Hi. I’m Brandon.
I help people find their purpose and leaders amplify their influence.
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Follower of Jesus, Husband to Angie, Dad of 3
Lead Pastor, Grace Hills Church
Community Facilitator, Pastors.com & PD.church
Leadership & Marketing Coach, Courage to Lead
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Recent Blog Posts
10+ Links and Resources for Leaders and Creatives – July 6, 2018
I'm trying something kind of new this week - sharing a list of ten things that have inspired me that I think YOU would benefit from reading. Find those in the list at the end, but first, a quote about prayer... "Prayers are prophecies. They are the best predictors of...
8 Ways to Stop Biggering and Start Bettering the Church
Remember the Once-ler? From The Lorax by Dr. Seuss? He was a fairly normal guy who wanted to build a big business at the expense of the environment, so he kept "biggering and biggering" until all the trees were gone, the wildlife had vacated the landscape, and his...
The Best Personality Type for Ministry Leaders
I'm an introvert, and I'm a pastor. It's a tough combination to pull off, especially when we tend to celebrate certain types of personalities over others in the world of ministry leadership. As church planters, we went through a couple of different assessment periods...
Actually, God Calls the Qualified… Into Leadership
Years ago, a sweet lady in our church handed me a little slip of paper to encourage me on my journey. I unfolded it and it read: God doesn't call the qualified; he qualifies the called. I'm not sure who said it originally, but I've heard and repeated it many times...
The Most Important Decision I’ve Ever Made as a Pastor
The church I'm serving as pastor just bought a new property for $1.1 million in the heart of Northwest Arkansas. We spent a lot of time praying over that decision and it felt like a huge step. But it wasn't the most important decision I've ever had to make as a...
Church Facebook Ads Work Well When They Answer THIS Question
I see it all the time. I've done it myself. And it's incredibly ineffective. It looks like this... Hi, this is Pastor So-and-so. I'm the Pastor of the First Fantastic Church. We meet on Sundays at 10:00 and we'd love to have you. Come check us out, worship with us,...
Spiritual Warfare and the Lives of Pastors and Church Leaders
The struggle is real. When you drop the phrase spiritual warfare into a casual conversations, you often get mixed reactions. On the one hand, a lot of people are skeptics when it comes to anything invisible or supernatural. In fact, many people will believe in heaven...
Books I’ve Been Reading Lately
So, what are you reading lately? It's a question that comes up a LOT in the worlds in which I walk - both church and business leadership. So I decided to keep one blog post that I would update and refresh with each new book I read and (usually) recommend, along with...
3 Components of a Healthy Church Planting Model
We're so "ether-or" in our viewpoints, aren't we? We have a tendency to form an opinion, stake a position, and defend it against anything that looks different. Tension can be good. Out of tension flows a creative discussion and differences of opinion that force us to...