Equipping Leaders To Multiply

Practice Strategic Absence

What happens when you are not around? How well do church services function? How does your area of ministry operate without you? What goes wrong? What goes right?  Who is leading in your absence? Who steps up when you are out? When the leader is absent, the wheels tend to come off, and anything that could go wrong will go wrong. That’s when you return from vacation or a long weekend off and think to…Continue Reading

Covid 19: Questions Pastors Need to be Asking

We are experiencing an unprecedented time in the church today. In the face of the Coronavirus, churches are scrambling to find ways to connect with their people as well as innovate to reach new people. Over the past week, I’ve done a series of videos to help churches process this challenge. You can find a Covid19 Playlist on my Youtube channel HERE In today’s video, (HERE) I shared 20 questions you can consider wrestling with.…Continue Reading

We Are The Champions!!

In 1997 when we planted Carolina Forest Community Church we had a vision for our church to be the hub of all recreational sports for children in our community.  Three years into the vision we were able to build a multi-purpose building which allowed us to start Carolina Forest Community Center, a place where children could experience a Christ Centered environment and build their character and athletic competence. In that building we started our first basketball…Continue Reading

Leadership Lessons from Seacoast Church, pt 2

In yesterday’s post I shared some key leadership lessons I’ve learned in my seven years at Seacoast Church.  Here are a few more to add to that list. LESSON #4 – Dream Big and then Dream Bigger.  Before I came to Seacoast I felt like I had a big vision for how God wanted to use my life.  But being in this environment for this long has expanded my thinking far beyond what I ever imagined. …Continue Reading

Leadership Lessons from Seacoast Church

Last week I announced that my family will be moving to Atlanta and starting a new journey as I take on the role of Chief Launch Officer of the Launch Network, a new church planting network.  While I’m very excited about this new season I must admit that leaving Seacoast Church is a very difficult thing to do.  Honestly, I feel as if I’m leaving one dream job for another dream job.  In my seven years at Seacoast…Continue Reading