Craziness! Our Entire Store is 40% off!

May 17, 2012 in Church with 0 Comments

We’re Celebrating 3 years of coaching, resourcing and investing in leaders by doing our biggest sale of the year!

 


We’re putting all of our resources on sale this week for 40% off!

Yes you read that correctly!

Here’s a sample of the resources that are on sale:

The Leadership Pipeline                                  Digital Evangelism

Direct Mail Secrets                                            Getting Unstuck (new resource!)

New Believer Follow Up                                 21st Century Outreach Strategies

Pillars of a Healthy Church                            The Complete Membership System

Creating a Culture of Evangelism               The New Believer’s Class

How to Make Every Sunday like Easter   Laying the Foundation

The Tithe Challenge                                          The Church Budget

Plus, all of our sermon resources are on sale… Here’s a partial list:

10 Words (10 Commandments)                   Heroes and Villains (Judges)

Rethink (Ephesians)                                         Giant Killers (1 Samuel 17)

Prodigal (Luke 15)                                             Blueprint (Nehemiah)

Postcards                                                               Engage (Esther)

He Said/ She Said                                              Boy Meets Girl

The Blessed Life                                                 Fuel (2 Timothy)

It’s the End of the World as we Know it (Revelation)

Plus, much more.

Just add the resources you want into the cart and use the coupon code 3years at checkout and you’re receive 40% off on these resources.

Simply go to www.ninjaresources.com to get started.

This is our way of saying thank you for allowing us to be a small part of what God is doing in your church.

P.S. The sale ends on Monday, so don’t delay! 

Let’s Celebrate Ninja-Style!

May 16, 2012 in Church with 0 Comments

3 years ago I started recording resources and providing coaching for Pastors and I’m so grateful for the opportunity to help your church reach its’ full potential.

We’ve had the privilege of working with thousands of churches and we’re celebrating by putting all of our resources on sale this week for 40% off!

Yes you read that correctly!

Here’s a sample of the resources that are on sale:

The Leadership Pipeline                                  Digital Evangelism

Direct Mail Secrets                                            Getting Unstuck (new resource!)

New Believer Follow Up                                 21st Century Outreach Strategies

Pillars of a Healthy Church                            The Complete Membership System

Creating a Culture of Evangelism               The New Believer’s Class

How to Make Every Sunday like Easter   Laying the Foundation

The Tithe Challenge                                          The Church Budget

Plus, all of our sermon resources are on sale… Here’s a partial list:

10 Words (10 Commandments)                   Heroes and Villains (Judges)

Rethink (Ephesians)                                         Giant Killers (1 Samuel 17)

Prodigal (Luke 15)                                             Blueprint (Nehemiah)

Postcards                                                               Engage (Esther)

He Said/ She Said                                              Boy Meets Girl

The Blessed Life                                                 Fuel (2 Timothy)

It’s the End of the World as we Know it (Revelation)

Plus, much more.

Just add the resources you want into the cart and use the coupon code 3years at checkout and you’re receive 40% off on these resources.

Simply go to www.ninjaresources.com to get started.

This is our way of saying thank you for allowing us to be a small part of what God is doing in your church.  

Why Pastors Give Up

May 15, 2012 in Leadership with 0 Comments

Pastors seem to dropping out of ministry like …

A variety of reasons are cited, but if you drill down, here’s what you’ll find…

Pastors.are.tired.

They’re wiped out and burnt out.

Why?

Because they’re doing all the work alone.

There’s so much pressure to grow.

So much pressure to take everything to the next level that Pastors are left with the burden of “making it happen” all by themselves.

It’s why we need to follow the “Jethro Principle” found in Exodus 18.

You know, where Jethro tells Moses to delegate responsibility and train leaders who can lead “thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.”

This is at the heart of my new Leadership Ninja coaching that starts tomorrow (May 16th @ 2PM EST).

I’m going to teach you a system for raising up leaders at every level of your organization AND we’re going to give you everything you need to implement it in your church.

Who should join this network?
– Pastors who want to last for the long haul
– Leaders who want to see their congregation grow from infancy to maturity
– Those who want to see their volunteer force double in a short time
– Pastors who want to see discipleship happening automatically in their churches
– Churches who want potential staff members waiting in the wings for an opening to become available
– Pastors who want to see all of their leaders developed from within

So if you’re interested in seeing an explosion of leaders in your church, then giddy up and head over to www.ninjaleadership.com.


