eZines Archive Click on the links below to view to copies of past issues of "Innovative Community Impact" -- Pastorprenuer's FREE eZine full of tips and insights from author, Dr. John Jackson. Pastorpreneur Stories: Your Vision Story Every ministry has a "creation story" (the dream that brought you into existence, what was the birthing process like, the obstacles you overcame), a "redemption story" (times you failed, ways that you saw God working to redeem what seemed to be hopeless efforts), and a "vision story" (the view you have of the future, how you see God moving you into tomorrow ... more Pastorpreneur Stories: Redemption Story Think for a moment about one of more significant failures that you have had since beginning your ministry or project (if you have never failed then you aren't aiming high enough!) ... Are the failures that you experienced yesterday being positively converted into life lessons affecting tomorrow? ... more Telling Your Creation Story Regardless of whether you are a brand new ministry or project, or whether you've been "around the block" for a while ... you have a creation story. The details, the passion, and the personal sacrifices of that story must be ... more Mass Customization ... Do You Know Your Story Well? Each ministry has a "story" that needs to be "mass customized." The "mass" part of your story needs to be ... more Gifts God Has Given You Gifts ... Thinking Like a PastorPreneur Christian business leaders and entrepreneurial pastors alike are aware that God's calling and their community's needs require that the gifts that God has entrusted to the community of faith be identified and utilized for Kingdom Impact. Many pastorpreneurs learn to think "outside the box" when the ... more Grasp the Needs of Your Community ... Thinking Like a PastorPreneur Here are some exciting challenges to help develop your Grasp on the Needs of your Community: more Grip God's Calling on Your Life ... Thinking Like a PastorPreneur Gripping God's call on your life is equally important as a businessperson as it is for a pastor. Here are some essential thoughts to help grip God's calling on your life ... more 3 Steps to PastorPreneur Thinking ... ... I spend a chapter describing the process of getting God's vision for a pastorpreneur outreach in a local community. Here, in short form, are the 3 steps necessary to think like a Pastorpreneur ... more PastorPreneur Leaders... ... are the people willing to ask the right questions. Sometimes the right questions are the hard questions ... and even occasionally are STRANGE questions.... more PastorPreneur Leadership Practices ...a simple definition of leadership effectiveness: LEADERS MOBILIZE AND GALVANIZE PEOPLE TO ACCOMPLISH WORTHY GOALS. So how does a leader go about becoming effective? Here are four specific roles and descriptions of how effective leaders operate... more Leadership Thoughts ...My personal journey has involved more than two decades' study of leadership character,behavior and strategies. A while back I wrote down several things I was learning about leadership ... more Same place. Same thing. Same results. Business as usual just won't cut it anymore. The church has been a bedrock foundation of Western society for hundreds of years, but today the church is standing ... more Home | BLOG | Excerpts | Reviews | About Author | Links | eZines Archive