Systems are important for church growth The first priority is clarity – clarifying what you want to do. Systems aren’t exciting. Systems themselves don’t cause growth, but without the right sys...

Listed below are the ten leadership theories worth reflecting on in order to help you become a more effective leader. 1. The Great Man Theory This theory postulated that great leaders are born and n...

Tax-collectors are referred to often throughout the ministry of Jesus. (See Luke 18:9-14;Matthew 9:9-13; Luke 19:1-10; Matthew 18:15-17; Matthew 21:28-32.) Understanding the position of the tax-co...

This training series will equip people to serve on your church’s operations teams. Operations teams generally include: greeters, ushers, clean team, media team, sound team, building and grounds, a...

One of the benefits to creating a discipleship culture is that the pastor doesn’t have to be overwhelmed with the task of caring for every person. That’s what small groups and mentoring are for! I...

Discussion Questions: Watch the video together or invite someone to summarize the topic. What is your initial reaction to this video? Do you disagree with any of it? What jumped out at you? Have ...

Kicking of a mentoring culture within your church may seem like a daunting task. So here are 3 tips to help you lay the foundation for mentoring within your church. Video Highlights: Schedule a 3 ...

It’s important, from the start of a mentoring relationship, to make the commitment clear. (This also helps in a small group). Here are the basic commitments for mentors and mentees. The mentor (gro...

The 7 habits of highly effective people are: Be proactive. Begin with the end in mind. Put first things first. Think “Win-Win”. Seek first to understand, then to be understood. Synergize. ...

The Bible makes it clear that there are false teachers in the world, and there may be false teacher in our churches. Unfortunately, false teachers don’t clearly identify themselves. They tend to loo...

A common problem many small group leaders face is dealing with people who dominate the discussion time during the meeting. Dominators like to contribute their insights early and often to every questio...

If you are ready to use the tools and resources on pursueGOD then you need to consider who to mentor. There are 3 lists to classify people and the mentoring relationships you have with them. Consider ...

Leaders aren’t perfect, especially at church. Here’s what to do if a key leader has a moral failing and then refuses to repent and deal with it in a godly way. Video Highlights:  Call the lea...

Discussion Questions: Watch the video together or invite someone to summarize the topic. What is your initial reaction to this video? Do you disagree with any of it? What jumped out at you? Write...

In John 8, Jesus encountered a woman who was caught in adultery. Some religious guys wanted him to stone her – using the situation to try to trap Jesus – but his response is brilliant and instruc...

The Last Supper In John 13 Jesus does an incredible thing. It’s the last meal he will share with his disciples, and he gets up and starts to wash their feet. This wasn’t just weird, it was comp...

What do you want to pass on to your kids? Maybe you want to teach your kids how to fish, how to throw a baseball, or how to be hard workers. Those are all good lessons, but God commands us to pass on ...

In a healthy small group, everyone has a role to play. Group members do not passively wait for the leader to do everything. Group leaders look for ways to involve everyone at some appropriate level to...

If pastors want to see God do more in and through their ministry, they need to take these four actions that move them from a doer of ministry to an equipper of ministry. Every pastor wants to see God ...

Have you ever wondered what gets in the way of leaders leading courageously for Christ? What prevents them from “going for it” for God? One answer is fear. Maybe leaders don’t lead c...