P.S. There’s a bunch of bonuses for participating in the network. So don’t delay. Go to www.ninjaleadership.com.

A Wacky way to Double your Volunteers

May 8, 2012 in Church with 0 Comments

Something strange is happening at Calvary (the church I Pastor).

People are signing up to volunteer in droves. It’s bordering on Black Friday at the mall crowds for people to get plugged in to serve.

Here’s why this is odd: I’ve only taught one message in the last 12 months on servanthood (I know, not enough.)

But people are signing up to volunteer faster than a politician can spend other people’s money.

Why is this happening? It’s weird. Wacky some might say. But it’s totally effective… and even a little fun.

Here it is: People know that we have a system for developing leaders and only those who serve get developed at the highest levels.

At Calvary, the people who get invested in the most are those who serve.

So people are lining up to serve (in fact, over 50% of our church is serving in some capacity) because they want to get into one of our leadership development groups.

Now before think this is an anomaly, it’s not. In fact, this can be the story of your church as well. All it takes is a system for developing leaders that takes people from infancy to maturity.

I’ve been asked about how we do this this many times. That’s why I’m leading a 6-month coaching network that’s going to take you step by step through a proven system for developing leaders at every level of your church.

But be warned: this isn’t for the faint of heart. Leadership development is serious business to me, so don’t join this network if you aren’t committed to growing your leaders significantly!

There’s a bunch of bonuses and other goodies that you receive when you join as well.

We’re starting next Wednesday (May 16th), so time is of the essence.

So if you’re interested, saddle up and head over to www.ninjaleadership.com.

Interview: The Measure of Our Success

May 4, 2012 in Books with 0 Comments

This is an interview that I did with my friend Shawn Lovejoy on the release of his new book, “The Measure of our Success”. This is a great book that pastors need to get their hands on.

Bob: Shawn, you’ve been a blogger for a long time…why a book? Why now?

Shawn: Well, believe it or not, I don’t love to write. I just feel passionate about some things and that drives my laptop keyboard at times. I must say, though, that I just felt compelled by God to write this book. That’s the only thing that would move me to crank out 200 pages!

Bob: Why were you so compelled to write this work?

Shawn: I love pastors. I love pastoring. But I think I love pastoring pastors more than anything else. Church Planting, specifically, was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. I have felt compelled to be a lid lifter for pastors who are getting the you-know-what kicked out of them like I’ve experienced. Ministry is so hard. So many pastors need permission to be who God has called them to be; and they need to know they aren’t the only ones that have the struggles they do.

Bob: YOU mention in the book that “there’s a dark side of the force in ministry these days.” Can you elaborate?

Shawn: Absolutely. Recent studies show that eight out of ten pastors are disillusioned, discouraged, and discontent with how their ministries are turning out. Last time I checked, those are not fruits of the Spirit. Satan is sifting pastors, and they’re hurting. I hate it.

Bob: Why is it this way?

Shawn: I’ve wrestled a lot with this. Through churchplanters.com I’ve also been able to talk with hundreds of ministry leaders about this. Here’s my conclusion: Our root problem is that too many of us as pastors have exchanged God’s definition of success for our own. We have placed yokes on ourselves that Jesus did not place on us. I’ve personally wrestled with this; and I’ve watched thousands do the same; and it’s literally killing many of us! Thus, this “impassioned plea to pastors” is for all of us to radically alter our measures of success.

Bob: What are the types of things you talk about in the book?

Shawn: Sure. Much of the book comes out of my own experience and story of being sifted! “Hi, my name is Shawn, and I’m a workaholic.” Other parts are things I’ve learned from others as a pastor’s coach and consultant. In both cases, what I love most about the book is its practical nature. There is enough in here to radically alter a pastor’s life, ministry, and family.

Bob: What’s your number one hope for the book?

Shawn: I am so proud of the way the book turned out I believe God spoke to me on this one all along the way. I really do believe God will use this work to save lives, families, and ministries. That’s why I want t get it in the hands of every pastor in America. That really is my hope.

Bob: Thanks for sharing with us today!

Shawn: Thank you!

You can pick up Shawn’s book “The Measure of our Success” on Amazon.com by clicking here. 

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