Equipping Leaders To Multiply

Tim Smith

I was in Jackson Mississippi recently where I had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Tim Smith, Senior Associate Pastor, at Pinelake Church.  Pinelake is a three Campus Multi-site church lead by senior pastor Chip Henderson.  In this five minute video Tim shares some great insights on nurturing a healthy staff environment. Makes sure you check out Tim’s Blog and follow him on Twitter.

Model Leader – John Brunette

Last week I had the opportunity to spend two days with John Brunette and the staff of Faith Lutheran Church in St. Louis, Missouri.    While many Lutheran Churches are experiencing decline, Faith is experiencing steady growth.  And once there it is easy for me to see why.  Here are just a couple of take aways from my time with John: Never stop learning.  I was so impressed with the hunger of this staff, they were attentive,  inquisitive, and asked challenging…Continue Reading

Leadership Development in Action!

This week Chuck and Lea Jackson, Seacoast House Church leaders were in town visiting the original campus.  I had the opportunity to spend some time with Chuck and Lea and catch up on the latest news from their House Church.  Check out the video to hear their exciting news.

The Power of Celebration

In yesterdays post I shared about my recent experience at Crossroads Church in Freeport, IL.  On Sunday night I spoke at their Leadership Rally which was followed by a night of worship.  At the worship service they showed the following video.  The crowd errupted in cheers and applause…they were witnessing what God was doing through their church.  Freeport from Maclake on Vimeo. What is God doing that you need to celebrate?  Are you sharing the wins…Continue Reading

Model Leader

This past week I had the privilege to go to Freeport Illinois to share the Seacoast Leadership Development Strategy with the leadership team of Crossroads Church.  Crossroads is a multi-site church with 5 locations in…get this… Illinois, Wisconsin and Colorado.  Yes, you heard me right – Colorado.  Lead Pastor, Keith Boyer, had pastored at Crossroads for 19 years when he felt God calling he and his wife Julie to plant a church in Colorado.  When…Continue Reading