Pete Wilson, lead pastor at Cross Point Church in Nashville and author of Plan B, talks about we need to be looking more at a church planter’s character rather than simply training them in the basics of how to run a ministry.

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About Pete Wilson

Pete Wilson is the founding and senior pastor of Cross Point Church in Nashville, TN. This is the second church he has planted in the last seven years. His first church, Morgantown Community Church, was planted just weeks after graduating from college.

Pete graduated from Western Kentucky University with a degree in communications and then attended seminary at Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY. Pete’s desire is to see churches become radically devoted to Christ, irrevocably committed to one another, and relentlessly dedicated to reaching those outside of God’s family.

For information about Cross Point Church go to http://www.crosspoint.tv/

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Dean Curry, pastor at Life Center in Tacoma Washington, shares why he doesn’t call himself the lead pastor and how a culture that doesn’t focus on titles is more Biblical and can lead to a healthier staff.

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Francis Chan, author of Crazy Love and Forgotten God, calls christians to not be like the kid who waits until the last day of camp to accept the Lord. Respond now to what the Holy Spirit is calling you to do.  

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About Francis Chan

Francis Chan is the best-selling author of books, Crazy Love & Forgotten God, and the host of the BASIC.series. He has also written the children’s books Halfway Herbert, The Big Red Tractor and the Little Village and Ronnie Wilson’s Gift. Francis is the founding pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California, and is the founder of Eternity Bible College. He also sits on the board of directors of Children’s Hunger Fund and World Impact.

Francis now lives in Northern California with his wife, Lisa, and their four daughters and one son.

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Pete Wilson, lead pastor at Cross Point Church in Nashville and author of Plan B, talks about how the campus pastor role is one of the most difficult positions today in the ministry and gives a few reasons why.

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About Pete Wilson

Pete Wilson is the founding and senior pastor of Cross Point Church in Nashville, TN. This is the second church he has planted in the last seven years. His first church, Morgantown Community Church, was planted just weeks after graduating from college.

Pete graduated from Western Kentucky University with a degree in communications and then attended seminary at Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY. Pete’s desire is to see churches become radically devoted to Christ, irrevocably committed to one another, and relentlessly dedicated to reaching those outside of God’s family.

For information about Cross Point Church go to http://www.crosspoint.tv/

Find great resources from Pete Wilson at Amazon.com.

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Elwin Ahu, lead pastor at New Hope Church Oahu, talks about how his relationships from before he was in ministry have helped as he has lead New Hope to reaching out into the community more effectively. 

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I4J Classics are short interview clips edited from previously unreleased footage which was filmed shortly after Innovate 4 Jesus first launched. Though they were often filmed with cell phones or other low quality cameras and may have poor audio we hope the content is as much a blessing to you as the higher quality productions you have grown accustom to seeing from Innovate 4 Jesus. 

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In this video Justin Blaney, founder of Innovate 4 Jesus, introduces a new leadership app from the Transformational Leadership Forum.

The Leadership app is available in both Apple’s iTune App Store and Android Marketplace on February 8th. Go to http://www.tlf8app.com and sign-up for future announcements on releases, features and more for this free app.

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Pete Wilson, senior pastor at Cross Point Church in Nashville and author of Plan B, talks about the difficulties of selecting the right campus pastor for each individual campus’s needs.

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About Pete Wilson

Pete Wilson is the founding and senior pastor of Cross Point Church in Nashville, TN. This is the second church he has planted in the last seven years. His first church, Morgantown Community Church, was planted just weeks after graduating from college.

Pete graduated from Western Kentucky University with a degree in communications and then attended seminary at Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY. Pete’s desire is to see churches become radically devoted to Christ, irrevocably committed to one another, and relentlessly dedicated to reaching those outside of God’s family.

For information about Cross Point Church go to http://www.crosspoint.tv/

Find great resources from Pete Wilson at Amazon.com.

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Tony Parrish, All-Pro nine year NFL Veteran, talks about what pastors can learn from someone who is successful on the football field. One of those factors is having a team that will allow you to take the time you need to prepare ahead of time for the ministry demands that will come when you take the stage.

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About Tony Parrish

Tony Parrish played for three NFL teams over nine years including the Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys. As a safety, Tony tied for the most interceptions in the league three years in a row. He now lives in Orange County, California.

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Scott Todd, senior advisor at Compassion International and author of Fast Living, shares a perspective on how the Church has changed dramatically over the last decade using examples from Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Life and David Platt’s Radical.

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About Scott Todd

About Scott: Dr. Scott Todd is Chairman of the Board for North America’s largest network of Christian relief and development organizations and the Senior Ministry Advisor at Compassion International. He has co-­-authored Shared Strength, Relentless Hope and is the author of Poverty, a book from Compassion’s Ministry Philosophy Series.

In addition to his work at Compassion, Scott Todd is one of the architects and leading voices of 58: Fast. Forward. The End of Poverty. Through 58:, an action-based alliance of world-class, poverty-fighting organizations have joined together to unleash the power and possibilities of the global Church to end extreme poverty. To emphasize the focus of the 58: movement, Dr. Todd was recently featured in the provocative and stirring short film “The Poor Will Not Always Be with Us.”

