Equipping Leaders To Multiply

Everyone’s Against Me

Do you ever get that feeling that everyone’s against you?  About a year in my church planting journey back in 1998 I encountered opposition to my vision.  Over a period of a couple of weeks it really began to wear on me.  I was stressed, overwhelmed and losing my leadership confidence. One day during a long drive I cried out to God, “Everyone is against me!”  Suddenly God spoke into my spirit, “Who is against…Continue Reading

Is Your Passion Moving People?

Leaders understand that it’s nearly impossible for a passionless leader to inspire a movement.  Passion moves people to action.  But sometimes leaders rely solely upon their enthusiasm to gain support for a new vision or idea.  When they get no response they’re baffled or even get frustrated with people for not responding.  We must realize that passion is only half of the equation for moving people to action. When a leader wants to inspire people…Continue Reading

LAUNCH Network Vision Meeting

I’m flying to Jackson MS today to prepare for a vision meeting for all those in Mississippi and Louisiana who are interested in church planting and hearing more about the vision of LAUNCH.  We have folks coming from all over the state to join us at Pinelake Church our gracious host site.  During the time together we will… Learn about the incredible need for new churches Hear the story of how West Ridge Church has…Continue Reading

More Money for Ministry

Has today’s economy put a squeeze on your church budget?  Do you find yourself reducing costs, cutting staff or stressed over making the monthly budget?  Are you questioning how you’re going to get more money for ministry?  Well, LAUNCH wants to help you find answers.  On Monday December 6 we will be hosting our first Whiteboard session entitled, More Money for Ministry, featuring Casey Graham of The Change Group.  During this two hour highly interactive…Continue Reading

Be Unreasonable

Have you ever had someone tell you “don’t be unreasonable”?  Unreasonable is “bad” right? It means you’re unwilling to compromise, your standards are too high or your expectations are out of alignment with reality.  Unreasonable leaders can be a pain. But unreasonable leaders can also produce outstanding results. Who says unreasonable always has to be qualified as “bad”?  Not wanting to be “unreasonable” we’re tempted to accept excuses, allow compromise, ignore mediocrity or settle for…Continue Reading