Author: Paul Alexander
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Top 5 Posts from March
Thank you for making the month of March a great month on Helping Churches Make Vision Real! You made these the top 5 Posts from this last month. If you missed out on any of them, here they are all in one nice tidy little spot for your convenience! #1 3 Reasons People don’t Give…
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Chick-fil-A Leadercast 2013
I’m excited to announce that Sun Valley Community Church is hosting the Chick-fil-A Leadercast for the third straight year! It’s going to be an incredible one day leadership event broadcast LIVE from Atlanta, Georgia to hundreds of locations around the world. Chick-fil-A has put together an incredible lineup of speakers including Jack Welch, Former Chairman…
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Overcomming the Fear of Moving to Multiple Worship Services
Churches are often stuck because of their systems and structures. Many churches cannot grow because they have maximized their building’s capacity and they lack the financial resources to expand. Eight common fears cause them to fixate on building a bigger building instead of adding multiple services. 1. The fear of losing the unity of the…
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6 Indicators You’re Leading an Insider Focused Church
How do you know if you’re leading an insider-focused church? Here are 6 indicators that you and your team can use to evaluate your church: #1 Language The language you choose to use is important because it both reflects and builds culture at the same time. There are all kinds of ways this goes wrong…
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Why Comparison is a Church Killer
Comparison is a Church killer, period. I think it’s ironic that we’ll preach messages in our churches about the body of Christ having unique parts, gifts and abilities but copy each other and chase after sameness. Comparisons are killing the movement of the Gospel and hurting churches and their staff. Healthy biblical leadership avoids comparisons…