Brand New Church just launched a facelift on it’s website (check it out here) The message section is AWESOME, the new big viewing screen is great, but the COMMUNITY tab is THE BOMB! As a relational, church leader I am always looking for ways to build commUNITY within our congregants and this community tab is [...]

This One Day Event with Tony Morgan and Casey Graham is a MUST. The Cost is $49 if registered on or before April 30. We have 30 rooms for $35 a night first come first serve, just email us at info@brandnewchurch.com.
#1 Tony will assist you with Ministry Strategy, Leadership Vision and Structure. [...]

2 Peter 1:3-8 is a passage you don’t need to pray in your life…you need to add it to your life. It says, “make every effort to add to your faith…”. God has done his part, now you do yours. Don’t PRAY THESE, PLAY THESE in your daily living. There are [...]

Let me share with you 5 things I did not learn in Seminary:
#1 How to Communicate Vision
#2 How to Lead a Staff
#3 How to “Exhort” the Church Bully
#4 How to Handle membership Loss
#5 How to Love Your Wife as Christ Loved the Church
The Youngs deal with all of these in this video conversation. Thank [...]

Everyone around you is looking for encouragement and acceptance. It is up to you and me to give it, or create chaos in a life. Your words are the only thing, once it has left you, that you cannot get back. You can speak power into them or drag them down with [...]

Dr. Sam Chand ask this question; “What is your leadership capacity?”. He stated there are 7 areas we must be increasing capacity as a leader.
Let’s look at these seven areas:
#1 Pain
You will only grow, if your threshold for pain is growing. Leaders will and must experience pain. You will only know blessing [...]

Ed Young Sr. gave some practical advise for pastors and church leaders here at C3. He is a 74 year old man and SBC pastor of 50 years. Here is what he says hinders church growth and promotes church growth:
10 Things that HInder
#1 Poor Location
#2 Committee-Led Church
#3 “Right Size” Mentality
#4 Negative Preaching
#5 Fear [...]

Ok, many have asked what I learned from my first (and definitely not last) marriage counseling appointment:
#12 Cindy is the best wife on planet earth!
#11 The appointment was for Shannon more than for Cindy.
#10 Intimacy heightened due to counseling. (Thank you Jesus!)
#9 Every Pastor and Leader must schedule marriage counseling.
#8 Told [...]

John 4:23-24 “Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.”
I have friends that love the sensational and I have friends [...]

Don’t compare them to anyone.
Be courteous at all times.
Embrace the present moments without fear or guilt.
Live by the Golden Rule (Do unto others as you would have them do unto you).
Give your full attention when talking.
Become their biggest fan and cheerleader!
Toast each other over breakfast or dinner to say I love you.
Tell them how they [...]