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Alan and Trent are pastors helping churches and leaders make a difference and last.
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Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Episode 66: 8 Leadership Hats We Wear
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Servant Leader - overarching approach for ministry. Make ministry about Jesus.
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Entrepreneurial Leader - willingness to start new initiatives.
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Visionary Leader - ability to see the future and move the church towards it.
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Intellectual Leader - communicating Biblical and Doctrinal truth. Learning and growing, knowing where to get good information.
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Organizational Leader - understanding principles of how organizations work best to accomplish long term goals.
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Community Leader - being visible in your community and having a positive reputation.
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Crisis Leader - able to shift into a whole new level of leadership, fluid decision making.
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Decisive Leader - having the strength to make a tough decision and to stand by it.
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Episode 65: Multiplication Matters
Why multiplication is important
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Explosive growth is a Biblical event - Pentecost
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Changes the dynamics of a church
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Enlarges God’s kingdom
Hindrances to multiplication
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Fear of failure
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Loss of relationships
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Turf-mindedness
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Not willing to invest the time
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Not thinking we know enough
Best places to start multiplication
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Small groups
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Worship services
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Outreach events
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Church planting
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Prayer times
The church will die with just addition - we just can't keep up numerically
We grow people who carry on the vision and the church will thrive with multiplication!
Monday Jun 08, 2020
Monday Jun 08, 2020
Episode 64: Should You Market Your Church?
You're investing and equipping
Ephesians 4: 11So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
Marketing your church gives your members tools to start conversations and to let folks know what God is doing in your church
So ask yourself - "What is your church doing to get the word out about church and in turn Jesus?"
Purpose: is it for kingdom work or personal reputation?
Ways you already market
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Sermon art
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Church logo
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Information cards
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Gift bags
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Signage
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Apparel
Marketing is changing…
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Insourcing to outsourcing - What can folks in your church do - and what should you get someone outside to do?
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Website
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Mail out to e-mail outs, texts
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Guerilla marketing to social marketing
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video is expected
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egiving - develop generosity - this can be a way to get the word out too.
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Pray for technology people to come to church - then give them permission to work.
Hindrances:
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Old wine in new wineskins
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New wine in old wineskins
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Cost
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Measurables
Book: Connect: How to Grow Your Church in 28 Days by Don Corder
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Join us for our conversation with Kelly Pollock. The bi-vocational youth minister at Patterson Avenue Baptist Church.
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Episode 63: Pastoring a Long Established Church
Taking the pastorate of an older church...
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Change does take time. Be patient.
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The attitude “We were here before you got here and will be here after you’re gone” usually proves true. Your attitude toward that statement will be reflected in the changes you choose to make and in your leadership.
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The only way you change #2 is by staying a long time and doing a lot of funerals.
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Make yourself as much of the community’s pastor as well as your churches.
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Laugh at yourself a lot, many older churches take themselves way too serious, so set a good tone.
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BE VISIBLE!
Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
Episode 62: Is my need to be right killing my church?
“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
All churches are looking for the complete package (which doesn't exist)
a great preacher and great pastor
Rarely do you find someone outside of Jesus who is great at both.
So Today I want to ask you - how are you at the pastoral care part?
to get you to think about this - we want to talk about dogmatic behavior
The "KNOW IT ALL"
There are certain people that need to be right all the time. These people tend to be argumentative, provoking confrontation, attacking other points of view, defending their points of view.
- Know anybody like that?
- Are you sometimes like that?
- some people are not only always right – they are never wrong.
You have a choice between being right and being kind - choose kind.
- Do you have a teachable spirit or not?
- Can you learn from your deacons?
- Can you learn from others on your staff?
- Can you learn from the older ladies in your church?
- Can you learn from someone in your church who opposes you or chews you out?
Sometimes Christians and even Pastors can be so dogmatic about their opinions that they literally kill their church.
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Not talking about points that scripture is clear about
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But even with theology we can be kind without saying scripture is wrong
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Listen - If you hear yourself always talking then there is a problem
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Ask questions - and listen
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Ask for forgiveness
A need to be always right comes from a very insecure place -
- Bob Goff said sometimes they are sharks and sometimes they are just insecure dolphins.
- Unconditional love verses Conditional love (based in fear)
- Whatever it is that you feel is inadequate about you has made you unable to love yourself. Being unable to love yourself has made you unable to love others.
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
Episode 61: Hummingbird Pastors
A. Pastors need mentors that will pray for them and encourage them help to grow
B. Pastors shoot themselves in the foot when they are territorial
- Fear of starting a new church
- Missed relational opportunities
- Decline
C. Are you praying for pastors and churches around you?
D. Are you developing relationships with pastors around you?
E. Are you encouraging your church to pray for and encourage believers in churches around you.
Other Questions:
- Are you helping or hindering the church of Jesus around the world?
- Do you find it easier to pray for and support churches on the other side of the world than you do those in your own town?
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
Episode 60: The Pastor as Protector
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You are responsible for your flock
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Who are you supposed to protect your flock from?
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How do you protect them?
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More of a guide than anything else
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Guide people safely through trouble.
Spiritual protector
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Recognize where people are vulnerable.
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Be careful with your comments
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Equip people to care for themselves and then others
We’ve learned we have a greater role as a physical protector
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Watch out for people who are physically and emotionally vulnerable.
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Be careful with your comments.
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Flip it: Equip people to care first for others and then for themselves.