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Helping you target and evaluate your organization, leadership or department under the microscope of eight growth points to optimize your effectiveness as a leader.
Are you a church leader looking to stay ahead of the curve in a constantly changing culture? Discover three key trends that could be impacting your church's growth and mission! Learn how to reassess your approach to leadership, understand the changing dynamics of trust, adopt a missionary mindset when tackling challenges, and more! These strategies will help you navigate the shifting landscape around religious leaders in today's society.
Topics Include:
- Understanding the changing dynamics of trust
- The concept of "pushing the mission forward" versus "slowing down" in organizational practices.
- The shift in societal perceptions of pastors and religious leaders.
- Adopting a missionary mindset and understanding the cultural context as potentially pre-Christian.
- The importance of assessing and adapting ministry practices in response to cultural shifts.
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ABOUT OUR GUEST SPEAKER:
Rich Birch is one of the early multi-site church pioneers in North America. He led the charge in helping The Meeting House in Toronto to become the leading multi-site church in Canada with over 5,000+ people in 18 locations. In addition, he served on the leadership team of Connexus Church in Ontario, a North Point Community Church Strategic Partner. He has also been a part of the lead team at Liquid Church - a 5 location multisite church serving the Manhattan facing suburbs of New Jersey. Liquid is known for it’s innovative approach to outreach and community impact. Rich is passionate about helping churches reach more people, more quickly through excellent execution. His latest book Church Growth Flywheel: 5 Practical Systems To Drive Growth At Your Church is an Amazon bestseller and is design to help your church reach more people in your community.
Find out more about him at unseminary.com
Leveraging the 10 minutes before every service opportunity can take an average weekend to an over-the-top experience. In this workshop, we will get uber practical and give you a tool to use to make better use of the huddle times you have with your team.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- 6 Key Elements of a successful huddle
- The value of incorporating fun
- The role of huddles in building relationships within a team
- How huddles can prevent problems from escalating and foster proactive problem-solving.
- Developing commitment and a sense of purpose among team members
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
► check out Rich Birch at https://unseminary.com
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ABOUT RICH BIRCH:
Rich Birch is one of the early multi-site church pioneers in North America. He led the charge in helping The Meeting House in Toronto to become the leading multi-site church in Canada with over 5,000+ people in 18 locations. In addition, he served on the leadership team of Connexus Church in Ontario, a North Point Community Church Strategic Partner. He has also been a part of the lead team at Liquid Church - a 5 location multisite church serving the Manhattan-facing suburbs of New Jersey. Liquid is known for it’s innovative approach to outreach and community impact. Rich is passionate about helping churches reach more people, more quickly through excellent execution. His latest book Church Growth Flywheel: 5 Practical Systems To Drive Growth At Your Church, is an Amazon bestseller and is designed to help your church reach more people in your community
The best way to build a team is to stop recruiting! In this workshop, we will dive into the mindset as a leader and how it impacts our ability to build teams that are so irresistible that we don't need recruiting to fill them up. Plus, we will look at simple ways all of us can improve the experience of our team every weekend!
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- The Influence of Mindsets on Leadership and Outcomes
- Gifts versus Gaps
- Shaping the culture of volunteering through mindset shifts
- Five factors present in irresistible teams that reduce the need for excessive recruitment
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
- Grit by Angela Duckworth
- Christine Kreisher & Irresistible Teams.
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Have you ever wondered how some leaders seem to effortlessly navigate challenging situations and stay composed while achieving success? In this video, we explore top leadership strategies to boost personal leadership, build resilience, and achieve great results. Discover practical tips such as "thinking high," building a supportive community, and pre-determining affirmations that can help you overcome any obstacle and thrive in the face of adversity. Listen now to learn how to become a resilient leader!
