All leaders should be builders of three houses: the house of our personal faith, the house of our ministry, and the house of the local church. This sermon looks at the nine building blocks in each house. Become a builder. 13 pages of notes; 17 Power Point slides.

God has called every individual believer to fulfill a great vision and destiny for his or her life. Great vision is as big as our great God. This message describes great people who will not be restricted and teaches how to move people to possess the vision. 9 pages of notes

A great vision is achieved only when it is acted upon. To see the vision happen, a people must be activated to possess it. Catch the faith to possess the vision that God has already given you in this last installment of the "Great Vision for a Great Church" series. Learn from characters in the Bible who shook off limitations and reached out to claim their territory! 13 pages of notes

The demand for properly trained leaders with the right attitude, proven character, spiritual DNA, and a desire to serve and sacrifice is before us all the time. How do we keep our pipeline full of developing excellent leaders and servants? To grow our churches we must grow our leadership base and our servant base to match our vision and our structure to fulfill that vision. 8 pages of notes; 10 PowerPoint slides.

The Lead training manual prepares leaders to lead with integrity, build the church, fulfill the vision, guard the spiritual atmosphere, and implement strategic culture. This is a concise and thorough training manual for the local church leader involved in any area of ministry. Student edition includes fill-ins and is formatted for easy printing and binding. 70 pages

Scripture does not outline one single normative model of church life. Church models must not be dictated by cultural reality, but they must be voiced and practiced in ways that take careful account of the particular time and circumstance into which God's people are called. This paper describes 17 church models that prevail in this twenty-first century, from the contemporary relevant church to the house church, to the vintage church. This is a great tool for any church leader seeking to find a model or two that fits with his or her church needs and mission. Six pages of notes...

Over half of the world’s population lives in urban centers and large cities. We are called to our cities because God has called us to that particular city. Our vision must be God’s vision ─ to reach our city and make it a place where God’s presence, God’s ways, and God’s word are a dominant force. 10 Pages of Notes. 12 PowerPoint Slides.

The strong leader builds a strong church that will impact culture, change atmosphere in the city, transform lives, and win the lost. The strong leader raises the passion level for building a world-impacting church. 7 Pages of Notes. 7 PowerPoint Slides.

Strong leaders are defined as those who receive strength of grace and God’s power to accomplish something beyond themselves, meet the challenge and finish the God-given vision. The strong church is the result of strong leadership. Eight marks of a strong church are examined. Contains 2 sermons with 18 pgs and 15 ppt slides.

 To be a keeper is to watch over or guard something. Gatekeepers are the leaders who stand at the entrance way and are committed to keeping out all that God rejects in their personal lives, in family, ministry, the church, and culture. This leadership training resource is a powerful tool for church leaders of all ministries. It defines the personal gates every believer should keep and ten ministry or church gates that all leaders are called to protect and preserve. This complete series includes a Teacher Edition (12 pp), complete with all Scripture verses included, a Student Edition (5 pp),...