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3 Ways Leaders Maximize Their Summer
It's summertime! Summer means so many different things to different people. For a leader, any TIME is a loan from ...
Four Things Dad Taught Me
Yup, that's me with my dad in 1969. As I reflect on this Father's day six years after his passing, ...
Parenting the Prodigal
By far the most difficult season of life for my wife and I were the years of dealing with wayward ...
Ingredients for Growing a Church
"How'd you grow your church?" I get asked that by church leaders a lot. I'm always stumped because there's not ...
ORBC is on the move!
The Daniel Plan Hits ORBC by Storm I can't tell you how overwhelmed I have been by your response to ...
How I Feel About Heaven’s For Real
Several have asked me my thoughts on this movie. Since I have not read the book nor seen the movie ...
10 Steps to Spark a Mass Baptism
This Easter we baptized more people than we have ever done on a single weekend. It was our most powerful ...
6 PRINCIPLES OF EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP
Jesus was the most extraordinary leader who ever lived. His brief life, and even briefer ministry, did more to change ...
3 Ways to Spark an Invitational Revolution
I've had many frustrated pastors ask me, "How do you get your people to invite?" What they should be asking ...
Three Things Every Lead Pastor Must Do
I read Acts 20:13-38 today as a part of my daily devotion. This is an emotional passage. Paul gathers the ...
3 Keys to Aligning Ministries
We're better together! Alignment is a big deal in all organizations, whether it's a family, a business or a church. ...
The Shortest Mission Trip You’ll Ever Take
What if I could offer you a chance to do REAL missions work that could change lives and it won't ...
I’D RATHER BE CLEAR THAN CLEVER
As I shared in my last blog, our church leadership is working on three disciplines in 2014: Clarify our mission ...
3 Principles of Highly Effective Churches
On a recent trip to visit North Coast Church in southern California to check out their multi-venue model, I had ...
Could Going to a Four Year College Actually be a Setback?
As a father and a grandfather, I have a radically different view of college than I did growing up. I ...
Getting More Out of Two Zero One Four
It's that time of the year again! Now that the initial flurry of New Year's resolution articles have subsided, I ...
New Names Added to the Life List!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Santa's list is filled with the names of CHANGED LIVES!!! Thank you for INVITING, ...
Three Reasons You Should Invite Someone to Our Christmas Services
1. Because people who may be resistant to visit church are incredibly receptive to a special Christmas service. Even people ...
Three Things Failure Can Teach You
I was blown away once again by our church's unbelievable unity. We just held a business meeting where we unanimously ...
WHY DO I NEED TO CHECK-IN WHEN SERVING?
New Improved Volunteer Check-In System Coming Soon! We will soon be installing customized check-in modules in each of our volunteer's ...
When Santa Came to Church He Brought Friends!
Santa versus Jesus Most Christians are aware that the modern day Santa Claus traces his roots back to Saint Nicholas ...
Did ORBC’s DREAM Change?
On Monday, November 11, 2013, I met with our Real Estate Broker to discuss the status of the contract on ...
I Have a Question About Tithing?
What should I do if I want to tithe, but my unbelieving husband doesn't? This is actually a complex question ...
When Does Ministry Count?
One feedback I've gotten over the years (sometimes second hand) has been, "I serve regularly with an organization outside the ...
