Why Hershey Ditched Caramels

Posted May 9, 2012 by Tony McCollum

I was watching a documentary the other day about Milton S. Hershey, founder of the Hershey Chocolate Company. I found it to be very interesting that, originally, he owned a caramel candy company that had little to do with chocolate. At a world’s fair, he noticed kids licking all the chocolate off his chocolate covered [...]

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3 Things You Must Do When Under Great Pressure

Posted April 25, 2012 by Tony McCollum

I taught a few weeks ago at church about facing tests in life. I mentioned that one of the biggest tests we can face is the test of pressure. Sometimes, God just allows some pressure in our lives to prompt changes or grow us up and get us ready for new challenges. He also allows pressure [...]

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True Leadership

Posted April 17, 2012 by Mike Pittman

Are you a true leader? For years I felt like I was leading and then something happened. My pastor in my first staff position was with a man named Dennis Harrell. Dennis is an incredible leader who ended up retiring from his church after pastoring them for 25 years. He was (and continues to be) [...]

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Why You Need FAT People on Your Team

Posted March 15, 2012 by Tony McCollum

There is a lot of talk in the church today about leadership development and ministry deployment. But many church leaders have no idea how to find ministry leaders and sustain long-term growth. In an effort to fill schedules and staff ministry, church leaders will throw people into ministry hoping it will work. They try pleas from the [...]

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Decide Why They Leave

Posted March 13, 2012 by Tony McCollum

People leave churches all the time. It’s not something anyone wants to dwell on but it’s the simple truth. The question isn’t whether or not people are going to leave your church. The question is when and why they leave. Some pastors, when they discover someone is considering leaving, try to appease the leavers. This is a [...]

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Why Hershey Ditched Caramels

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Some Quick Leadership Mojo from Bill Hybels

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A Category or a Conversation?

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Nit Picking

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