Playing with Pet Rattlesnakes… Dealing with the Media in Ministry

            Over the past few years, we have had to deal with the media from time to time in our church. By and large, it’s been a positive experience but there have also been a few times when we’ve been misrepresented or haven’t been portrayed in the best light. Gaining media attention can bring increased…

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Spending Time w/ One of America's Great Pastors – Part 2

On Wednesday, I posted the first 5 of my Actionable Learnings from my time with Robert Morris, Pastor of Gateway Church in Southlake, TX. Here are my second 5 Learnings… Enjoy. Learning #6: Our job as a pastor is to continually be asking, “How can I help?” I love this perspective, especially in light of…

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Spending Time with One of America's Great Pastors

On Monday of this week, I got to spend a few hours with a select group of about 15 guys with Robert Morris, Pastor of Gateway Church in Dallas, TX. Gateway is one of the America’s largest and fastest growing churches. Here are 10 learnings from my up close and personal time with Pastor Robert.…

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Last week, I hosted a conference call for pastors and we were talking about margin. Margin

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Flight Patterns

One of my favorite times of my entire month is my Men’s Connection Group that meets on the last Saturday of the month at the NLC Warehouse at 9 am. There are several reasons why: First, I love the honest & open communication from the heart that these guys bring. They’re there for 1 reason:…

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Margin Regained: (Notes for the LIVE Conference Call)

Margin Regained: If I could say anything to Pastors who are stressed out, overworked & living out of control schedules this is what would I say… 1.  No one else is gonna fight for your schedule, if you don’t. 2.  It’s more important than you think. A.  It is affecting you. – You’re not getting…

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We're Talking Margin Tomorrow – LIVE

Tomorrow, Thursday, September 23rd, @ 11am EDT, we’re talking about Margin on a LIVE, FREE 30-45 minute Conference Call with the ARC. I would love for you to be apart. Here’s how: Call 888-350-0075 tomorrow at 11 am EDT then enter the code 7479514. By the way, if you’ve missed it, the last few posts…

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Margin Drains

Thursday, September 23rd, @ 11 am EDT, I’ll be hosting a Live, FREE Conference Call with the ARC. So, leading up to it I thought it would be good to prime the pump a little bit by talking about Margin, which is the subject we’ll be talking about this Thursday. Today I want to talk…

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Marginless Results:

Thursday, September 23rd @ 11 am EDT, I’m leading a FREE conference call for any and all pastors. (Details at the bottom) In preparation for that, we’ve been talking about an extremely overlooked topic in ministry circles: Margin. Today we’re going to look at the results of a Marginless existence. 1.  Fragmented Thoughts. Ever noticed…

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Margin Defined…

In preparation for the Live, Free, Conference Call I’ll be hosting for the ARC on Thursday, September 23rd, We’re talking about Margin this week. Today I want to give a working definition for the idea or concept of Margin. So here you go… “The distance between where you are and your limits.” The obvious illustration…

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