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- Embracing Mission and Mindset
- Finding the Right Support System
- Discovering your personal motivation
- Prioritize with purpose
- Nurturing Resilience Through Honour
- Embracing the Reality of your Calling
- Respect your seasons
- Gain Giraffe Perspective
- Create Tangible Reminders
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Explore the secrets of building a resilient team that can handle anything. From understanding the importance of people, pressure, and persistence, to learning how to master tension and navigate obstacles, gain valuable insights to unlock your team's full potential.
Whether you're leading a small startup or managing a large corporation, these practical tips and insights can help you create a culture of resilience that will empower your team to achieve long-term success.
TOPICS:
- The definition of a team and the importance of collective problem-solving
- The three main things every person desires
- Managing tension and pressure within a team
- Why you should become a curator of tension
- Strategies for creating personal margin for unexpected pressure
- The importance of persistence in building a resilient team
- How to create a culture where people refuse to quit on each other
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Discover the secrets to developing a strong and resilient mindset. From the importance of having a growth mindset to building a habit of quality reflection, we'll share the key traits and habits that can help you navigate life's challenges with grace and fortitude. Learn how expressing gratitude, seeking support, and embracing change can help you not just bounce back but grow and thrive after adversity. Click now to unlock the power of resilience!
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- How gratitude can improve mental health and build resilience
- The difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset
- The importance of having a mentor, pastor, or friend to help navigate life's challenges
- The process of reflection and adaptation in building resilience
- Why resilience is not about bouncing back but about integrating difficult experiences into our lives
- Practical tips for cultivating gratitude and resilience in your own life
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There is no such thing as work-life balance. You always end up cheating something. The key is creating rhythms.
Creating a rhythm of work and rest is essential for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and avoiding burnout. Without it, it's easy to become overworked and stressed, leading to relational, physical and mental health problems. A rhythm of work and rest ensures that you have dedicated time to focus on work or other responsibilities while also making time for self-care, relaxation, and rejuvenation. This balance allows you to be more productive, focused, and effective in your work while improving your overall well-being.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- Embracing healthy rhythms rather than balance
- Living by priorities in 5 keys areas
- Identifying and adapting to seasons
- Embracing a team rhythm of work and rest
- Communicating and monitoring each other's seasons to create unity and accountability.
- Tips for when to take vacations or when to schedule downtime.
- Establishing a weekly work/rest rhythm and having a monthly reflect/reset routine.
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In times of uncertainty, a healthy team culture is essential. It has a major impact on the ability of teams to adapt and pivot, collaborate effectively, and make decisions efficiently.
Discover 5 practical ways to build a stronger and more resilient team culture that can thrive even in the face of challenges.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- The importance of team culture during times of uncertainty
- What team culture is and why it matters
- The impact of uncertainty on team culture
- The role of leadership in shaping and maintaining a healthy team culture
- The importance of caring for team members well-being.
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
► Podcast on developing trust within a team: https://pod.fo/e/171fe9
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Integrity isn't just about doing the right thing - it's about doing the right thing, even when no one is watching. When employees and leaders prioritize integrity in the workplace, they build trust at all levels of the organization developing a more positive work environment and creating a culture of accountability and responsibility that benefits everyone.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
• Why Honesty and Accountability Matter
• Why Gratitude and Respect are Key Traits of Integrity
• How Integrity Helps You Face Unexpected Obstacles
• Helping Others Without Losing Yourself: Setting Boundaries
• The Power of Admitting Mistakes
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
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Every leader strives for, but not all achieve: unity within a team. As the Greek fabulist Aesop once wrote, “United we stand, divided we fall.” This is true not just in the military but in every aspect of life, including the workplace. So, how can leaders create unity within their teams?
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- The importance of unity within a team
- The definition of unity and how it relates to a team
- The four essential steps for leaders to achieve team unity:
- How to present a vision as a solution to a problem
- The significance of repeating and celebrating the vision regularly
- How to communicate the vision to the team
- Why leaders should embrace the vision personally
- The benefits of creating a united team.
