Breaking All the Rurals

Christmas is the new Easter and preparing for your services can't start too soon. Shawn Wood, Experience Pastor at Seacoast Church, has done a phenomenal job giving your church ideas to assist you this Christmas season. Several prevailing churches share great ideas you have to hear and you can see it by clicking here. I want to go deeper on what BNC is doing this Christmas in hopes that you ...

Anna, 16 is a senior, Evan, 13 is in 8th grade, Sara, 11 is in 6th and KJ is 8 at kicking the 3rd grade. I am so proud of my kids!

As a pastor teaching a subject, and living it, can be two totally different worlds. Knowing this, our Community Pastor Heath Kirkpatrick, shot a surprise video interviewing them to find out what the O'Dell home was REALLY like. Again, this was a ...

We are always looking for ways to involve the next generation within our services and here are a few reasons why:

#1 Ownership...
I want our children and youth to understand this is THEIR church. They will either feel made to attend or make the service.

#2 Attraction...
Young is attractive. Parents, Grands, Aunts, Uncles are all attracted to attending when their young relative is leading. Young is also a natural draw......

Vision is a word of VAGUENESS without...

Specificity...it must be very pointed. Don't be vague or unrealistic, be specific.

Clarity...Show how you will accomplish it and what you have accomplished with it.

Regularity...I feel like I am a broken record when it comes to vision, but the truth is most have not heard it enough.

Passion...Sharing vision must include your personal involvement in it.

Transformation...Let ...

There are a few keys after 7 short years of pastoring I am LEARNING...not LEARNED, LEARNING:

If you are not FEEDING, you are not LEADING.
People follow who is feeding them and pushing them to grow!
Leaders do not USE volunteers, they make sure they're being USED!
Real leaders volunteering in your organization do not want busy work or to be misued. They want to be using their gifts and ...

We are beginning a COACHING NETWORK for Senior Pastors/Campus Pastors in rural communities or serving a church with a rural state of mind. We are taking the first twenty to sign up...please join me! Info is below and REGISTRATION STARTS RIGHT HERE. (Oct. 7 registration will end)

Transforming Church Coaching Network
Who is this for…
-Senior Pastors, Bi-Vocational Pastors and Multi Site Campus Pastors.
-Leaders who want to go ...

After a few speaking oppotunites this last month I have been amazed with TWO things...#1 The hunger in God's Church to see change #2 How few are taking advantage of the power of social media. Your message is IMPORTANT and social media is the best voice out there right now. I have provided a few tips for starters and let's get our message out there!

1. Set up your profile

The first ...

This information will mess you up!
Why is your spouse disconnected to you emotionally, sexually and spiritually?
How important is it to hug and affectionately touch your children?
How did you end up dressing for that co-worker or friend instead of your mate?
How important is physical affection in your marriage?

This 4 minute video will tell you...Beth Bryant, the Executive Director of Reality Check will share material most have ...

Thank you Leadership Network and Todd Rhoades for the privilege of sharing yesterday to thousands at The Nines Conference. Speakers like Rick Warren, Craig Groeschel and Steven Furtick spoke with passion and fire. I was so honored to participate, and was selected for a web exclusive portion of the conference. Leaders like Geoff Surratt, Alan Hirsch, Leonard Sweet, Carlos Whitaker and more are available to watch right here for the ...

We are excited about our sixth campus beginning in the Quitman, Texas Civic Center September 12, 2010.  I am asked regularly, "How do you know that place, is the place, for another campus?".  My answer is always "as you walk with God, you just know".  I am also asked, "what do you want in place before starting a campus?".

Here are a few musts for BNC before a campus crank up:

#1 Listen
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