In the most recent issue of the Outreach Top 100 Fastest Growing Churches, I noticed that three of my Senior Pastor Coaching Alumni made the list:

• EastLake Community Church
  Bothell, Washington
  Ryan Meeks, Senior Pastor
• Northstar Church
  Panama City, Florida
  Marty Martin, Senior Pastor
• Harvest Church
  Byron, Georgia
  Jim Cowart, Senior Pastor

First, let me say – Congratulations to each of these churches and their pastors!

Second – I encourage you to go to school on these churches…

- Visit their websites (I’ve linked to them above) and see what they’re all about
- Listen to their message podcasts and hear how they communicate
- Do a little research to see what they’re doing right and how you may be able to do the same at your church

Better yet – find a reason to visit them (and bring a notebook when you do).  We can all learn by seeing where God is at work and making careful observations.

Rarely do I visit another church where I don’t pick up something that we can do differently (aka: better) at The Journey, but you have to keep looking.

Third – Don’t say “it can’t happen to me” – there’s no limit to what God can do through you and your church if you’ll cooperate with Him to make it happen!

P.S. What do all these churches have in common?  All three of the churches above are led by pastors who have graduated from my Coaching Network.

I’ve got a brand new Senior Pastor Tele-Coaching Network beginning on Thursday, February 24, and there’s still time to apply if you hurry – here’s the link to read more and Apply Now (takes less than 10 minutes):

www.ChurchLeaderInsights.com/telecoaching

And who knows? We could be reading your name on next year’s fastest growing churches list!