Author name: Charles Stone

10 Transformative Takeaways from the Willow Creek Leadership Summit

Two weeks ago I attended Willow’s Leadership Summit and I’m glad I did. In my prior post I wrote about the 4 books I bought because of the Summit. In this post I list the 10 transformative insights I learned. The insights are mostly paraphrases from each speaker’s respective talks, with their names in parentheses. Margin: Make margin […]

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My Journey from Preacher to Parishoner-8 Insights I Learned as “no longer a pastor”

I’ve served in the local church as a pastor for over 32 years, yet for the past year I’ve not served in an official pastoral role. After 7-1/2 wonderful years at a church in Aurora, IL, I left to accomplish several goals that I couldn’t have if I were on staff at a church. I

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What over 1,000 Pastors Read: My Top 5 Posts in the Last 30 Days

Here’s a quick list of the top 5 posts my blog readers read during the last 30 days. 4Spiritual Disciplines Pastors Miss the Most 5 Brain Friendly Tips to Enhance Your Presentations 6 Soul Care Essentials for Pastors Top 10 Issues Facing the Church Today Are you a Transactional or a Transformational Leader: Take this

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5 Reasons Why Every Pastor Needs a Coach, and Why I’m Getting One

After 32 years working in a church, I stepped down last year after a fulfilling 7/2; year run as a senior pastor in Aurora, IL. This past year I’ve accomplished several things. Completed a book for Inter-Varsity Press called People-Pleasing Pastors: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Approval Motivate Leadership. It releases in February of 2014. Almost

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