Great Read on "Building Your Tribe" by @JeffGoins

Ran across a great read on “Building your Tribe” by @JeffGoins Recently. Here’s the guest post on @MichaelHyatt’s website. http://michaelhyatt.com/building-influence-that-matters.html Enjoy… #AddingVALUE @MatthewKeller

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What I believe about the Next Generation

Over Mother’s Day weekend this year, I shared what I believe to be a Ground-Breaking / Culture-Shaping Message for our church, Next Level Church. But also, I believe it could be a powerful for the Big-C “Church” as well. If you didn’t get a chance to watch/listen to the talk on “Believing in the Next…

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Don't Feed the Birds (Guest Post) by @PaulWAndrew

This week I want to introduce you to one of my good friends, Paul Andrew. He is a Leadership Coach, Pastor and Speaker. He currently resides in NYC and has the coolest stinkin’ Australian accent ever. Here’s a guest post from his website: http://www.TheLeadershipCoach.com.  Enjoy… #AddingVALUE  @MatthewKeller     Don’t Feed The Birds       As…

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3 Ways We use our Church Facebook Page

Last week, I started a conversation about the 4 Ways I think about my Social Media Presence and particularly my personal twitter account. This week, I want to unpack the 3 Ways we think about our Church’s Online Presence. A couple of general thoughts: First, we don’t have a Twitter Account for NextLevelChurch.com. In an…

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What I Talk about on Social Media (And Why!)

One of the biggest things people say to me concerning Social Media is, “I don’t know what I’d talk about…” or “I don’t have anything interesting to say…” On the contrary, I believe that every human being has something interesting to say and there is a tribe of people who want or need to hear…

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The Underdog Journey Begins!

Let me first thank the hundreds of you who have congratulated me on the opportunity to write for Thomas Nelson on Facebook, Twitter, by text, in person or on this site. We are honored that you’re behind us in this adventure! A few thoughts so far…  1. I feel like I have a Head Start.     …

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The Big Announcement

So the day has finally arrived!!! On May 12th, 2012, exactly 10 years to the day after starting Next Level Church, I am happy to announce that…  I have signed a 2 Book Contract with Thomas Nelson Publishers to begin my writing career. Since I was 18 years old I have felt a calling to…

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5 Books Every Leadership Team Should Read

A Common Question I get asked when teaching Leadership Teams centers around what books a Leadership Team should be reading together. So I’ve compiled a list of my top 5 here: 1. The Up the Middle Church by, well, me. I know it sounds self-promoting, and you can judge me if you want to, but…

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