Harvest Teams: stories from life and ministry on the road.
Enthusiasm is both a gift and a choice. Everyone is enthusiastic about something. It’s important for people to experience enthusiastic church leaders – leaders with enthusiasm for Jesus, people, the church, and ministry. Enthusiasm can be defined as displaying enjoyment, interest, or approval about a particular subject or activity with a desire to be involved. … Read more
Many books have been written on the ways Jesus changes our direction and agendas. Here’s one more little example from Luke 24. Jesus had just risen that day and two of his followers were walking along the road. Jesus appears and begins walking with them but they don’t recognize him. They talk about the events … Read more
Faith development in a teenager varies with each student. Thankfully God can move whether things go right in the home and life or not. Parents are going to fail – that’s a given. There’s no way around it. On top of that, there has never been a totally smooth transition from youth to adulthood – … Read more
New volunteers need to be nurtured. They need to see clearly what you’re asking them to do, how the work matters, what their time commitments are and how they’re gifts and efforts will affect the overall mission and outcome. Someone who has just joined your team needs well-communicated direction about when, where and how! And … Read more
There is a difference between networking and building relationships. I’m sure they each have their place. I’m not sure where this came from, but it was a note I made a while back and thought I would share it here: [columns] [span6] NETWORKING [/span6][span6] RELATIONAL BUILDING [/span6][/columns] [columns] [span6] Is about meeting people … Read more
I don’t keep the best records, but I just found a list I compiled about four years ago. This is a list of all the IGRC churches Harvest (or me by myself) have been in to lead or sing over the years. It’s pretty amazing to think we’ve been in these building, met with great … Read more
I have been on several mission trips in my life. One time, in particular, I remember being with a group of seminary students on a trip out of the country. During that amazing experience, many in our group talked seriously about wanting to move to this country for an extended time, maybe even shift life … Read more
Coaching gives us an outside perspective on our work and leadership. It’s through questions and conversations that many discover how to get things moving forward in their ministry, personal goals or leadership. I have been the recipient of great coaching on several fronts. Coaching Brings Clarity Coaching allows for a new perspective which will often … Read more
When I listen to testimonies from faithful Christians, I almost always hear them mention at least two things: The first thing is a place. Most often students take big steps of faith when they are at a special event. I’ve often wondered what ingredients cause this to be the case. Maybe it’s a different voice … Read more
Could we be trying so hard to get things going, we may become overwhelmed, along with our team and our people? Maybe it’s time focus on what is keeping you and your team from being fully activated. Church leaders: you have good people. You have great potential. There are people in your region who need to … Read more