Why Tension? Great quote from Catalyst Conference website

September 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Sorry I’ve laid off blogging.  I’ll get back to it. I saw this today as I was getting ready for Catalyst East in Atlanta, Ga on October 6-8th.  It reminded me of what God is calling us through and to. We don’t lead from the safety of the fringe. We take up residence in the [...]

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Don’t out think your common sense…

August 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Interestingly enough most of the time we out think ourselves when it comes to first impressions.  I’ve been guilty. Early in my ministry I didn’t spent enough time thinking through the way outsiders saw the church and it truly cost me in helping others take a next step. Around the ten year mark I probably [...]

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What is in PRINT matters…

June 3, 2010 By 1 Comment

Too often in the local church we fail to make tough decisions about errors we find in print.  It’s late on a Tuesday afternoon.  All copy was to be to the printer by 3:00 p.m. to be ready for the upcoming weekend.  We deliver it at 2:59:59 p.m. to our Communications Director or whomever is [...]

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Innovating the Standard in Church Demographics – another tool for your toolbox

May 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Mission Insite

I came across MissionInsite while getting my certification to be a Healthy Church Consultant through the California Southern Baptist Convention (CSBC) this year.  It is a phenomenal tool.  I’ve used it several times over the past couple of months and the information that it provides is just what I needed. MissionInsite is Innovating the Standard [...]

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Tools that you can not live without…

May 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Over the past 15 years of being a Pastor I’ve learned a few things (and some the hard way) about having the right tools at ones disposal.  And being an old country boy like myself it is also a world of help if you know how to use the tools you have.  If you know [...]

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“Guest Entrance Only”

May 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment

I recall a church I was consulting with back a couple of years ago that had a sign above an exterior door that led from their main parking lot to the worship center.  It was a white sign with great big black letters that hung above the door and read, Guest Entrance only Now I [...]

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Always ask the question, “Why”?

May 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment

One of my greatest learning’s in ministry over the past 15 years is to always ask the question, “Why”?  If someone is afraid of answering the why questions of leadership for you, then there are other things lying around that they are just as uncomfortable answering. I heard this poem again this week and I [...]

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How we can serve you…

May 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Here is a brief look at how we might be able to serve you.  Please do not hesitate to call (949) 682-5887 or email kerry@streettotheseat.com to book a healthy church consultation. ___________________________________ Many options are available to serve you from phone consultations to on site consultation. We provide communication, coaching, & consulting to pastors, churches, [...]

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Facing Reality… are disciples being made through the work of your church?

May 22, 2010 By 1 Comment

Jack Welch said, “Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be.” I’ve found that throughout the years of serving in the church we have a tendency to say how it was or how we wished it would be… But how is it really… right now.  Are we [...]

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Spiritual Growth Pathways… Monvee & Grow to Go

May 21, 2010 By 1 Comment

Funny how time flies… I remember tinkering with a system of looking at spiritual growth pathways back in 2000 while serving at Fielder Road in Texas and then putting it on the shelf only to revisit it again in 2005-06 while serving at Saddleback.  Then again on the shelf for a year until really beginning [...]

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