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Following a tweet I made about NFL HEAD COACHES and my blog post BEING THE RIGHT TEAM MEMBER I have received some pretty cool texts and questions form some CHURCH PLANTERS and STAFF PEOPLE from other churches so I thought I would elaborate a little more on the topic. The question I received (which by the way was awesome) is how can I be the BEST STAFF MEMBER I can be so that I can be the help my PASTOR NEEDS ME TO BE .  Obviously I explained that's a question you need to ASK YOUR PASTOR but here is how I would answer the question. I won't elaborate nor are these in any particle order, but here's some of what I would say... DON'T KEEP ME IN THE DARK about your ministry - I don't have time to chase information down OVER COMMUNICATE even if you think I know you TAKE THE INITIATIVE and make sure I know.  We are all busy but you are on my team and I need to know how it's going with the part I have entrusted you with.  Whether I ask or not, by virtu...

As LEADERS who are constantly POURING INTO , INVESTING , PUSHING VISION and MOVING PEOPLE we find ourselves in a lot of meetings.  So as you can see   MEETINGS MATTER, they absolutely do and because of that I want to share some ideas to CREATE meetings that are EFFECTIVE , EFFICIENT , and EXCELLENT . So here's some of my TIPS FOR STICKY   MEANINGFUL MEETINGS ... Pick times that work best for your VOLUNTEERS Announce the meeting WELL IN ADVANCE Ask people to RESPOND to meeting requests GIVE THE HOSPITALITY PART AWAY!  You can chair the meeting and also share the hospitality part CREATE a nice, compelling, creative meeting space Have some munchies, FOOD IS A GAME CHANGER Have FUN Always have a WRITTEN AGENDA, no shooting from the hip TEACH LESS FOR MORE! Have FUN (yep repeat because its that important) Start meeting with CELEBRATION Share GODS WORD Use GRANITEISMS SHARE SHARE SHARE your meeting with other leaders on your team Expect and initiate...

There is nothing like having THE RIGHT TEAM MEMBERS by a leaders side!   A RIGHT TEAM MEMBER  brings PASSION to an already PASSIONATE PURSUIT OF A VISION , adds WOOD to an ALREADY BURNING FIRE , and LOVES THE MINISTRY not a ministry. At GRANITE we have a few GRANITISMS when it comes to THE RIGHT TEAM MEMBERS Every NEW PEAK requires a NEW TWEAK Who got us here may not be the RIGHT PERSON to get us there Leaders are not FOUND they are DEVELOPED At GRANITE as our church grows we must have growing leaders.  Leaders who are willing to take PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY for their growth.  As an church/organization we have a responsibility to lead, feed, and develop our leaders but that does not take away from the personal responsibly for our leaders to through   INVESTIGATION and INTERROGATION . The RIGHT TEAM MEMBER has a commitment to helping the whole team grow. The RIGHT TEAM MEMBER focuses on where we are going not where we have been. ...

There are three things you can count on if you have W RONG PLAYERS ON YOUR TEAM !   WRONG PLAYERS ON YOUR TEAM WILL ALWAYS ... STUNT GROWTH STRAIN THE VISION FRUSTRATE AND PUSH AWAY THE RIGHT PLAYERS Mark it down and NO your church and my church are NOT THE EXCEPTIONS to this truth!  There are a number of ways to identify the right players for your team, here are a three suggestions... Look at WHO'S FOLLOWING WHO , who has a voice on your campus?  This does not always mean that the person is a leader but to some level they do have influence and you need to see if they have a leadership gift to accompany that influence. Look for people who are CHASING YOU AS A LEADER and THE VISION , people who seem to have B OUGHT INTO THE VISION , not people you need to SELL THE VISION TO . Make a SMALL ASKS that have the potential to lead to BIGGER ASKS .  Don't sell the farm after one interview.  What we do matters and there is no time to chase people who are ...

SHOW ME YOUR TEAM AND I WILL SHOW YOU YOUR FUTURE !  This is one of the things I have taught for 17 yeas as Pastor of GRANITE UNITED CHURCH !  I remember a person saying to me when about 2 years into RE-PLANTING GRANITE that I was OVER STAFFED ! Now let me explain the CUTURE OF GRANITE has been and continues to be to MAXIMIZE LAY LEADERS by EQUIPPING and EMPOWERING THEM .  I truly believe (and its BIBLICAL) that GOD really does give GIFTS TO PEOPLE in HIS CHURCH to see HIS CHURCH ACCOMPLISH HIS MISSION ! Back to the point!  When the person suggested I was OVER STAFFED  I informed them that I wasn't staffing GRANITE for where we were, but for WHERE WE WERE GOING . When you look at your team what does it tell you about YOUR FUTURE and where you're going as a ministry?  I'll post more on this in the next few days to come!

11 Ways Leaders Wreck Their Churches Here are 11 ways I’ve noticed in which leaders sabotage their ministry. I’m personally working to address each of these daily in my own life and leadership.  Why? Because most of us never intend to destroy anything. But sometimes we do anyway. Here’s how: 1. Caring more about your personal success than the success of others and the mission. The battle against sin is a battle against self. If you don’t check your ego, it will check you. Godly leadership means caring about the mission more than you care about your personal success, and desiring to see others flourish. Leaders who forget that destroy their potential and the potential of their mission. 2. Hogging the spotlight. In our celebrity-driven, social media culture, it’s easier than ever to try to draw attention to yourself. Best antidote? Push others into the spotlight. Align and equip people, and then let them lead. 3. An unwillingness to deal with your personal “junk.” ...

There are so many AMAZING things about JESUS and HIS MINISTRY that just blow my mind! One of those things is OUR LORDS HEART!  Read the GOSPELS and you find that people who were nothing like JESUS liked JESUS! THE QUESTION IS WHY? Was it because they were convinced of His deity?  NOPE Was it because He was born of a virgin? NOPE Was it because He could walk on water ?  although that's pretty cool, NOPE Maybe it was because He was such an amazing speaker? NOPE As I am reading the GOSPEL OF MARK for the millionth time a verse jumped out at me that never caught my eye before.  To me its the main reason people were attracted to JESUS.  Ready for the verse, are you ready to be AMAZED, here it is... Mark 6:46a, “After telling everyone good-bye…” Come on are you as BLOWN AWAY and AMAZED as I am!!!!  LOL, okay here's a little context.  JESUS had just feed 5,000 plus people with a few fish and loaves!  In other words, JESUS was...