My Ministry Breakthrough

Breakthrough ideas with Greg: Opening your home, giving people access to you, can be a spiritual commitment. The second someone walks through the door into your home; people can sniff out love, acceptance, and grace. Could your home be a better place to invite someone than the church if you genuinely want to share the … Read More Read More

Breakthrough ideas in this episode:  It is essential to stop and recount the faithfulness of God. Keep memorials in front of yourself and your people to mark how God has moved. What are the characteristics of a church built on dynamic worship and strong biblical teaching look? You cannot reach your community until you know … Read More Read More

Breakthrough ideas with Jeff: If your church is going to reach your city, your people must embrace their calling as missionaries. Do our seminaries train us to only care for people inside the walls, and not those outside the walls? Are we helping Jesus followers in our churches to be fully engaged in the community? … Read More Read More

Breakthrough ideas with Doug: How does a church begin as an accidental church plant? If the Kingdom of God were to come to your town, would it look like your church? Is a church a church until they hold their first worship service? How does a church formalize a public witness as the body of … Read More Read More

Breakthrough ideas with Marty: How can a church effectively reach all five of the generations alive today? Wake Forest University is not in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and other learning. Young leaders leaving seminary have a far greater chance to end up in a multigenerational traditional church. Leading a multigenerational church may just be the … Read More Read More

Breakthrough ideas with Kelly: Building a strong leadership culture brings out the best in all of your leaders. Churches are generally great at helping people live out their general calling, but it takes high intentionally to grow people within their special calling. What is God’s calling for you, in this life stage, at your location, … Read More Read More

Breakthrough ideas with Danny: When God says “I am doing something…” words begin to create worlds. Learn why nobody wants to give their life away to show up and help somebody find a parking space. Why serving on a hospitality team is a lot of fun for about three weeks but becomes a lousy hobby … Read More Read More

Breakthrough ideas with Cal: What does church planting look like 30 years in? How does a church move from program driven to presence driven after years of ministry success? It’s possible to go deep with your weekend sermons and still be responsive to those who are not in a relationship with Christ. If someone is … Read More Read More

Breakthrough ideas with Chris: The ethos of six-man football reflects the grit and resilience of small-town life on the west Texas plains. It also inspired this church’s vision. Who will reach the small town? Who will take the gospel to those places that were once the center of life in our rural communities? This church … Read More Read More

Breakthrough ideas with Chris: What if we could get everyone in here out there, instead of trying to get everyone out there in here? How do we equip and deploy people to really love their neighbors every day of the week? It is hard to love your neighbor when you don’t know your neighbor. Don’t … Read More Read More

Breakthrough ideas with Phil:  Reaching the lost requires removing every possible barrier of understanding – even some things you love. It’s time to let go of some of these weird practices of the church that have nothing to do with Jesus. Are your worship services evangelistically understandable? If you are not sure, they probably are … Read More Read More

Breakthrough ideas with Barrett:  How can a church reach Christians who live in the city, from within the city, not just the suburbs? True fulfillment as a Christ-following leader comes from a deep sense of two key understandings. Why it is important to bring yourself back to your calling as a leader, not someone else’s. … Read More Read More

Breakthrough ideas with Talbot:  Twitter is a great place to improve as a wordsmith because it forces clarity of communication. It is possible for social media to make you a better pastor and leader. Making diversity the cause only results in political correctness, so make Jesus the cause and let diversity be the result. Bringing … Read More Read More

Breakthrough ideas with Eric: Leadership transitions will always happen, but what actually makes succession a success? Following God involves holding two conflicting emotions in tension: grieving what has been and anticipating what will be. There will always be unfinished work. The “unconquered territory” reminds us the work is God’s not ours. How can pastors keep their … Read More Read More

Breakthrough Ideas with Todd Adkins:  There is a difference between just placing leaders in a role and actually developing leaders for ministry. Great leaders are not just intuitive, they are highly intentional as well. Systems, process, and structure are critical but the relationship moves people. We can do leadership gatherings better by leveraging both technology and … Read More Read More