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Are you tired of feeling like your team is just going through the motions? Do you want to unlock their full potential and achieve new heights of creativity? It all starts with integrity.
Discover how integrity can build trust and energize your organization.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- Integrity is more than honesty and respect.
- Trust: the key to unlocking creativity.
- Using track records to determine leadership readiness.
- How to cultivate trust.
- Sustaining momentum
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Have you ever felt the sting of harsh criticism and had difficulty recovering? Find out how to transform criticism into an opportunity - learn the essential skills of mastering self-evaluation!
TOPICS INCLUDE
- What lens to filter every criticism through.
- Identifying emotions to redefine behaviours.
- 3 questions to ask when receiving criticism.
- How to maintain the right attitude.
- the importance of self-evaluation and the role it plays in becoming a successful leader.
- Learning to differentiate between personal and positional criticism.
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Are you ready to take control of your success? Here's how to practice self-evaluation to work smarter, not harder with these 5 strategies.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- The value of personality tests
- Using others' reactions to assess how they are affected by you.
- Practicing self-reflection
- Seeking feedback
- Analyzing mistakes
- The practice of self-compassion
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Self-awareness is the key to unlocking your potential as a leader.
Travis Bradbury and Jean Greaves, the authors of Emotional Intelligence, report the alarming impact a high self-awareness has on your performance. A study found that a high level of self-awareness was reflected in 83% of top performers, while only 2% of bottom performers displayed this trait.
This indicates that self-awareness is crucial to your success as a leader.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
• The difference between empathy and sympathy
• The power of active listening
• Accountability is not a bad word
• How to self-reflect
• The role of Emotional Intelligence in leadership
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If you are a volunteer-based organization, you understand the value and importance of effective recruitment and development of your volunteers. But if you’re like most leaders, you also know how tricky it can be to onboard and equip people for your teams.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- Determining where people fit.
- Who should recruit?
- The secret to successful recruitment
- The importance of defining their purpose.
- Presentation matters.
- The vital importance of skill development.
- How to keep a team motivated.
- How to supervise your team
- How to reward your team
- Avoid this trap when developing teams
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
► Download student notes: https://parallelleaders.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/How-to-recruit-and-develop-a-volunteer-team_Student-Edition.pdf
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99% of us are leading from the middle. We’re being led while leading others. In this episode of Parallel Leaders, Lead Pastor Kelly Stickel from Parallel Church and Pastor Brandon Stewart from Leading Second in the Pacific Northwest, dive deep into leading from the second seat. Learn to build trust, grow your circle of influence, challenge the process in a healthy way, expand your capacity and deal with your own insecurities so you can grow as a leader – no matter where you’re leading from.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
• How to stay culturally connected with your leader.
• What to do when your opinion conflicts with your leaders.
• Challenging the process or decision in a healthy way.
• Dealing with unmet expectations
• The one thing that is guaranteed to derail your leadership.
• Avoiding burnout or exhaustion.
• Increasing your capacity.
• Disciplines to help you carry the leadership load.
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
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► Leading Second
► Book: The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
► Book: Rocket Fuel by Geno Wickman and Marc Winters
► Book: High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard
► Book: 360 Leader by John Maxwell
► Book: Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzaro
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ABOUT BRANDON STEWART: Brandon & Lindsay fiercely believe in the power and potential of a healthy local church. Firmly planted at Champions Centre in Tacoma, WA, they have given their lives toward this cause. Brandon has been passionately building the church’s community impact over the years, serving on the leadership team of Champions Centre in Tacoma, WA. He’s given his drive and his effort to the success of the Team Church Conference and tribe, as well as coaching pastors, leaders, and teams across North America.
Systems won’t grow your personal capacity, department or organization but a lack of or faulty systems will prevent you from growing. Today's bonus episode on the Four Steps to Building an Effective System is from this month's Leaders Call, a live group coaching call with Kelly Stickel from Parallel Church in Lethbridge, AB.
TOPICS INCLUDE: • Designing a clearly defined process.
