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Alan and Trent are pastors helping churches and leaders make a difference and last.
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Monday Jul 29, 2024
Monday Jul 29, 2024
Episode 283: A Prayer and Action Plan
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Increase My...
Capacity
Character
Competence
Compassion
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Monday Jul 22, 2024
Monday Jul 22, 2024
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Episode282: Does Your Church Need a Safety Team
Why "Safety" over "Security"
Should you have a church safety team?
What is involved in putting a team together?
Who to have on the team and who not to have on the team.
What is the responsibility of a church safety team?
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Monday Jul 15, 2024
Monday Jul 15, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Episode 280: Can Anything Good Come From Stormy "C"s?
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We learn the depth of our our faith life.
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prayer
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trust
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We learn perseverance
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We learn something about our leadership style
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We learn something about relationships
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We learn something to apply in the future
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We learn something we can share with another
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We learn something about timing
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Episode 279: Should Your Church Have a Succession Plan
What is a succession plan?
Is a succession plan possible in a small church?
Should a church have a succession plan for staff?
What are important things to consider?
What are steps we should take?
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Episode 278: Breaking Up With Some Bad Ideas
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That bigger is always better
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That addition beats multiplication
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That leadership equals power
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That present success guarantees future success
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That weaknesses are always exploited
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That busyness equals productivity
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That no one can do it as good as I can
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Episode 276: VBS Never Ends on A Friday (or Thursday)
VBS is not an end but a beginning
With the Attenders
1. You should have family information
2. Follow Up with kids who make decisions
3. Follow up with unchurched families
1. By sending a thank you
2. By a phone call
3. With another invitation
4. A plan to follow up later
With the Workers
1. Honest feedback is critical
2. What was successful?
3. What could have been better?
4. Where were resources well-used?
5. Where were resources wasted?
With the Church
1. Thank people publicly for supporting VBS
2. Share stories that show its impact
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Episode 276: 8 Areas of Continuing Improvements
The Lifeway Research Article from 2022
Monday May 27, 2024
Monday May 27, 2024
Episode275: These Are the People in Your Neighborhood