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Entries in Church Leaders (27)

Wednesday
10Mar2010

Alignment4 Speaker Spotlight: Ed Bahler

DateWednesday, March 10, 2010 at 02:27PM

 

Written By Ed Bahler, Aspen Group President

1,500 pastors resign from their position every month due to ill-advised growth, moral failure, or contention within their church.

Why is it that some churches grow too fast, while others are stuck in place, some teams work together with remarkable synchrony, and other teams struggle?

It seems that God would want every church to be healthy, growing, alive and transforming communities. But what is it that truly frees the Spirit to work powerfully in a church and allows Him to change lives?

The Aspen Group team and their CKN partners have learned from working with hundreds of churches that the alignment of culture, ministry, leadership, and facilities creates a clear and compelling environment within a congregation. It’s this kind of environment that frees the Spirit to accomplish remarkable things.

The first session at the upcoming Alignment4 Conference will set the stage for the entire day as we explore three keys of alignment together:

  1. The alignment of ministry with culture
  2. The alignment of leadership with ministry
  3. The alignment of facilities with each of the three areas of ministry, culture, and leadership

Bill Couchenour, President of Cogun, and I will dive into these three key points of alignment and highlight how each speaker throughout the rest of the day will offer critical insight in these areas.

This is a topic so vital to your church that you can’t afford to miss it! Be there with us on March 16th in Indianapolis and discover how to fully free the spirit to transform your ministry.

Join Ed at ALIGNMENT4 and find out for yourself just how important it is to align ministry, culture, leadership and facilities.

If you would like more information about the upcoming ALIGNMENT4 conference or to register, simply visit www.cornerstoneconferences.com or call 888-595-7360.

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Friday
05Feb2010

New Cornerstone Conference Website!

DateFriday, February 5, 2010 at 11:14AM

Aspen is thrilled to announce the debut of the redesigned Cornerstone Conferences website! The Cornerstone Knowledge Network partnered with the talented folks at HAAN Marketing to create the new website design – a design that aligns with the content and quality of the conference and offers a great experience for those interested in learning more about the Cornerstone Alignment4 Conference.

We encourage you to visit the site and explore the great line-up of speakers and sessions planned for the upcoming March 16th conference in Indianapolis. Whether you are a senior or executive pastor, business administrator, staff, lay leader or building team member, you won't want to miss the incredible experience and insights offered at this event.

Please don’t forget that the extended Early Bird price of $100 will end on Feb 15th. Take advantage of this great deal and register today!

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Friday
29Jan2010

Leadership Gathering at Parkview Christian Church

DateFriday, January 29, 2010 at 02:43PM

Aspen Group is privileged to support our friends at Parkview Christian Church with their upcoming Synergy Conference in Orland Park, Ill.  Not only is Parkview a valued Aspen client, but they share a passion for collaboration and learning.

All Chicagoland ministry leaders are invited to attend the:

Synergy 2010 Leadership Gathering

“The DNA of a Dangerous Church”

Tuesday, March 2, 2010
9:00am – 3:30pm
@ Parkview’s Orland Park Campus

Synergy 2010 is a FREE, one-day gathering for all pastors and ministry leaders throughout the Chicagoland area who are interested in getting together to share ideas, resources, experiences, and support for one another.
 
Mike Breaux will be speaking about “THE DNA OF A DANGEROUS CHURCH.”  Mike is the teaching pastor at Heartland Community Church in Rockford, Illinois.  He is also a former teaching pastor at Willow Creek in South Barrington, and the former senior pastor of Southland Christian Church in Lexington, Kentucky, where he helped the church grow to 8,000+ in attendance during his time there.
 
The event will also include lunch and small group ministry roundtables to brainstorm and get to know one another.  
 
For more information or to register your ministry team for Synergy 2010, click here or contact Nikki Petrey at 708-478-7477, ext. 235

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Monday
25Jan2010

Living Your Strengths

DateMonday, January 25, 2010 at 01:46PM

Guest Blogger - Rex Miller

There is a wonderful scene in the movie Chariots of Fire. Eric Liddell, the 400 meter Olympic champion, is portrayed as struggling with the choice of racing or going to the mission field. At that moment he said two very important things:

“We are all missionaries. Wherever we go, we either bring people nearer to Christ, or we repel them from Christ.”

"I believe that God made me for a purpose, but He also made me fast. When I run, I feel His pleasure."

What would it be like if we could better help people discover how God made them and then allow them to perform in such a way that they could say, "When I do (you fill in the blank), I feel His pleasure."

The current economic difficulties have placed even more demands and more pressure on organizations and their people. Organizations can avoid burnout and keep performance at a high level by developing and aligning roles with people's natural talents.

The book, Living Your Strengths, provides a starting point for discovering how God designed you.  Please join me in Indianapolis at Aspen Group’s Pastors Lunch on February 11th as I show you how to take the principles and tools from this book back to your church and begin the process of helping your teams get into the right seat so they can function with greater effectiveness and with greater joy.

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Saturday
14Nov2009

Leadership Journal Webinar with Ed Bahler and Bill Couchenour

DateSaturday, November 14, 2009 at 03:50PM

Assumptions about church buildings are changing. What does this mean for planning our facilities?

Sign-up to ask your questions during a live webinar.

Ed Bahler President of Aspen Group and Bill Couchenour, President of Cogun, are co-founders of the Cornerstone Knowledge Network and have decades of hands-on experience when it comes to creating effective ministry space. Skye Jethani from Christianity Today's Leadership Journal, will be interviewing Ed and Bill about what church leaders should do before they decide to build or renovate their facilities.

Sign up for the live webinar on November 17th.

11-12pm CST

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