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10 qualifications of a church planter
Ten Church Planter Essential Qualifications By Pastor Scott Thomas, Acts 29 Director This is a longer blog than normal, but these are the notes from my talk at Exponential 2009 in an effort to serve those who attended and wanted to engage dialogically in the conversation live. The Power Point Handout is found here. Introduction…
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need for speed
How is the evangelistic atmosphere in your church? How is the motivation of your staff and volunteer? How is the risk level of your team? THE SPEED OF THE LEADER IS THE SPEED OF THE TEAM. Pastors, we create the atmosphere in our church. Our people would only go as far as our leadership.
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another way to get unstuck
Feel like your church is stuck? What do you do when you don’t know what to do? Do what any clueless guy would do: Get the right people to get you unstuck. Jim Collins’ Good to Great Principle: Get the right people on the bus, get the wrong people out of the bus and then…
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ideas!
Church planters we must traffic in idea creation! Never be content with how things are. Question the status quo. Don’t just say we have been doing this ever since 1934. Church is not a museum of God’s greatness but a live event where His Spirit continues to operate and move. In your meetings, brainstorm. Get…
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hiring 10!
Every time a church grows it means that there is a greater need to motivate and inspire people to volunteer. It is also a season where we are in a lookout of people who would consider working for the church. One of the things I have learned about hiring is this: never hire a good…