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How to Handle the First 50 Days of Discipleship

I was recently asked to share at Outreach and Bus Convention about how to create tools to help new Christians get established in their faith, and form discipleship routines. I shared a session about how even small church pastors can do a better job discipling new converts in those crucial first 50 days. Here’s the […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 4 years agoOctober 28, 2021

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Texting Is Better Than Phone or Email for Churches

I remember when I first sent a text message on my flip phone. Things have changed a lot since then. People are more connected to their phones than ever. In those days, I rarely texted, and almost always called. Lots of people under 30 don’t really check voicemail at all. I rarely listen to a […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 6 years agoNovember 1, 2018

How to help deal with forgetfulness for forgetful small church pastors.

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5 Ways Small Church Pastors Can Beat Forgetfulness

You know that feeling in the pit of your stomach when your phone rings, you see the name on caller ID and you groan — because you realize you forgot something? I hate that feeling. I hate letting people down, when I’ve agreed to do something. It’s embarrassing. It’s stressful. It costs you relationships, respect and […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 6 years agoOctober 28, 2018

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Free Video Pastor Coaching Group

I’ve been silent for quite some time on this blog. It’s been quite a journey over the last 9 months, a journey mostly covered in sheetrock dust. My family, with all 7 kids, lived in a 3 bed, 1 full bath parsonage of about 1100 sq. ft. for the last 15 years. (OK, we didn’t have […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 7 years ago

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5 Minute Mentoring: Leading Change More Effectively

Leading change in a local church is a tough task. Just about any pastor has one of these stories: a needed change that crashed and burned after it was presented to a church board… a “church boss” who couldn’t bear to see their pet program canned… a brilliant plan plan shot down by failure to process […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 8 years agoApril 20, 2024

frustration with how to disciple new believers

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How Living In the Urgent Can Kill Your Creativity

Hey pastors! As one of you for the last 21 years, I know all about pastoral stress… and how it can damage your ministry and your creativity. If you haven’t read Stephen Covey’s excellent book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” you’re missing out. Out of the many helpful things in the book, here’s […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years agoApril 21, 2024

A Place to Start for Small Church Pastors

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A Pastor’s After-Easter Action Plan

The songs have been sung, the message has been preached, the celebration is over… and the pastor is tired. I know. You definitely need to take some time off this week. But here’s a short list of actions you should take to make sure that your efforts leading up to Easter Sunday don’t go to […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years agoApril 21, 2024

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How to Not Waste Your Christmas Crowd

Every pastor knows that Easter and Christmas are two Sundays that are most likely to attract the unchurched and the de-churched to attend. You probably have given thought to your Christmas or Advent services already, since we’re just a few weeks away. Between now and Christmas, you’ll probably brainstorm ideas decorate the Sanctuary rehearse special […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years agoApril 22, 2024

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The Simplest Strategic Planning Process for Your Church

Some fancy terms that get thrown around in the world seem complicated — but really are more simple than you might think at first. One is “strategic planning.” It can sound scary. It leads to lots of questions: What if I don’t have any strategy? What if our plan doesn’t work? How do we know what is […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years agoFebruary 24, 2016

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Always Learning: What I Learned About Church From Walmart

In John Maxwell’s book How Successful People Think, the story is told of Sam Walton, founder of Walmart, when the store chain was just taking off. Sam took a couple of his colleagues, regional store managers to visit some of the competition in Huntsville, AL. Don Soderquist (later, CEO of Walmart) related the story: “We went into […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years ago

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