• How to create movement within a system.
• How to align your departments, staff, and volunteers around the same simple process.
• How to do less to grow more.
• Q: How to narrow your focus by differentiating between the good and the best.
• Q: How to teach leaders to grow their teams and teach systems to people who might not be part of these calls or the original teaching?
• Q: How to identify when it's a systems problem verse outside influences outside your control.
• Q: Tools to use to measure your data.
RESOURCES MENTIONED: ► Sign up for our next Leaders Call at https://linktr.ee/parallelleaders and join a live group coaching call or get notifications of our next live stream event.
► Eric Smith–Building Systems for Sustainable Growth
► Book: The Purpose Driven Church by Rick Warren
► In-house Communications: Slack
► Project Management: Trello
► Project Management: Monday.com
► Church Database Management: Planning Center Online
► Cloud Storage: Google Drive
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Being a seasonal company can bring unique challenges when onboarding staff and adjusting systems that no longer support your growth. Choosing the right time is essential to rolling out new systems.
Today's coaching conversation is with Dustin Finley, the owner of Valiant Solutions (https://valiantsolutions.ca/), a COR Certified, IRATA trained Rope Access, and Aerial life company specializing in high-rise and large-scale repair and maintenance company in Calgary, AB, is all about systems.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
• When to evaluate and adjust systems.
• How to develop foresight.
• Rolling out a new system for your team.
• How to adjust a system in a seasonal business.
• Onboarding new staff.
• Who is responsible for building and maintaining systems?
• Holding your staff accountable.
• The importance of defining wins and creating scoreboards.
• Tip on calendar management.
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
► Additional resources and show notes
► Follow Valiant Solutions on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/evanstruckingltd/)
► Find out more about Valiant Solutions
► Book: Traction by Gino Wickman
► Book: Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman
► Book: The 4 Disciplines of Execution
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99% of us are leading from the middle. We’re being led while leading others. Get an inside look from one of the Leading Second–One Day Canada sessions with Pastor Brandon Stewart as he discusses the principle of the first follower and the distinct differences between a servant and a steward.
Are you struggling with not seeing results or not seeing results stick? More often than not, this is a systems problem – not a spiritual problem.
In this episode of Parallel Leaders Podcast, Kelly Stickel, Lead Pastor from Parallel Church, and Dr. Eric Smith, Lead Pastor at Hope City Church in Florida and author of Momentum: A Step-by-Step System for Growing a Healthy Church, take a deep dive into systems. Learn how to have clear vision and strategy, build a healthy culture, bring clarity, and implement measurements and accountability within your organization so incredible growth can take place and be sustained.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
• Why should you create a "Momentum" type system
• "Momentum System" overview.
• The impact of the "Momentum" or EOS system in action.
• Why you need to do a culture audit and how it can improve team trust.
• Why your staff might be feeling frustrated.
• Determining priorities when correcting your culture.
• Creating measurements and metrics out of your values.
• The power of a 100-minute meeting.
• Lag Measures and Lead Actions
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
► Download the show notes:
► FREE CULTURE AUDIT
► The Equip Group
► BOOK: Momentum by Eric Smith
► BOOK: Traction by Gino Wickman
► BOOK: 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
► 5 Voices System by GiANT Worldwide
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ABOUT ERIC SMITH:
Dr. Eric Smith brings twenty years of ministry and leadership experience, with ten of those years as a Senior Pastor. He was a founder of Vertical Church, a church plant in Mississippi that became one of the fastest growing churches in the State which grew to four campuses.
During that same time period, Eric was a founder of the 242 Network. The 242 Network is a church-planting network that assesses, trains, and coaches church planters primarily in Mississippi, but also around North America. During his time as the 242 Network Director, the team developed church planter assessments, training, and coaching.
