A good start requires intentional effort.
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Mindset
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If we don’t care about the start, it's harder to care about the results.
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Not moving too fast or too slow
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A good start sets the right tone.
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Out front making adjustments to keep you there
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Prepares you to be in a hold out versus a catch up position.
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A good start sets you up to go the distance.
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You still have the majority of the work to do
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It’s easier to embrace pain out front than in the back.
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The good news bad starts are hard to recover from, but not impossible.
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Pray more!
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Episode 79: Budget Imperatives of 2021
1. Plan for a shortfall
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0-10%
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10-20%
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20+%
2. Protect the staff
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#1 concern is job security
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Uneasy times for people in ministry
3. Prioritize generosity
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Giving is contagious
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Our communities need us
4. Shed unneeded expenses
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Light on your feet and flexible
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What are expenses that you have that you don’t need?
5. Know your necessities
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What cannot be stopped, delayed, or dissolved
6. Expect an increase in technology expenditures
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Streaming, website, online presence, video recording
7. Plan on celebrating God’s faithfulness
- Celebrating God’s provision leads us to better awareness
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Episode 78: How Are You Talking About Giving?
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Talk about God stories - not paying the bills
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Start every worship service with a God story
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Talk about generosity not tithing
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Your budget drives generosity
Talk about investing in lives
Talk about how your church or your missions are blessing people
Use videos and stories
Celebrate financial victories
Remind people of our interview with Todd McMichen
Take a piece of paper
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on the top left - write down 3 or 4 of the most generous people that you know personally
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Now in the middle of the page draw a stick figure around that "generous person"
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I want you to write down some traits of those generous people you listed. You should be able to come up with a bunch.
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Now I want you to make another list. List the words that we typically use when we talk about giving at church. Are your two lists the same - I bet not. Wouldn't you rather preach on the first list?
see also:
https://enduringchurches.podbean.com/e/i11-interview-with-todd-mcmichen/