All posts by Brian Howard

My focus is to help YOU move forward one step at a time. I write about church excellence, personal productivity, and family leadership. I coach leaders, start churches, and help organizations break growth barriers. My goal is to draw on this experience to help YOU move forward in life, leadership, and productivity.

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The Power of Questions

This is a guest post by Coach JT Ayers.  JT is the head track and Field Coach at Trabuco Hills High School in Orange County, California. JT was named Orange County coach of the year in 2013. He blogs and

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How to Dramatically Increase Giving in your Church

Charitable giving is alive and well in America. 2013 giving statistics have yet to be announced, but in 2012, America individuals, corporations, and foundations donated 316 billion dollars to charities. In 2012, Charitable giving was up for the third year

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7 Steps to Developing Leaders in your Church

I encounter few pastors who have any real plan for intentional leadership development. Most, instead, rely on imported ready-made “leaders.” We say that we value developing leaders, but often times we just are not sure where to begin. Earlier this

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How to Develop Leaders in your Church

Many pastors have no essential plan for developing leaders. We (hopefully) know how to interpret the Bible, how to preach, and how to counsel, but are often ineffective at training both current and future church leaders. There is perhaps no

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12 Great Presidential Quotes

In light of President’s day, here are 12 Presidential quotes worth pondering. “When one side only of a story is heard and often repeated, the human mind becomes impressed with it insensibly.”  George Washington   “It is the duty of

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