The 242 Network has now helped to plant over 50 churches and trained hundreds of church leaders. After almost seven years as a church planter and the 242 Network Director, Eric took on the task of revitalizing Vaughn Forest Church in Montgomery, AL, a church that had been declining for almost nine consecutive years. Under Eric’s leadership and a powerful work of the Holy Spirit, the church saw the momentum change and within a year and a half was named to Outreach Magazine’s “100 Fastest Growing Churches in America".
During the past two years Eric has worked as a consultant serving churches and church plants around the country. Eric and Krystal believe God is calling their family to take a new step of faith and plant Hope City Church.
Determined to start healthy habits and better routines, you start the process only to find out your best intentions slowly fizzle away. According to James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, 92% of new years resolutions fail or stop within 3 weeks. What happened? Why do so many habits fail? (Check out Episode 009)
Discover 4 secrets to starting habits that stick and tips on breaking already established bad habits!
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You are what you repeatedly do; therefore, the habits you establish, good and bad, will determine the outcome of your success.
The landscape of the Church is forever changed. In this episode of Parallel Leaders Podcast, Kelly Stickel, Lead Pastor from Parallel Church, and Tim Lucas, the founder and Lead Pastor of Liquid Church in New Jersey, press into leading teams in the post-pandemic environment and the incredible opportunity that is ahead. Learn how to cast vision in the face of uncertainty, restore tired teams, build engagement and relationships in a meta church environment (yes, you already have what you need) and be ready for what God wants to do next.
Today's coaching conversation with Charmaine Evans from Evans Trucking, a family-owned and operated business, est. in 1995, is all about culture. Growing rapidly from a single truck and driver to becoming a 60-truck operation, they've intuitively cast vision and created supporting strategies to grow their business. But how do redefine and guide cultural changes in a long-established organization?
Culture is created, in any organization, by default or by design. It's revealed in your beliefs, values, attitudes and behaviours. Identify your culture's strengths and weaknesses and discover four steps to intentionally designing a healthy culture.
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Whether you are leading in ministry or industry, one of the big organizational changes since COVID-19 is cultural drift. In this episode of Parallel Leaders Podcast, Kelly Stickel, Lead Pastor from Parallel Church, and Larry Brey, Pastor and one of the founding members of Elevation Church, talk about culture, how Covid has eroded culture and trends that are likely affecting your church or organization. Gain insights into practices to protect culture, the new opportunities the last two years have presented, and why it’s essential we don’t try to rebuild what once was, but redesign to what needs to be.
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Challenging a process or behaviour is never easy, and done incorrectly conflict can quickly derail the conversation in a direction you never intended.
In this bonus episode, we take a look at best practices and some simple steps you can take to ensure the individual, team and organization comes out stronger on the other side.
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Today's coaching conversation is all about expanding personal and corporate capacity, developing your teams and first steps when franchising or expanding your business.
If you target and evaluate your organization, leadership or department under the microscope of these 8 growth points you will optimize your effectiveness as a leader.
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Social technology is a ministry opportunity; it enables us to go to where people are and serve individuals around the world. In her book, From Social Media to Social Ministry, thought-leader and technology innovator Nona Jones provides a digital discipleship guide to use technology for Kingdom building. Nona and Kelly Stickel, Lead Pastor from Parallel Church, dig deep into the strategy to build an online congregation. In this episode of Parallel Leaders Podcast, learn how to use content to prompt conversation, get people into community, and give them the tools they need to grow in their faith together.
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Welcome to our final episode as GoCast Podcast prepares to relaunch as Parallel Leaders in May 2022. Hear the heart behind the vision and what you can expect as we move into the future and come alongside you with the tools and resources you need to optimize your effectiveness as a leader.
In this episode Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Bruxy Cavey from the Meeting House in Toronto, Ontario about the importance of being Jesus focused rather than Bible focused, and how to be more Christ like and fight for each other.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Larry Brey from Elevation Church based out of Charlotte, North Carolina about how they have continued to reach people all over the world online, and how important local churches are to the world.
