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PPX229 Making Marriage Work Intro 05.12.2019 6:31 ↓

An intro a message on Making Marriage Work

PPX228 Liver Cleanse, Soul Cleanse 02.12.2019 4:28 ↓

When you go through the pain of cleaning up, you’re more motivated to keep from re-polluting yourself.

PPX227 Vinegar Leadership vs Maple Syrup Leadership 28.11.2019 3:59 ↓

Do people get what they see with you? Are you an integrated leader or is there something nasty under the surface?

PPX226 What are You For and Against? 25.11.2019 5:08 ↓

It’s easy to articulate what you are against. How clear are you about what you are for?

PPX225 Conflicts of Interest in Churches 21.11.2019 4:51 ↓

What is a conflict of interest in a church and what to do about them.

PPX224 Pastors in Transition 18.11.2019 7:39 ↓

What are the key issues in deciding to stay or go, in starting and ending a ministry well? I get asked about this a lot. Here are the key points.

PPX223 Church History Drill-Down 14.11.2019 4:00 ↓

Sharing a bit of the process of how to compile your church's history.

PPX222 Road Trip Checklist 11.11.2019 5:02 ↓

Here are a few items that can make your travel more pleasant and effective.

PPX221 Pastoring on Autopilot 07.11.2019 5:04 ↓

Do you ever find yourself coasting in ministry, not engaging fully in the calling at hand? There are two valid options for you (and me) to consider.

PPX220 Evaluating an Offer of Employment from a Church 04.11.2019 5:14 ↓

Some considerations for evaluating an offer of employment to serve as a pastor in a church.

PPX219 Time-Saving Tech Upgrade 31.10.2019 3:24 ↓

A simple upgrade I took too long to make which instantly made me more productive. (Hint: HD to SSD)

PPX218 Amazon Prime for Productivity 28.10.2019 4:53 ↓

I’ve been impressed with the time saved by using Prime, as well as the way it helps fill in some of the gaps of living in a small community.

PPX217 When the Lead Pastor is Broken 24.10.2019 5:12 ↓

What do you do when you are on a church staff and the lead pastor is clearly out of line, abusive, unethical or just plain nuts?

PPX216 Crazy Dysfunctional Church Staff Situation 21.10.2019 4:55 ↓

What do you do when you find yourself in a broken staffing situation, and you’re supposed to be the boss?

PPX215 Your Church Governance Achilles Heal 17.10.2019 5:16 ↓

Do you understand the weaknesses of your church’s or denominations polity?

PPX214 Hunting and Leadership 14.10.2019 6:01 ↓

I’ve made the same mistake both out hunting and in leadership: Looking too far ahead.

PPX213 Tools for Church Boards 10.10.2019 5:13 ↓

A quick list of some tools that church boards might find useful in doing their work. For more info on any of them, feel free to contact me.

PPX212 Common Church Elder Board Mistakes 07.10.2019 6:01 ↓

These are the things we bump into again and again in transitional ministry. Don’t let these things happen in your church!

PPX211 Rationing Your Creative Energy 03.10.2019 4:51 ↓

Out of all the energy you have, there is a segment that can be used for creative work, and when it’s gone it’s gone. Here are a few things I’m learning about rationing my creative energy.

PPX210 Email and Ministry 30.09.2019 5:09 ↓

Some ideas of how to use email list segmentation and personalization in a church or ministry setting.

PPX209 Breaking Out of the Afternoon Doldrums 26.09.2019 3:08 ↓

A simple tactic to reenergize yourself for the final segment of your work day.

PPX208 A Simple, Strategic Church Budget Process 23.09.2019 4:43 ↓

A quick overview of a budget process for churches that isn’t simply based on the squeaky wheel.

PPX207 How to Leave a Church 19.09.2019 5:34 ↓

The way a pastor leaves a church can enhance the ministry they’ve had and give a boost to the ministry of the next pastor…or detract from both.

PPX206 Evangelism: The Logic and Passion for Souls 16.09.2019 6:23 ↓

As logical and biblical as it is to do evangelism, until there is an accompanying passion we don’t tend to do it.

PPX205 Breaking Indecisiveness 12.09.2019 4:59 ↓

How to break out of indecisiveness, information overload and paralysis by analysis.