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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

5 Minute Mentoring & small church pastor coaching from Darrell Stetler

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Three Main Marketing Pieces for Small Churches

Far too many small churches are content with sloppiness in their marketing promotional material… or even it being non-existent! This can be for several reasons: they don’t know what’s available. they don’t have time or ideas for it. they haven’t thought through an outreach strategy. they don’t have the skills or the money to update it. […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 7 years agoJune 21, 2018

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Nextdoor: The New Social Network You Must Check Out

If you’re a pastor of a church, social media can be a frustrating thing. You want to use social media to connect with people who might be looking for a good church, so you create a Facebook page. You put out the word, and people start “liking” your church page – but they don’t even […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years agoApril 21, 2024

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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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Can We Stop Talking About Technology Like It’s An Enemy?

One of the questions I get asked frequently is about technology… about what tools I’m using, what new things I’m trying. This week, I’m launching my first e-book: “The Top 9 Tech Tools and Apps I’m Using to Get More Done!” In it, I share my favorite tools, and how I’m using each one. Before […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years agoFebruary 15, 2016

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Four Starter Steps to Fight Porn In Your Home

Pornography is big business in America. Approximately $12 billion annually is spent on pornography. To put that in perspective, the 100 largest missions organizations in America received 3 billion in a recent year. Porn is about equal to the energy drink market in the US. Close your eyes and visualize all the energy drinks in all […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years agoFebruary 10, 2016

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How to Build a Morning Routine – Part 2

There isn’t one “right” morning routine. It’s built on your values and realities. My reality is self-employed (pastor) and 6 kids. Yours might look totally different. But for some ideas and encouragement, here’s a walkthru of my morning routine, from start to finish, with tips of what makes it work better for me. If you […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years agoFebruary 16, 2016

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10 Ways Evernote Is Making Pastoring Easier For Me

I am loving Evernote. I had an account with Evernote for a couple years, but I confess I didn’t see the benefits & uses at the time, so I didn’t start using it. Then I read a post by Michael Hyatt on how he uses Evernote, and it opened my eyes to the possibilities. Since […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years agoJanuary 14, 2016

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