It’s in the darkest of times that the brightest of lights seem to shine, and through all of the hardships in 2020 there have also been some incredibly beautiful and inspiring moments. When we last spoke with this guest he had just planted a church in Puerto Rico, but this week Pastor Juan Rodriguez from Arise Church in Puerto Rico is back and sharing with Pastor Kelly Stickel both the challenges and the successes over this past year. He’s focused on using the time we are currently in to make church better in every way in anticipation of preparing for what comes next, and you’re not going to want to hear all about it.
There comes a time when all of the policies, procedures and systems that we’ve nicely put in place will just not be enough. Even those of us who ‘expect the unexpected’ can eventually run out of back up plans, and then,...what then?
Pastor Brandon Barber from Elevate People in Houston, Texas talks with Pastor Kelly this week about how they have maneuvered this past year through lockdowns, limitations, fear, conflicts and a massive winter storm that shutdown not only the city but also the services it provided. He speaks to the shift from the focus on adjusting processes to leaning in to the presence of God, and how by doing so, the church was able to minister to the community in practical ways that all other ‘processes’ had failed.
We cannot avoid unplanned disruptions, but we can prepare for the future by making sure we are mentally, emotionally and physically healthy.
So many decisions are being thrown at us constantly and we have to choose which route to take at every fork in the road. Reopen vs. Rebuild Live vs. Online Churched vs. Unchurched Isolation vs. Connection Quit vs. Continuing
In this week’s podcast we have Pastor Kelly speaking with Pastor Brandon Stewart from leadingsecond.com about all of these topics, and more. With 20 years in ministry under his belt Pastor Brandon has some great insight into the aftermath of this past year and what to look ahead to in the future.
If this year has left you feeling tired, overworked and overwhelmed you are going to want to listen to this week's episode. It will leave you feeling encouraged and inspired to keep walking forward down the path of leadership that God has called you.
In this episode Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Jachin Mullen from Home Church in Red Deer, Alberta about what he has learned in the past year as well as the importance of taking steps of faith and trusting in God. His passion for fellow pastors and church leaders is evident as he shares his heart for what he's believing God will do through them in the days ahead.
Where did we come from? What are we doing here? What is our purpose?
No matter your beliefs, we all have a longing to find the answers to life’s greatest questions. These first principles are part of the critical theory that this week’s guest is very passionate about.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Joshua Bingle from Genesis Church in Spokane, Washington. He discusses what he’s been learning over this last year and how he has been teaching about first principles to strengthen his church member’s foundation and reach people for Jesus.
Tired. Is that the answer you hear when asking how someone is doing? Is that the answer you find yourself giving?
This week we have Pastor Kevin Gerald from Champions Centre in Tacoma, Washington back in our virtual online studio. He's talking with Pastor Kelly in a very open and authentic conversation about how to combat that sense of tiredness in your staff and leadership team, as well as how to handle thoughts of discouragement and doubt in this season.
And, as if that’s not enough, they delve into the importance of staying Kingdom focused in today’s world. You are not going to want to miss this week’s episode that’s chalk full of amazing content!
The church has evolved from what it originally started out as, to what it is today, so much so that the one might not even recognize the other. In fact, what was originally called Christianity would now be referred to as Christendom. What’s the difference? In this week’s podcast we have an expert to answer that very question.
Dr. Gerald L. Sittser is a professor of theology at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington who specializes in the history of Christianity, Christian spirituality, and religion in American public life. He’s authored a number of books, one of which Pastor Kelly highlights in taking a deeper look at how the church began, and what purpose it serves today.
Experience is one of the greatest educations we will ever have. But we don’t have to rely on only our own experiences, we can learn from each other as well for even greater growth.
This week we have Pastor Kevin Gerald, a senior pastor of over 35 years, from Champions Centre in Tacoma, Washington joining us. Pastor Kelly and Pastor Kevin cover 4 questions pretty much every pastor has asked following the aftermath of 2020. They cover strengths and weaknesses of the church, online church and strategies moving forward!
