Author: pluggedintoleadership

The Resurrection, An Event To Be Confident About

December 15, 2016

Good friend and Student Life Pastor at Life Fellowship church has offered to give us, the readers, some great insight into the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Simon Foster is working on his MA in Apologetics at BIOLA university. He has graciously shared some insight from a class he is taking there on the resurrection. Let’s get plugged into leadership and see how we can love people with the fact of the resurrection. … More The Resurrection, An Event To Be Confident About

Why Belief in God is Rational

December 12, 2016

Absolute truth has to exist. There is a reality. Once in awhile, in conversation, I have to establish absolute truth more than a basic belief. Absolute truth is essential to any conversation about belief in God. The easiest way to establish the fact, truth does exist, is to just ask the person if absolute truth exists. If they say, “no”, then you ask, “ Is your answer absolutely true?”. This shows the error in their thinking and they are left with the only reasonable option, to accept that there is truth or could be an absolute truth. Let’s get plugged into leadership and look at this topic in more detail. … More Why Belief in God is Rational

Are Miracles Possible?

December 9, 2016

In the book “I don’t have enough Faith to be an Atheist”, authors Geisler and Turek bring up an argument from Benedict Spinoza.  The form of his argument is as follows.     Miracles are violations of natural laws.     Natural laws are immutable.     It is impossible to violate immutable laws.     Therefore, miracles are … More Are Miracles Possible?

5 Questions your church staff should be able to answer about LGBT issues

December 5, 2016

This post is not about what the answers to these questions ought to be. The post is to stress the fact that you and your team should be having a conversation about what the answers ought to be. Let’s get plugged into leadership and start this conversation. … More 5 Questions your church staff should be able to answer about LGBT issues

Pastors, The one sure thing that will kill a tech team is…

December 2, 2016

Love them or hate them there is a good chance you have a tech needs to carry out your weekend services. You could deliver the best message, second only to the sermon on the mound, and if you microphone is feeding back the whole time it won’t matter. The need for the tech team to do good work is important to your weekend service. This is true whether they are purely volunteer or a paid group. Let’s get plugged into leadership and see what is one you should avoid if you desire this team to thrive. … More Pastors, The one sure thing that will kill a tech team is…

Insight on Leadership and Podcasting from Coaching for Leaders, Dave Stachowiak

November 30, 2016

About 6 months I stumbled upon a podcast that has helped me grow tremendously! If you are someone that wants to continue to grow in your leadership I would highly recommend checking out Coaching for Leaders. Dave and his team do a great job at bringing on guests that are giving you relevant ideas you can apply in any situation you are leading in. Dave was kind enough to answer a few questions to help you become a better leader, start a podcast, and get the most out of his show. Let’s get plugged into leadership with Coaching for Leaders host Dave Stachowiak … More Insight on Leadership and Podcasting from Coaching for Leaders, Dave Stachowiak

Gain structure- Gain is not volume

November 28, 2016

I asked a friend of mine who is a sales person at a local music store what missteps he sees church techs make the most. He has worked with a number of churches both big and small. Churches come from all over the area to his store with the hopes of having a better weekend experience. The sound, video, and lighting, play such a huge part in creating an atmosphere. How can the questions my friend gets, help us create a better atmosphere? Let’s get plugged into leadership and help answer those common questions that are holding us back and we do not even know it. … More Gain structure- Gain is not volume

3 Easy Ways to Take a Story from the Mission Field to the Masses

November 25, 2016

As Church Leadership you take this directive very seriously by training, sending, and supporting missions trips all over the world. How do you celebrate and update the senders of the amazing work that God is doing in the mission field? One effect way is through pictures that tell a story. Let’s get plugged into leadership and see how we can make this process simple. … More 3 Easy Ways to Take a Story from the Mission Field to the Masses

The Archbishop’s 5 top Evangelism tips

November 21, 2016

In the May 2015 issue of Premier Christian Magazine, a publication out of the UK, there was an interview with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. The title of the article is “Welby:’Evangelism is for all Christians”. It is a very great article and worth a read if you can get your hands on a copy of the issue. In this article, the Archbishop gave the readers his top 5 tips on Evangelism. The 5 things so impacted me and my practical evangelism, I thought it was worth it to share them here. Let’s get plugged into leadership and improve our evangelism. … More The Archbishop’s 5 top Evangelism tips