Simon Crowe 
Jesus attracted crowds and preached to 1000′s but He invested most of His time with the core team of twelve. Too often we put too much emphasis on one leader instead of building a team. The ability and capacity of your leadership team determine the size and effectiveness of your church. The best resource I can recommend that will help … Read more
Are leaders born? I’ve yet to meet a leader who wasn’t 😜 If you want to change your church then you must first change you. I don’t like that, but it’s true. And I don’t like it because it means I have to change… I don’t know about you but I’m happy with what I’ve accomplished so far but I … Read more
Book Title: Jesus Is ____: Find a New Way to Be HumanAuthor: Judah SmithLowest Price: AmazonPublished: 2013 by Thomas Nelson Inc.Available Formats: Hardback, Paperback, Kindle, AudioRead Customer Reviews: Here From the Author A New York Times Best-Seller Jesus is _____. The question asked in this book is “How would you finish that sentence?” The subject is there, and so is the verb, but what comes next? This is … Read more
Pastors and church leaders, what is it you’d love to say to your congregation but just can’t? At what moments do you find yourself biting your tongue? If you had a free platform and could get anything off your chest, what would you say? I thought a while about this one and here are 7 ‘pastoral secrets’ I came up … Read more
I was listening to an Andy Stanley podcast the other day when he said: As a preacher, and someone who loves to talk, I wanted to disagree with Andy’s statement, but I knew he was right. Sometimes we fall into the trap of thinking we can preach our way out of anything… We say to ourselves: “If there’s an issue … Read more
Want to know something? Most preachers don’t know how to prepare a sermon well. Monday to Saturday they feel the heavy pressure of having to deliver unique, inspiring and powerful messages week in and week out. They struggle alone preparing sermons for 10-18 hours a week. That’s 400-720 hours a year. Why? Because they never invested the time to study … Read more
Welcome to my Preaching Rocket review! Firstly let me congratulate you for looking to improve your preaching skills! Preaching Rocket say you’ll get to discover the methods, strategies and techniques the most influential teachers in the church today use to prepare, deliver and evaluate their sermons… But is Preaching Rocket worth it or just a waste of time and money? … Read more
Although The Purpose Driven Church was written by Rick Warren in the mid-nineties, I still include this in my list of recommended books for pastors as I think the church growth materials shared in this book are still very much relevant to our churches today in the 21st century. I read this book at least twenty years ago and we’ve … Read more
Jesus said: Today we’re talking about growing your church in the Spirit and discussing the purpose of the Holy Spirit. Jesus told the disciples to wait until the Holy Spirit had come, and then the disciples went out in mass and preached boldly. God added well over 8,000 new believers to the church in just 3 days. Talk about church growth! … Read more
Asking someone who’s opinion you value to complete a sermon evaluation form is a great way to figure out your blindspots and identify areas you can improve. There is always space for us to grow as preachers, even the most experienced of us. The best preachers are those who are hungry to get better. Asking people for honest feedback can … Read more