Posts Tagged ‘Mission’
CCLP 018: Warren Bird Talks Canadian Research, Why Our Countries are Different, and Why Some Churches Grow When Others Don’t
Dr. Warren Bird is the Director of Research and Intellectual Capital at Leadership Network, a nonprofit that helps innovative Christian leaders increase their impact. He discusses the latest research on Canadian churches, why American and Canadian churches are so different and church growth. Welcome to Episode 018 of the podcast, which you can access on iTunes…
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CNLP 186: Daniel Im on What’s Wrong with Discipleship, False Maturity and Bi-Vocational Ministry
Something’s wrong with discipleship in most churches, but many leaders have no idea what’s broken, despite their best efforts to diagnose and fix it. Daniel Im gives a helpful diagnosis and a very practical set of tips on how to move your church closer to Christ. Plus, he shares some bonus tips for bi-vocational pastors…
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5 Small-Thinking Mindsets That Stunt Your Church’s Potential
So what’s really holding back your church’s potential? As hard as it might be to admit, ever think it might be…you? More particularly, ever think it might be the way you think? I’m firmly convinced I’m my own worst enemy. I limit what God can do because I don’t think largely enough or expansively enough.…
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CNLP 183: Todd Wilson on Lessons from the Nuclear Navy and What the World’s Best Engineers Can Teach Church Leaders or Any Leader About Leadership
At age 20, Todd Wilson (now President of Exponential), joined the Nuclear Navy. What he learned there were some of the top leadership lessons anyone could glean. Todd shares his top five learnings with us, and shares how his experience in the nuclear navy shaped his thinking about leadership development and multiplication with Exponential and…
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5 Reasons Why Engagement is the New Church Attendance
If you track attendance at your church (and who doesn’t), the vast majority of church leaders are tracking numbers that probably bother them. That can lead into a death spiral of trying to drive greater attendance, only to discover more disappointment down the road. The mission of the church is the same in every generation. But…
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3 Secrets to Crushing Your Goals AND Loving Your Family
Most people think that if you win at work, you need to lose at home. The demands of leadership are so tough that it’s almost impossible to win on both fronts. And—honestly—sometimes we lie to ourselves as leaders. We pretend it’s going great at home when we know that’s just not true. It’s so easy…
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CNLP 179: Rich Birch on the Church Growth Flywheel – The 5 Things Growing Churches Do That Most Others Don’t
Rich Birch has interviewed over 200 leaders from the fastest growing churches in the US, and he’s taken good notes. He’s boiled down their best practices to 5 common strategies almost every growing church uses and shows you how you can implement them in your church, too. Welcome to Episode 179 of the podcast. Listen and…
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CCLP 016: Graham Singh on What to Do With Empty Church Buildings in Canada, Church Planting Trends and More
A growing challenge for denominations and municipalities is empty churches. What do you do with them? How can congregations survive and even thrive. Graham Singh outlines a new approach and talks about what it takes to plant churches in Canada today. Welcome to Episode 016 of the podcast, which you can access on iTunes or…
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CCLP Bonus 004: Mark Clark and James Mallon on How the Holy Spirit is Growing the Canadian Church
This special bonus episode features Carey Nieuwhof’s interview with Mark Clark and James Mallon at the 2017 Canadian Church Leaders Conference. You can register until Friday, January 19th to get Early Bird rates for the 2018 Canadian Church Leaders Conference June 14-16 2018. Hurry to get the best deal for you and your friends. They…
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CNLP 174: Jeff Henderson on the Dos and Don’ts of Marketing Your Church or Product and the Backstory to the #FOR initiative
Jeff Henderson was a marketing executive with Chick-fil-A and the Atlanta Braves before he started leading churches. He opens his playbook and outlines the dos and don’ts of effective marketing and shares the backstory and strategy behind one of the most viral marketing campaigns in the church in years, the #FOR initiative that’s been adopted…
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