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Darrell Stetler II
Mar 27, 20163 min read
An After-Easter Action Plan for Pastors
The songs have been sung, the message has been preached, the celebration is over… and the pastor is tired. I know. You definitely need...
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Darrell Stetler II
Mar 15, 20163 min read
Leadership Lessons from the Rise of Donald Trump
His hair is legendary. He has an ego the size of the Grand Canyon. He might possibly be the next President of the United States. He’s...
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Darrell Stetler II
Mar 3, 20164 min read
Pastor, Go Be A Man
There’s a powerful story in Mark Twain’s book, Huckleberry Finn. Last year, I read this book to my children, and was so struck by this...
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Darrell Stetler II
Feb 28, 20163 min read
How to Not Waste Your Easter Crowd
Every pastor knows that Easter and Christmas are two Sundays that are most likely to attract the unchurched and the de-churched to...
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Darrell Stetler II
Feb 24, 20165 min read
The Simplest Process for Strategic Planning for Churches
Some fancy terms that get thrown around in the world seem complicated — but really are more simple than you might think at first. One is...
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Darrell Stetler II
Feb 21, 20166 min read
9 Action Steps for Burned Out Pastors
Surveys say that most pastors have felt like quitting in the past 12 months. If you feel like you’re about to crack wide open, drop in...
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Darrell Stetler II
Feb 18, 20163 min read
Always Learning: What I Learned About Church From Walmart
In John Maxwell’s book How Successful People Think “We went into one [store], and I have to tell you that it was the worst store I’ve...
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Darrell Stetler II
Feb 10, 20163 min read
Four Starter Steps to Fight Porn In Your Home
Pornography is big business in America. Approximately $12 billion annually is spent on pornography. To put that in perspective, the 100...
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Darrell Stetler II
Feb 7, 20163 min read
The Porn Pandemic: Is Purity Possible?
I admit it — I love the Internet. I liked it from the first time I heard the beep beep boooop of our first dial-up modem, and saw how...
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Darrell Stetler II
Feb 3, 20162 min read
What to Do When Life Punches Your Goals in the Nose
My morning routine, which I wrote about recently, was going so well. Life was starting to hum along again, after the birth of our sixth...
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Darrell Stetler II
Jan 31, 20163 min read
Keeping Sunday Nights From Being a Drag
“I am so frustrated with my Sunday night service!” the pastor wrote in a message to me. “It’s like 30% of the attendance of my Sunday...
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Darrell Stetler II
Jan 24, 20164 min read
Why We Still Do Sunday Night Services
Sunday night services have fallen on hard times. I can understand why. Attendance is low. It’s tiring for pastors & their families,...
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Darrell Stetler II
Jan 20, 20163 min read
What I Learned from Raising Cane’s
A few months ago, a new chicken place came into our neighborhood. It was named Raising Cane’s. Liz and I decided to try it. In short,...
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Darrell Stetler II
Jan 17, 20166 min read
How to Build a Morning Routine – Part 2
There isn’t one “right” morning routine. It’s built on your values and realities. My reality is self-employed (pastor) and 6 kids....
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Darrell Stetler II
Jan 13, 20163 min read
10 Ways Evernote Is Making Pastoring Easier For Me
I am loving Evernote. I had an account with Evernote for a couple years, but I confess I didn’t see the benefits & uses at the time, so...
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Darrell Stetler II
Jan 10, 20163 min read
Improving Church Outreaches: An Easy Practice that Makes a Huge Difference
I once heard John C. Maxwell tell a story of a man who was angry at being passed over for a promotion. “They can’t do that — I have 20...
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Darrell Stetler II
Jan 5, 20162 min read
Books I Am Most Excited to Read This Year
Want to read more books in 2016? Here’s a little tip from Michael Hyatt — Don’t feel pressure to finish: “Here’s publishing’s dirty...
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Darrell Stetler II
Jan 3, 20163 min read
5 Reasons You Should Plan Sermons In Advance
There’s a running joke among preachers, where sermons are referred to as “Saturday Night Specials.” It’s one of those jokes with an...
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Darrell Stetler II
Jan 1, 20162 min read
Top 5 Posts from the Last Year
Looking back over last year, here are the 5 posts that most resonated with my readers. 5. How to Build a Morning Routine in 7 Steps Most...
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Darrell Stetler II
Dec 28, 20156 min read
Books I Read in 2015
“Leaders are readers. When you stop reading, you stop leading.” I’ve heard that from many leaders over the years, and I agree. My goal...
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