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As a church leader, you may have begun ministry with dreams of making an eternal impact. But years of striving, stress, and strain have left you feeling defeated, disillusioned, and stalled. But there is hope, in this reading plan, Dale shares how God views you and your ministry regardless of size or any other typical measurement.
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Dale has experienced both the highs and lows of ministry. He’s experienced the joys of serving people, but also has the scars from a life spent in the church. This book was not written from an ivory tower but in the battle ground of ministry. As you read through this book you will find encouragement, authenticity, truthfulness, and the words of an experienced pastor who lived through the peaks and valleys of ministry and still loves people and the church!
I know Dale personally and I can tell you this – he loves Jesus, his family, and the local church. He has personally helped me in ministry. He spoke words of hard truth into my life when I was “stalled,” but also words of incredible refreshment. Less than a year ago spoke words of encouragement that blessed me and my wife immensely. This book will challenge you and encourage you!
I am so glad that Dale wrote this book to serve countless other pastors that need to hear and believe once again there is hope and it’s found in faithfully following and serving Jesus! If you’re a layperson buy this book for your pastor. If you’re a pastor buy this book for yourself and purchase a few more for your pastoral colleagues.
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According to Ephesians 4:11 – 12, the main function of church leadership is to equip believers for the work of the ministry.
Equipping others, however, is difficult. Our blog posts address the practical ways that church leaders can build communities of support and encourage other believers to be the hands and feet of Christ in the Church and the larger community.
We have some 95Network one-day events for pastors coming up in Spring 2020 — if you’re in the area, we’d love to meet you:
As a leader (especially a young leader), you will often encounter more critics than encouragers. Here’s some encouragement:
I want to share some proven principles for casting vision more effectively with you that worked for me. Honestly, I wish I had discovered them much earlier in my ministry.
This week we’re continuing our series of stories from churches we’ve been able to work with over the past couple years. It’s been so fun to rediscover some of what God has done through this ministry!
Over the last couple years, we’ve had some incredible opportunities to support churches all across the country. As we close out another year, we thought it would be great to share a collection of stories from church leaders we’ve been able to support in a variety of ways.
Do you know why you’re having church this Sunday? In other words, do you know your mission? Here are four simple principles to help you gain clarity:
Over the years of working with churches, we’ve heard some bad advice. So here are the 7 best (worst) church leadership quotes of all-time:
There’s a lot of talk about how churches are dying. There’s a lot of talk about how pastors are quitting. But as we get to work with pastors every week, we get to see a lot of positive things happening.
I want to acknowledge the situation of thousands of leaders who have the title of leader but haven’t been given the authority to function as the leader.
How often do we pray for the blessing of God on our ministry? Yet, if we’re honest, we wouldn’t be able to handle that kind of blessing if God really brought it.
Winning in ministry doesn’t mean losing at home. Nor does winning at home mean losing in ministry. Here’s how we know:
Would you say your church uses social media strategically? What’s holding you back? You might be held back by a lack of understanding of social media’s real potential for ministry. Or maybe there are some fears or roadblocks keeping you from really leaning into it.
Discouraged. It’s how every leader has felt at one point or another when we want to be somewhere we’re not. Dale navigated his own experiences of disappointment in himself and uncovered key truths about leadership in ministry that can anchor and guide us today.
Dale Sellers of 95Network believes this trend is largely due to discouragement among our pastors. Many church leaders begin ministry with dreams of making an eternal impact. But years of striving, stress, and strain have left them feeling defeated, disillusioned, and stalled.
Thankfully, there is hope that ministry can turn around for the discouraged pastor. As a former minister who’s been in the trenches, Dale Sellers reveals that:
In STALLED, you will discover your sweet spot and realize you are closer to being “there” than you know.
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It’s imperative for us to find one or two trusted friends to help us walk through the valley of despair and discouragement. Without them, it’s almost impossible to regain ministry traction.
These resources provide practical tools that enable you to examine and expose areas where you may not be leading from a healthy soul.
There comes a point when you must identify and begin to intentionally train your next leaders with your succession plan in mind.
The “driver of the car” has to be healthy in order to reach your destination.
I could not afford to take my family on a vacation anywhere. I became worried that my children would not have any good memories of family vacations to draw from.
It’s not a “badge of honor” to ignore your own personal emotional health for the sake of the ministry.
At the end of the day, my desire is for everyone to know Jesus personally. He really loves us more than we know.
It’s not a “badge of honor” to ignore your own personal emotional health for the sake of the ministry.
If your family was interviewed, would they say you prioritize them above your ministry or your ministry above them?
A natural phenomenon that led to much of the megachurch movement was the relocation of the population to the suburbs.