Pastors wives are some of the most under appreciated people on the planet. Most of the time they are not on staff but they have similar expectations as someone who is. Many churches expect the pastors wife to be at every event and attend every service (even though they are not), help in the children…
For those of us in the church world, the next time we will plan an entire sermon or series around a holiday is Christmas. Yes, other holidays can be leverage points for the church, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, etc. But for the most part, Easter and Christmas are the “Super Bowl” in the Church. You mi…
Last week, Pastor Jared (Worship Pastor at Element Church ) wrote a great blog about men and worship. As the person who is charged with leading us in worship here at Element, I think what he has to say has tremendous value. In this blog he does a great job challenging us, specifically as men, to ful…
Episode 8 of the Infuse Leadership Podcast is now available on iTunes , on our website HERE and also right here on the blog. The title of this episode is “Great Leaders Will Break Your Heart…Get Used To It!” On this episode we talk about how God is not only going to bring great leaders to your churc…
Did you know that according to the latest census data, out of the 563,000 people who call Wyoming their home, 340,000 of them claim “None” as their religion. 340,000 people have no religious affiliation or relationship at all. If you include people who are a part of a religion that has nothing to do…
Many people fall under the misconception that a worship pastor just shows up on Sunday, picks up the guitar, and leads us in worship with excellence every week. While many talented worship leaders could pick up a guitar and lead some songs on the spot, the role of worship pastor is a giant one. Cont…
The size of the church does not determine the significance it has in a community. [Tweet “The size of the church does not determine the significance it has in a community. “] Like many things in life, in the church we have fallen for the lie that size matters. The bigger the church is, the more sign…
Recently I read an article HERE from ChurchLeaders.com that shared a moment from the Dr. Oz show. You might be thinking, “What does Dr. Oz have to do with church leaders?” Well on this episode he invited Pastor Carl Lentz from Hillsong Church in New York City to address the Oz audience. The aim of D…
Every pastor, every person for that matter, loves to be complimented. Inside all of us is this innate desire to be loved, valued and appreciated for what we do. But where does a compliment become a place that pride could creep in? One of the things I try and drive home to our staff is to “deflect th…
Episode 7 of the Infuse Leadership Podcast is now available on iTunes and on our website HERE . The title of this episode is “The Fired Up Church” and we were thrilled to have Joe Sangl with us as our special guest. Joe is the founder and president of I Was Broke, Now I’m Not . He has a book on pers…
On Sunday at Element Church , we ended our sermon series called Confessions Of A Pastor with our Conference Superintendent Steve Strutz bringing the word. Element is a part of The Evangelical Church of North America , and Steve is the superintendent of the Western Conference in that denomination. No…
Great sermons typically require a great amount of work. [Tweet “Great sermons typically require a great amount of work. “] I’ve met some people and listened to others that seem to make sermonizing simple. Surely, God has uniquely gifted some people to walk onto a stage and wax eloquent for 45 minute…
