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Matt Chandler, Lead Pastor of The Village Church, Highland Village, TX, led a great session on The Leader’s Capacity to Make Disciples.
Matt 28:16 Teaching them to OBEY, OBSERVE all that I commanded. Chandler contends that these were followers, not converts. They were actively following Christ. Today’s churches lack a system to hold the people of [...]

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Suncrest had the pleasure of hosting the STICKY CHURCH Conference on Tuesday. It was such a blessing to host AND participate. I had the chance to meet tweets and leaders from across the country. I am such a student at heart, I always love learning from others who have experienced success. Some take-aways from this [...]

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Does it matter how many people are coming through YOUR front door if YOUR back door is wide open?
There are plenty of ways to get people to come to church.  Keeping them there is another matter.  Many of our churches seem more like Teflon than Velcro.  So what will it take to make your church [...]

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Ok, at the request of friends and tweets, I am posting about my breakfast with Craig Groeschel, Andy Stanley and Bobby Gruenewald.
Last Thursday, Suncrest sent 25 leaders to Granger Community Church to participate in Catalyst One Day. Heard so much about the Catalyst event in Atlanta, and was really excited to attend this smaller-scale version. There were [...]

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Don’t Be That Couch
Andy Stanley

I  Whereas programming begins as an answer to a question, over time it becomes part of organizational CULTURE.
A.  As culture changes, many of the questions remain the same, but the answers DON”T.
B.  The tendency is to institutionalize our answers.
C.  If we institutionalize an answer, the day will come when it is [...]

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Great lunch with my team. Some lake effect snow – Woot!
Another GREAT session with Craig…
Creating Personal Momentum
Craig Groeschel
Gen 31:43-4
I will do TODAY what I can do,
to enable me to do TOMORROW
What I can’t do TODAY
Begin where you can today. Break down big vision.
Four Things to do Today
1.  Do something to defeat you DARK side.
      My [...]

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Another great session. Love Craig’s humor and that he’s so down to earth.
Session 2 Craig Groeschel
Busting Bariers with Mindset Changes
   The longer a ministry is stalled, the longer it will take to get momentum back.
1.  Think Differently about your church CULTURE

Our people won’t _______   serve, give, come to early service, worship, etc
We haven’t LED them to [...]

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Unexpected little gift today, sat at breakfast table with Craig Groeschel,
Andy Stanley and Bobby Gwald. All incredibly nice!!
Session 1
Andy Stanley
I  Gaining and Sustaining Momentum
“If you don’t know what creates your momentum, you are one stupid step away from killing it.”
“What if there is a principle/formula for momentum?” A Commonality to momentum?
A predictable system is [...]

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