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The Invisible Infrastructure (opens the original)
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The second of a three part series…Subscribe nowIf Article 1, two weeks ago, named the problem, Article 2 opens the hood.Remember what Lyle Schaller said:“90% of what a Senior Pastor does is unseen by 90% of the congregation 90% of the time.”The 90% of the senior pastor’s role that goes unseen is not random. It falls into recognizable categories — and understanding those categories is the difference between evaluating a p
When the Bible Talks about Money... (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowLet me say something that might surprise you, coming from someone who has spent thirty-plus years helping churches raise billions of dollars.When the Bible talks about money, it is never about money.It never has been. It never will be.Every time Scripture touches the subject of giving, offerings, tithes, or treasure, it is doing something far more important than managing a budget or filling
The 10% Problem (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowWhenever I mention one of my key mentors, Lyle Schaller, I am typically met with blank stares that say, “Never heard of him.”That is a shame.While I had the privilege of learning from him personally for almost 25 years, you can still read his books and I encourage you to do so.But I don’t think I ever found some of the things he would say in his workshops in his books.He consulted with thousands of congregations and had a rare gift: saying som
Avoid the Dumb Tax (opens the original)
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1194 words … a little longer read … but worth it to avoid some dumb taxDave and I were profoundly impacted by Bob Buford, the founder of Leadership Network, where we each served over 20 years. Bob contributed many things to the kingdom, but perhaps his greatest gift was the introduction of the peer learning model. There is significant power in the gathering of true peers that leads to leader and organizational health and accelerated results.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="http
The Permission to Be What You Are (opens the original)
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We passed 300 issues a few weeks ago. Thanks for sharing the journey. Pass this newsletter along if you gain value from it. And if you use the substack app, give us a like. Thanks.This is part 2. Read part 1 here.Subscribe nowThe first step toward genuine organizational health may be releasing the ambition that was never yours to carry.There is a version of the
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