Leadership
9 Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Catalyst 2013: John Piper
In our effort to help churches succeed, The Rocket Company will be live blogging from this week’s Catalyst Conference. The next speaker was John Piper. He is simply one of the smartest Christian leaders around. The following are 9 Leadership Quotes And Lessons from his insightful session. The biblical answer to the question of human identity – a human being is a…
Read More9 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Catalyst 2013: Jason Russell
In our effort to help churches succeed, The Rocket Company will be live blogging from this week’s Catalyst Conference. Jason Russell, creator of Invisible Children, just had an incredibly transparent session about his struggles as a leader. The following are 9 Leadership Quotes And Lessons from his interview. We prayed for a story that would change the world and we found…
Read More13 Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Catalyst 2013: Malcolm Gladwell
In our effort to help churches succeed, The Rocket Company is continuing to live blog from this week’s Catalyst Conference. Catalyst regular Malcolm Gladwell discussed the key learnings found in his highly-anticipated new book David and Goliath. The following are 13 Leadership Quotes And Lessons from his challenging session. The velocity of a stone released from David’s sling was the equivalent of…
Read More21 Leadership Quotes And Leadership From Catalyst 2013: Andy Stanley
In our effort to help churches succeed, The Rocket Company will be live blogging from this week’s Catalyst Conference. Catalyst traditionally opens up with Andy Stanley and he delivered as always. The following are 34 Leadership Quotes And Lessons from his amazing session. You have in you an appetite to be known. You will never enough mentions. You will never have enough…
Read More13 Leadership Quotes From Lessons From Catalyst Labs: Lysa TerKeurst
In our effort to help churches succeed, The Rocket Company will be live blogging from this week’s Catalyst Conference. As you know, the Catalyst team puts on a series of labs on Wednesday prior to the main sessions beginning on Thursday. The following are 13 leadership quotes and lessons from this afternoon’s peaker, Lysa TerKeurst, best-selling author and president of Proverbs 31 Ministries.…
Read More29 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From The Catalyst Labs: Dr. Henry Cloud
In our effort to help churches succeed, The Rocket Company will be live blogging from this week’s Catalyst Conference. As you know, the Catalyst team puts on a series of labs on Wednesday prior to the main sessions beginning on Thursday. The following are 25 leadership quotes and lessons from the lab’s opening speaker, Dr. Henry Cloud. Incredible applications for all…
Read MoreOrganize Your Church With These Five Systems
What system in your church needs the most work? I moved to Atlanta in 2006 to start a brand new church, and one of the first conferences I attended as a new church planter was The Drive Conference at Northpoint Community Church. At that conference, I heard Andy Stanley say it was systems, not just…
Read MorePuffer Fish Pastors
Puffer fish are pretty, cool and dangerous. When a predator approaches, a puffer fish can expand to several times their normal size. It’s a defense mechanism to keep him safe. In 1 Corinthians 8:1, Paul warns a group of Christians that knowledge puffs up. Today, it’s not just knowledge that cause pastors to puff up.…
Read MoreYou are Not Your Church Members
One of the biggest mistakes pastors make is thinking the people in the church are like them. You’re reading a Tim Keller commentary on Galatians for your next message series, but the people in your church are catching up on royal baby news via People Magazine online. And that’s not the only difference. Let’s dive…
Read MoreHow to Create Sustainable Church Growth
In the church world, most of us rely on short term tactics to grow and bust through issues. Giving is a little behind, so the preacher talks about money. That’s a responsive tactic. They need some more volunteers in the children’s ministry. Time to pull out the Acts 6 sermon or the VBS video. That’s…
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