This past year has been exceptionally challenging for churches all over the world. In Part 2 of Season 2 Episode 2 we get an inside look at the whole experience from a pastor’s point of view and a glimpse into some of the conversations had between them.
Pastor Leon Fontaine of Spring Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba has been a senior pastor for over 26 years and has spoken with many pastors about where their focus is and what direction they see the church going in the future.
Have you ever noticed that the church seems to be in the middle of some kind of conflict over right vs wrong? It’s this constant struggle that leaves more people aware of what the church stands against, but not always sure of what the church stands for.
This week we have the first of a 2-part episode with Pastor Kelly Stickel and Pastor Leon Fontaine from Springs Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Pastor Leon discusses how throughout the obstacles and resistance of this past year they had to be intentional on keeping their focus and decide when it was time to stand up and fight, and when it was wise to remain silent.
Have you ever heard the saying, “Necessity is the mother of invention”? It certainly is true of this past year and all the unexpected changes that we’ve experienced due to the global pandemic.
We are launching our second season here on GoCast with an encouraging and motivating podcast featuring Pastor Rich Birch from Unseminary.com who addresses not only the effect that COVID has had on the church, but how they plan on doing Easter this year in the midst of it all.
Click on the link below to hear Pastor Kelly and Pastor Rich as they show us how to get ahead of the curve with online church.
It’s never easy to settle in an area where you are very clearly the ‘outsider’. It’s no different for churches in this same situation.
This week we will hear how Pastor Jason Parrish of Well Church in Salt Lake City, Utah went about planting their church and the importance of building trust within the surrounding community. As one who has spent a lot of his life moving from one place to another, he has had a lot of experience in figuring out how to settle into new surroundings.
Have you ever found yourself in the place where your church seems to be struggling to grow yet you see churches around you that appear to be doubling in size? What are they doing that’s so different?
This week, Pastor John Albiston of Edmonton, Alberta shares some of his expertise as an Effectiveness Coach with the PAC (Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada). Through his own experience with this same struggle, he learned the benefit of shifting the focus from those inside the church to those outside.
It’s not uncommon for the role of lead pastor to be handed down from generation to generation within a family.
Pastor Justin Beesley of HopeCity Church in Fredericton, New Brunswick talks about how he went through that transition with his own father passing the baton on to him, and how he’s continued to grow their church in a city where churches regularly fail.
When God enters our lives things can change drastically! That was the experience that Pastor Juan Rodriguez from Arise Church in Dorado, Puerto Rico had when he was 17 years old and his future shifted from opening a nightclub to preaching God’s word.
But being called into ministry doesn’t always come with a red carpet and runway lighting, it’s not always easy to find where you fit, and not every door you turn to will be open. Episode 31 of the vault talks about finding that fit and working past those feelings of inadequacy to where God is calling you to be.
