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          After nearly 11 years of leading Next Level Church, I have become convinced of something.                                          Health Matters.           In fact, one of key leadership axioms we say often is: “We are never going to prioritize Growth over Health.” Because we know that Healthy things grow. Health sustains growth. Without Health, our teams and…

As the 2012 Major League Baseball season comes to a close, the usual letting go of some players and managers is taking place. Most noticeable to me is the firing of Boston Red Sox manager, Bobby Valentine and the firing of Ozzie Guillen, the manager of the Miami Marlins. Both men are in their first…

In Luke 5, Jesus climbs into Simon Peter’s boat and challenges Peter’s entire thinking on what he thought he knew. Peter, after all, was a professional fisherman. If anyone ought to know when, how and where to fish, it was him. However, after hearing Jesus teach a seashore crowded with people, from the bow of…

          At Next Level Church, we are passionate about using whatever means necessary to reach as many people as we possibly can with the message of Life-Change found in Jesus Christ. A little less than a year ago, we began using video teaching in some of our weekend services each week at Next Level Church.…

When leaders get better, everybody wins.. I believe this with all my heart. If we can keep the leader growing, the organization they lead wins, other leaders around them win and the people they serve, win. And the key to a leader getting better is found in the presence of teachability in their life. Teachability…

One of the most powerful concepts I learned along time ago was the art of asking great questions. What I came to realize is that every person you meet is a deep well, with much to teach us, the crux is finding a way to mine out what’s inside of them.  Proverbs 20:5 says it…

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A few weeks ago, I wrote an article on “Launching 2 Services” in a church. I have been blown away by the overwhelming response from so many of you. Thanks for passing it on / commenting / reading it / and applying it. We love helping churches be more effective. This week, I want to…

For years, when the “Outreach 100” was released I thumbed through it, circled names and paid close attention to the details.  I was excited to look at the list and say, “Hey, I know him” or “Who is this?” or “How did they do that?”  My wife would look up church websites and sometimes give…