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7 Thinking Errors that Hinder Church Growth

3 Comments / Church Growth, Leadership, Ministry, Pastors, planning / By Charles Stone

My first degree, industrial engineering, taught me to think systematically which has in turn benefited my pastoral leadership. Since then I’ve read many books on church planning and been certified through Ministry Advantage and Auxano, two strategic planning/pastoral coaching organizations. I’ve also led three churches where I’ve served through a year-long strategic planning process. So, I’m well-versed […]

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The Most Productive 4 Hours of my Week

1 Comment / Leadership, Life Balance, Ministry, Pastors, planning / By Charles Stone

I received an undergrad degree in industrial and systems engineering. IE’s, as they are called, are sometimes referred to as efficiency experts. Whether that’s true or not, the training I received from my degree has force me think about leadership productivity. In this post I describe my most productive four-hour time block each week, what I do, and why

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4 Questions to Help you Discover your Leadership Bias

Leave a Comment / Leadership, Life Balance, Pastors, Spiritual Growth / By Charles Stone

A couple of years ago 65 leaders from Southern Ontario attended our first annual Nfluence conference at West Park Church, London. It was a great time to learn from three seasoned pastors, Dr. Dom Ruso, Steve Adams, and myself. In one session Dom explained how to empower the next generation. One insight he shared that

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Is a Pastor’s Job a Calling or a Career?

2 Comments / Church Growth, Leadership, Ministry, Pastors / By Charles Stone

My good friend Godfrey Thorogood is one of the smartest guys around when it comes to church leadership. He served as FEB Central’s Leadership Development Director in Ontario and now is pastor at Thousand Oaks Baptist Church in Ontario. He’s worked with literally hundreds of pastors and once shared with me that he noticed a

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Should you get Closer to your Critics?

3 Comments / communication, Leadership, Life Balance, Ministry, Pastors / By Charles Stone

What’s happening in this picture? I used this in a recent talk and asked the church audience to give me their answers. Their responses included… two people are angry, they are upset, they aren’t talking, they disagree about something. One lady came up to me afterwards and said, “I think it means that she was

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7 Thinking Errors that Hinder Church Growth

The Most Productive 4 Hours of my Week

4 Questions to Help you Discover your Leadership Bias

Is a Pastor’s Job a Calling or a Career?

Should you get Closer to your Critics?

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