In today's video, Pastor Kelly will be teaching through the Scrum workflow system based on the book by Jeff Sutherland. If you would like to learn more about Scrum, you can purchase the book here: https://amzn.to/3dp14ax.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Tim Lucas from Liquid Church in Parsippany, New Jersey about ministering to this generation, the power of generosity, and reaching the community through special needs ministry.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Rachael Harder, Member of Parliament for the Lethbridge, Alberta riding. They discuss the dynamic relationship between the Church and government and how the two should interact and coexist.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Dave Meyers from Royal Oak Victory Church in Calgary, Alberta about hosting outreach events, how they run their small groups, and pastoring a multicultural church.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Justin Jenkins from Velocity Church in Lawrence, Kansas about creating a portable vision and guarding against becoming insider focused by messing with the methods.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Jonathan Domingo from Horizonte in Ensenada, Mexico about growing a church in a liberal community and pastoring while going through a personal crisis.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Jonathan Lambert from Experience Church in Calgary, Alberta about their focus on the community, utilizing public advertising to empower the personal invite, and giving the next generation of volunteers a purpose.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Dave Maneschyn from Bridge Church in Medicine Hat, Alberta about his experience becoming a Lead Pastor and transitioning the focus of his church towards the unchurched.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Sam Picken from C3 Church in Toronto, Ontario about how they create chatter among milennials and his passion for the local church the way Jesus built it.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Brandon Wall from Oasis City Church in Duncan, British Columbia about doing ministry in a small Canadian town and how they changed the language in their church in order to reach the lost.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Evan Allnutt from Northgate Church in Courtenay, British Columbia about their recent campus plant and how they walk people through their next steps process.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Joshua Bowers from Cross and Anchor Church in Detroit, Michigan about the challenges of planting a new church in a big city and using social media to connect with people.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Dennis Varty from Celebration Church in Edmonton, Alberta about their big Father's Day event and how they equip and encourage their congregation to invite people to church.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Danny Green and Nathan Green from Skybreak Church in College Station, Texas about how they have created and executed a 15 year plan of succession.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Danny Green from Skybreak Church in College Station, Texas about how to make unchurched people feel comfortable in your church, as well as how to create a family-like culture.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Kevin Gerald from Champions Centre in Tacoma, Washington. They discuss the importance of being vulnerable and how it can affect those you are trying to reach.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Jachin Mullen from Home Church in Red Deer, Alberta. They discuss how Pastor Jachin took over his dad’s church, how they transitioned it into a soul winning church, as well as how they started their Block Parties and the effect that has had on the church.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Dan Godard from Victory Church in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. They discuss how you can and have to break through limitations holding you back, and how to make sure that your church service is unchurched friendly.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Dan Lord from Victory Church in St. Louis, Missouri. They discuss why your church won’t grow by focusing inwards and how we can go about fulfilling the Great Commission.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Brandon Stewart, founder of Leading Second. They discuss the role of a second chair leader and how to lead when you are not the pastor. They also discuss how to support and create alignment for your lead pastor.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Danny Schulz from Sun City Church in Spokane, Washington. They discuss some of the most effective ways to make your service unchurched friendly and how reaching out into their community has helped them remain outsider focused.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Gary Hart from Victory Church in Great Falls, Montana. They discuss the discipleship process and how to get your new believers to take their next steps in becoming a part of your church.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Larry Gregory from Victory Church in Lehigh, Florida. They discuss how the Church needs to stay relevant in order to reach the lost, as well as how a simple invite can change someone’s life. Facebook: Larry Gregory Instagram: victoryoflehigh Website: victoryoflehigh.com
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Rich Birch, a leading expert in multisite. He has been instrumental in the growth of The Meeting House in Toronto to become the leading multi-site church in Canada with over 4,500 people in 6 locations. In addition he has served on the leadership team of Connexus Community Church in Ontario. As well as served at Liquid Church in the Manhattan facing communities of New Jersey. In that time the church grew from 1 campus to 6 and attendance grew to over 3,500 people. At Liquid church Pastor Rich oversaw communications, weekend service programming, campus expansion, and special projects. Today he is talking about the importance of creating a culture of invite, and his new book, The Church Growth Flywheel.
In this episode, Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Mike Tatlock from Grace Chapel in Portland, Oregon. Show Notes: https://www.gocast.ca/podcast/season-one-ep-006-mike-tatlock-on-inner-city-ministries-and-reaching-those-who-seem-far-from-god/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike_tatlock/?hl=en Website: https://www.gracechapelonline.org/
In this episode Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Leon Fontaine from Springs Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Show Notes Instagram Youtube https://springschurch.com/
In this episode Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Daniel Gregory from Victory Church in Lehigh, Florida.
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In this episode Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Joshua Bingle from Genesis church in Spokane, Washington.
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In this episode Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Brandon Barber from Elevate People Church in Houston, Texas.
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In this episode Pastor Kelly interviews Pastor Micah Pelkey from Storyside Church in Bellville, Ohio.
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