IDEA-Loyalty. The first sin committed by Satan-disloyalty. When you are not concerned about who gets the credit. Look for ways to meet needs. Your pastor is the only pastor you have. Run it by the … Read More

Salvaging. Weave restoration into each church service. Once in a while preach on salvaging lives. Keep a prayer list of prodigals. Write letters to them. Take them soul winning with you. Remind the people God … Read More

Teamwork. Do not hang around A-loyal or dis-loyal people. Pray for the other leaders daily. Write notes of encouragement to other leaders. Be a friend to everyone and a best friend to no one. Win … Read More

Debt Retirement. Amortize your mortgage. Make sure you have an open ended mortgage where you can pay extra on the principle. Show them the increments’ affect on the balance. Start-$1 per member. Write a check … Read More

Sunday school. SS provides the structure while Teachers and Workers Meetings provide stability. Departmentalize. Choose those already doing it. Meet weekly on Wednesday night before the Bible Study. Begin at 6:45-Supt first, Supt-Teachers second, and … Read More

Growth Factors. Build adult base. Lead them in soul winning. Teach giving tithes and offerings. Baptize wkly. Build Sunday school space 1st then an auditorium and keep repeating this order. Three things veto or facilitate … Read More

Young Married Couples. God does not give children to be an excuse for not serving God. The wife’s dress, hair style, and hygiene reflect the respect she has for her husband. Pregnancies should not stop … Read More

Treating Retreat. Retreating is not the same as quitting. If you have good records you can live to fight another day. Quitting is when you walk away to never return. Retreating will allow you to … Read More

Longevity. Realize time is an event not seconds, minutes, or hours. Face and tackle problems. Choose the right influences. Stay put in the crisis. If you stay after age 50 it will start coming together. … Read More

IDEA-Plateaus. It happens to everyone. Expect and accept the Joseph Principle of seven years of feast and seven years of famine. Focus on responsibility, not results, and you will eventually get results. Never break stride. … Read More