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Time Management 101
We all have the same number of hours in a day. The way we choose to manage those hours will either help us live a life of effectiveness and success or lead us down a path of frustration and repeated failure. Of course, we would all rather use our time to create that first scenario, but many of us just don’t know how. You probably didn’t learn much about time management in school.
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Tips on Developing and Communicating Vision
Vision is a pre-requisite for leadership. One cannot lead without a vision of the future. Choosing to cast your vision is the first critical leadership choice. Vision is the essential ingredient for a leader, both personally and for the organization you lead. (read more)
Launching Large: The New Paradigm in Church Planting
Launching large is the ability of a new church to reach as many people as possible within the first six to eight months of existence. It's an issue of discovering and fulfilling potential. God's dream for your church is bigger than your dream. Launching large is about cooperating with God to see his vision accomplished in an area. Don't underestimate that vision, or your ability to tap into it. (read more)
Top 10 Books of 2006 for Church Leaders
2006 was a great year with regard to incredible books for church leaders. We've seen proven additions from Blanchard, Stanley, and Stetzer plus new works by pastors Batterson, Cornelius and Geiger. As the old saying goes, all leaders are readers and that's especially true of growing leaders. (read more)
Break the Next Growth Barrier
Most churches generally face growth barriers when Sunday attendance approaches 65, 125, 250 or 500. I’ve observed through direct research, personal experience and dozens of consultations that there are two critical decisions every pastor must make regardless of the attendance barrier they face. (read more)
Top 10 Books For Church Planters
Starting a new church is the most leader intensive enterprise in the world. A new, growing church needs a growing leader. As the old saying goes, all leaders are readers and that especially true of growing leaders. (read more)
The Call to Church Planting - Part 1
The sad reality is that the majority of church starts fail within the first year. The main reason this happens is a lack of clear calling by the church starter. A clear calling to start a church is the most important ingredient in the planting of any new church. Successful church starts begin with a personal calling rather than a personal choice (read more)
The Call to Church Planting - Part 2
We’ve explored the sources; now it’s time for you to nail it down. When exactly were you called? What were the circumstances around your call? And how did it match up with the sources of proper calling? (read more)
The Pastor's Wife
I went shopping with a friend the other day. Now this is not just any friend but one of my closest and dearest friends. While looking at shoes in Macy’s, my friend ran into someone she knows and proceeds to introduce me, “This is my pastor’s wife, Kelley.” She didn’t say, “Please meet my good friend, Kelley” or “my friend, Kelley, who happens to be my pastor’s wife.” She introduced me only as the pastor’s wife. (read more)
Top 5 Books for Evangelism
After repeated requests, here's the top 5 books on evangelism, still in print. Regretfully one of the best books ever on evangelism is out of print: Introduction to Evangelism by Delos Miles. (read more)
Article: Inviting Others to Join You
SmartLeaders invite others to join them on their success journey. As you dream big dreams, cast big visions and strive for big goals, it becomes necessary to have others join you. The popular Internet saying is correct, "None of us is as smart as all of us." Therefore, leaders must constantly rely on other people to join them and assist them in accomplishing their goals. (read more)
What is Servant Evangelism?
Servant evangelism is intentionally sharing Christ by modeling biblical servanthood. It is the simplest, most transferable, and yes, most fun approach for moving believers closer to a biblical lifestyle marked by consistent witnessing. (read more)
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