…Do you want to communicate ’safe’ or something else?

The news of two horrible shooting incidents in Colorado recently brings back to the national spotlight what I have been shouting from the rooftops for years to church leaders.  If your church is more than simply providing chaplaincy services to your city in a maintenance capacity, wake [...]

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Check out this recording of a free coaching session with Steve Sjogren.  In this session, Steve coached leaders from all over the world, live via Skype.  For more information on getting connected to live sessions, check out the post on this site!

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“To see people come to Christ…”
“To see people grow spiritually…”
“Honestly, I haven’t given it a lot of thought…”
 
The above are the three most common answers I receive from pastor-teachers when I ask them what they are aiming at in their weekly messages. I am inclined to believe the third response is the accurate, heartfelt [...]

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My lovely and talented love in life, my wife of almost 30 years, Janie and I, are selling our home as we transition to Tampa.  The biggest part of “getting into the heart” of a buyer is the instant “WOW factor,” as a great real estate consultant friend calls it.  We flew in this consultant [...]

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Churches that are not currently growing, and there are many, are in such a spot for many possible reasons.
 
If you are used to looking out of the sjogrenian kaleidoscope, you know that I see that everything starts with the profound sense of God’s presence being front – center of all that we do.  No [...]

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Just what is required of a pastor-teacher-leader of a local church to produce lasting fruit – that Jesus said is his desire to see in our lives and ministries?
All of us have our eyes opened like little puppies after a couple of weeks on the job in our first pastoral position when we realize [...]

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Groups Forming for Church Leadership Coaching Sessions through ServeCoach.com
I have been coaching for a number of years now, but I have never been as excited as I am right now about the current group coaching sessions we are putting together. The target of these sessions is church leaders that want to make positive changes in [...]

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