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Pastor, Who RUINS You?

May 26, 2011 in Leadership, Life Change with Comments Off

I’ve noticed something…there are two types of Pastors:

1. Those who know that all they really know is that they don’t know nothing. These guys are always wanting to learn. ALWAYS. From anyone. ANYONE.

2. Those who think they know it all. These guys call me whining about how their church doesn’t have enough money. They make fun of other churches and pastors rather than giving honor. They belittle people in their own church. It is sick. And if this is offending you, its probably because…well…you get the point.

Guess which pastors are rocking it out? Guess who’s churches are growing and reaching God’s lost children?

Its a pattern that is killing churches all over: Pastor Pride.

I’m just calling it like it is.

You’ve heard me talk about the various coaches I have here, here, here and here.

If you are a pastor, who RUINS you? This is SO important!

I am not talking about the conference you went to and came back from with a few ideas…that doesn’t count.

Who is challenging you in your thinking, your personal life, your strategy for growth and your relationship with Christ on a regular basis in a more intimate setting?

If the answer is nobody (or maybe even if you answer is “well there’s this one guy I call sometimes) then just pack your bags up and go home.

You NEED a coach.

I had two powerful reminders of this in the last week…one where I was the coachee and one where I was the coach:

Last week I went to Bay Area Fellowship and heard Obed Martinez coach pastors through his Passionate Pastors coaching network on volunteers and on connecting people.God used this guy to literally RUIN me. He took every thing I ever thought to be true about these areas of the church and flipped it all upside down for me. Stuff I NEVER would have been able to fathom.

Then, yesterday, I was the coach. I helped another pastor with his offerings a couple of months ago and I got the text below from him yesterday. You’ve heard me talk about Giving Rocket.com and The Change Group many times. I believe in what they do when it comes to coaching churches on finances. All I did with this pastor was share with him what my coach, Casey Graham shared with me:

God, help me remain focused on YOU and YOUR VISION for our church…and please, continue to assassinate my pride.

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Great Coaches = Great Churches

October 1, 2010 in GOD, Leadership, Revolution Church with 3 Comments

First, check out my initial post on coaching if you haven’t read it yet.

GREAT coaching takes an investment. I have learned that spending money to get great coaching actually pays for itself many times over.

There is not one person that can coach you on every area of your church. At Revolution we use many specialized coaches. And likewise, I have several personal coaches. Over the next several days, I will be giving you a glimpse into my different coaching relationships and how they each have helped us continue to stay focused on Loving God, Loving People & starting a spiritual Revolution in one life at a time…

Coach one:

FINANCE.

For all things money, finance, fundraising and even for our bookkeeping, we use Casey Graham and The Change Group.

These guys are the REAL DEAL when it comes to coaching. More than anything, they want to see people reached with the Gospel through your church.

The coaching that Casey has provided when it comes to raising money, financing special projects and strategizing through the different giving cycles that all churches go through has been invaluable.

Honestly, I have no idea how Revolution Church would exist without Casey and his team.

I would recommend that ANY church, whether its a brand new plant or a 150 year old monument, hook up with The Change Group immediately. Its a new paradigm for church finances.

And. It. Works.

In fact, I believe in them so much that I will offer right now to pay for any pastors room and rent car to attend The Change Group’s next EXPLODE Giving Intensive. First one to contact me that is SERIOUS about going gets it.

Just shoot me a note saying that you are interested via the contact form at the top of this page and I will get you all the detailed info you need to make a decision about going.


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Funded and Free

August 18, 2010 in Books, Leadership, Life Change with Comments Off

The number one question I DO NOT get from church planters is “how do I fund my church plant?” This should be question number one. Trust me. Revolution Church is six months old and I had no idea how much money it would take. There are so many things you don’t think about at first!

To make it worse, if you are a “lion” personality or A-type as many church planters are, you simply do not have what it takes to manage the financial side of your church on your own. The first step to growing a healthy church is to admit that you can’t do it all.

What’s the second step? Buy a book that just came out called “Funded and Free.” Casey Graham and Joe Sangl have teamed up to release this rocket style approach book that will help you become a funded church, free of financial worry.

I have been working with Casey for over a year now and there is no doubt that Revolution Church is reaching people because of his coaching on biblical financial management principles and funding techniques.

I called the approach of the book “rocket style” because each chapter is no longer than two pages and gets right to the meat of what you need to know. This is MY KIND OF BOOK. No fluff. No puff. No junk.

Here are just a few topics in the book that have helped Revolution the most:

  • Leverage digital giving (Number 1 help at Revolution!)
  • Fix the summer slump (HUGE!)
  • Create an obstacle and opportunity fund
  • Connect life change to giving
  • Haste makes Waste
  • Fund life change – not the squeaky wheel
  • Develop a generosity brand

There are 50 chapters total, each hitting an important topic with super practical and simple advice.

If you click here you can buy 5 books for $50 now. I recommend getting one for everyone on your staff and reading it together. Or, buy 5 books and give one to each church planter that your church supports. Seriously, this stuff ought to be REQUIRED reading for any church planter.

Trust me. The two pages on “fixing the summer slump” alone are worth thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars. We have grown both financially and numerically through the summer just by praying our guts out and applying these simple principles.

One more thing. I know Casey Graham. I know his heart. This is the best part of this book. Casey has been in ministry and truly has a heart to see people meet Jesus in churches all over the world. This book isn’t about making money. Its about the Gospel. I tell every church planter I meet that dollars equal people you can reach. This book will increase your dollars so that you can reach more people. Its ALL ABOUT THE KINGDOM.

Don’t be prideful. Don’t be dumb. Get at least one copy of this book NOW and DEVOUR it.

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Funding Your Ministry

April 15, 2010 in Leadership with Comments Off

I get asked often how we funded Revolution Church. Starting a church is HARD. It takes LOTS of work and LOTS of money. I tell planters all of the time, if I could do the pre-launch stage over again, I would have raised more money.

There are many many things that God did at Revolution that have helped us succeed so far. One of the biggest things was when God put us together with The Change Group.

Now that we have launched the church, much of our fundraising focus has shifted. My friend Casey Graham at The Change Group has released a new resource that has helped us a great deal with that shift.

Its called the “5-5-5 Seminar.”

The seminar covers the 5 Cycles of Generosity, 5 Key Financial Systems of Increase and 5 Reasons People Give. I would challenge ANY pastor to get this resource NOW! Some of the biggest things I learned from it were:

  • That we can see financial increase any time during the year
  • That developing a Personal Financial Ministry in our church was important
  • That the time right before summer is very strategic to increase digital giving
  • That first time givers MUST be communicated with and cheered on!
  • That our offering times could be done differently…we saw increase immediately when we made a few easy changes!

The 5-5-5 Seminar might be a small investment…but it will help you see BIG INCREASE in your church or ministry. The Change Group believes in this resource so much that they have even guaranteed that you will see results in 90 days.

GO GET THIS RESOURCE NOW.

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