In this post I want to share a tip that will help you create a more powerful salvation invitation. Not too long ago I learned the concept of the preacher as witness. Here's the basic idea: A preacher is like a witness in a courtroom. And the audience is like the jury in that they will be weighing Christ’s paradigm for living vs culture’s paradigm for living. And at the end of the sermon they will make a decision for or against Christ's way. That being the case - during our weekly sermon run … [Read more...]
Twenty Mile March
I read in Jim Collin's book Great by Choice of two explorers in a race to reach the South Pole in the early 1900s. Team A would take advantage of good weather and travel 40 miles in a single day. But then they would take a couple days off to recover. If bad weather came, they would take those days off too. Then when good weather came again, they would go extreme and travel another 40 miles or so. Team B had an entirely different approach. They would travel 20 miles a day, no matter what the … [Read more...]
A Leader’s Job
In Dave Ramsey's book Entreleadership I read the following: "It is leadership's job to continually shine a spotlight on the goal and remove any distractions." That being SO true, let me shine a little light on what we're trying to accomplish at New Day (i.e. the goal). We are in the disciple-development business and our product is changed lives (Christlike people). In accordance with Matthew 28:19-20 we: 1. MAKE disciples (we help people become followers of Jesus - “go and make disciples” … [Read more...]
What To Spend Time Working On
Everything you do today will fall into one of four categories: Things that are important and urgent. Things that are important but not urgent. Things that are not important but are urgent. Things that are not important and not urgent. Productive people spend as much time as possible in categories one and two and avoid or delegate tasks in categories three and four. … [Read more...]
How to be a Great Worker and Get Promoted
Want to be a great worker and get promoted? Here’s what the Bible has to say. 1. Do excellent work1 Samuel 18:5 — “Whatever Saul asked David to do, David did it successfully…” 2. Complete the assignment before the deadline1 Samuel 18:24 — “…all I [Saul] want for the bride price is one hundred Philistine foreskins…”1 Samuel 18:26 — “…before the time limit expired, he [David] and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines and presented all their foreskins to the king.” 3. Do more than … [Read more...]
Dig a Hole Throw a Rope
I'm a part of a coaching network with Church of the Highlands (visit www.growleader.com for info). The other day my coach was teaching me something so helpful I had to pass it along here. It's a preaching tip. Jonathan (my coach) taught me how Chris Hodges (lead pastor of Church of the Highlands) instructs the students at their Bible College to "Dig a hole. Then throw a rope to help them out." I loved this concept and used it this past Sunday. I'm sure I could've done better but four people … [Read more...]
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