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Hiring a pastor at a church in the phoenix east valley!

I’m excited to announce that I am working with Real Life Christian Church to help them find their new Senior Pastor.

Real Life began during the summer of 2007 with the dream to connect people to Real Life with God, a Real Life with Others, and a Real Life of Purpose. This isn’t just a meaningless mission statement or clever words on a website. This is a change in philosophy and thought that many who have grown up in the Church are not accustomed to. Weekend Worship Services are contemporary in style and are designed to expose those who do not know Christ to His teachings and inspire the Church to tangibly living out the Gospel message. Real Life believes that life change happens best in the context of relationship and as a result Life Groups are the foremost integral part of the DNA of this church. Finally they hope to become a church that if they were gone, would be missed by the community. So as a result mobilizing people to be the church in the community is highly valued.

Real Life is strategically located, currently meeting in Williams Field High School in Gilbert, AZ located just one mile south of the 202.

The Lead Pastor will serve as the primary communicator, leader, and visionary for Real Life Church. Potential candidates should hold a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, have received biblical training from an accredited college or university, and should have a proven track record of leadership and teaching within a church setting.

Since 2007 Real Life Church has seen growth that led to a regular attendance of over 400 people. Currently Real Life is running 200 people in weekend attendance with over 75% of those involved in Life Groups that meet throughout the week in homes. They are excited about God bringing them the right Lead Pastor who will lead them forward in becoming the Church that God has dreamed up for them to be.

If you’re interested in this opportunity you can email your resume to me. All communication is strictly confidential.


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necessary endings

New is exciting! Whether it’s a new relationship, a new job, a new purchase, or even a new project at work. And when new things begin they usually start off with all kinds of passion, energy, excitement, and great anticipation for what’s about to happen. The same is rarely said for endings in life. Yet endings are just as normal and a natural a part of life as beginnings. Unfortunately little is written about handling the endings in our lives well.

That is why I’m excited about a recent book I read by Dr. Henry Cloud entitled “Necessary Endings.” In it he does a masterful job of leading us through how to handle endings in our lives well. In fact he goes so far as to assert that in order for us to move forward in life there are, “employees, businesses, and relationships that all of us have to give up in order to move forward.” It’s definitely worth the read and will challenge you to grow and think differently about your work, your relationships, and what it means to move forward in life.

Here are some of my favorite quotes and thoughts from the book that had an impact on me:

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Creating a Healthy Leadership Culture in your Church

Culture can be defined as the defining set of values, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of any one group. It is something that is usually unnoticed, unspoken, and unexamined, particularly in Churches. As a result, few churches ever take steps towards intentionally defining and building a desired culture; instead it usually happens by default. It’s very common to see churches fall into ruts and get stuck in the familiar traps of, “Just preach the Word,” “Just reach people,” or “Just build disciples.” The problem is building a healthy culture in a church; particularly a healthy leadership culture is never “just that easy.” As the leader you have to define and create the culture. If you don’t it will default to the strongest personality or loudest voice in the room. So here are four steps you can take that will help you to begin building a healthy leadership culture in your church.

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Delegation vs Empowerment

Many organizations and people have a tendency to mistakenly use the words “delegation” and “empowerment” interchangeably, thinking that they are basically the same thing. This can become a fatal flaw. We’re not talking about simple nuance or semantics, but differences that will lead you in completely opposite directions. Recently I was in a conversation with some friends, discussing the differences between delegation and empowerment. This is my Top 5 List that I walked away from the conversation with:

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Leading on Empty

I recently finished reading “Leading on Empty” by Wayne Cordeiro, and simply put, if you are a leader than this is a must-read! While we in Church-world are seemingly adept at identifying and pointing the finger when it comes to burnout, depression, and the pressures of leadership we are unfortunately rarely as honest, forthright, and helpful with those same issues as Wayne is in this book. Wayne’s courageously transparent about his own struggles while at the same time provides his readers a clear path forward. It’s such a good book that we are going to be reading and discussing it together with the Sun Valley Lead Team this fall.

Here are some thoughts and quotes from the book that impacted me:

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