A renowned expert on global poverty, Dr. Todd is a sought-after and gifted communicator with a passion for making the case that ending extreme poverty is not only possible, but probable in our lifetime.

Prior to his work at Compassion, Dr. Todd was an award-winning scientist whose career began at Stanford as a fellow in Oncology. A winner of multiple grants in medical research and author of over a dozen scientific articles, Dr. Todd also holds a patent for the treatment of Hepatitis C. But he considers those things rubbish compared to knowing Jesus Christ, and he lives to serve Jesus with his whole heart.

For information on bringing Dr. Todd to speak, please contact host@live58.org

Find great resources from Scott Todd at Amazon.com.

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Francis Chan, author of Crazy Love and Forgotten God, talks about how important it is for a pastor to share spiritual experiences like attending conferences or retreats with his wife in order to keep Satan from gaining a stronghold in his marriage. 

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About Francis Chan

Francis Chan is the best-selling author of books, Crazy Love & Forgotten God, and the host of the BASIC.series. He has also written the children’s books Halfway Herbert, The Big Red Tractor and the Little Village and Ronnie Wilson’s Gift. Francis is the founding pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California, and is the founder of Eternity Bible College. He also sits on the board of directors of Children’s Hunger Fund and World Impact.

Francis now lives in Northern California with his wife, Lisa, and their four daughters and one son.

Find great resources from Francis Chan at Amazon.com.

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Tony Parrish, All-Pro nine year NFL Veteran, talks about what makes former NFL players attractive as employees and how churches can learn to find pastors who will perform at a high level like and NFL player.

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About Tony Parrish

Tony Parrish played for three NFL teams over nine years including the Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys. As a safety, Tony tied for the most interceptions in the league three years in a row. He now lives in Orange County, California.

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Scott Todd, senior advisor at Compassion International and author of Fast Living, shares his views on whether the Church is thriving today or on the decline. He also discusses how we as a Church stand on the edge of an incredible opportunity to irradiate poverty internationally as we know it today.

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Check out these great books by Scott Todd

About Scott Todd

About Scott: Dr. Scott Todd is Chairman of the Board for North America’s largest network of Christian relief and development organizations and the Senior Ministry Advisor at Compassion International. He has co-­-authored Shared Strength, Relentless Hope and is the author of Poverty, a book from Compassion’s Ministry Philosophy Series.

In addition to his work at Compassion, Scott Todd is one of the architects and leading voices of 58: Fast. Forward. The End of Poverty. Through 58:, an action-based alliance of world-class, poverty-fighting organizations have joined together to unleash the power and possibilities of the global Church to end extreme poverty. To emphasize the focus of the 58: movement, Dr. Todd was recently featured in the provocative and stirring short film “The Poor Will Not Always Be with Us.”

A renowned expert on global poverty, Dr. Todd is a sought-after and gifted communicator with a passion for making the case that ending extreme poverty is not only possible, but probable in our lifetime.

Prior to his work at Compassion, Dr. Todd was an award-winning scientist whose career began at Stanford as a fellow in Oncology. A winner of multiple grants in medical research and author of over a dozen scientific articles, Dr. Todd also holds a patent for the treatment of Hepatitis C. But he considers those things rubbish compared to knowing Jesus Christ, and he lives to serve Jesus with his whole heart.

For information on bringing Dr. Todd to speak, please contact host@live58.org

Find great resources from Scott Todd at Amazon.com.

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Tony Parrish, All-Pro nine year NFL Veteran, shares how winning is more about preparation than what you are doing in any given moment when you are on stage. Pastors can learn from Tony how to improve their performance by letting go during the times when they are on stage and putting in the extra time necessary to prepare ahead of time.

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About Tony Parrish

Tony Parrish played for three NFL teams over nine years including the Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys. As a safety, Tony tied for the most interceptions in the league three years in a row. He now lives in Orange County, California.

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Scott Todd, senior advisor at Compassion International and author of Fast Living, shares his views on how the Church is going through the biggest transformation in over a century. This transformation is a result of Christians merging two aspects of the Gospel together by both proclaiming and showing Jesus to those who do not know Him.

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Check out these great books by Scott Todd

About Scott Todd

About Scott: Dr. Scott Todd is Chairman of the Board for North America’s largest network of Christian relief and development organizations and the Senior Ministry Advisor at Compassion International. He has co-­-authored Shared Strength, Relentless Hope and is the author of Poverty, a book from Compassion’s Ministry Philosophy Series.

In addition to his work at Compassion, Scott Todd is one of the architects and leading voices of 58: Fast. Forward. The End of Poverty. Through 58:, an action-based alliance of world-class, poverty-fighting organizations have joined together to unleash the power and possibilities of the global Church to end extreme poverty. To emphasize the focus of the 58: movement, Dr. Todd was recently featured in the provocative and stirring short film “The Poor Will Not Always Be with Us.”

A renowned expert on global poverty, Dr. Todd is a sought-after and gifted communicator with a passion for making the case that ending extreme poverty is not only possible, but probable in our lifetime.

Prior to his work at Compassion, Dr. Todd was an award-winning scientist whose career began at Stanford as a fellow in Oncology. A winner of multiple grants in medical research and author of over a dozen scientific articles, Dr. Todd also holds a patent for the treatment of Hepatitis C. But he considers those things rubbish compared to knowing Jesus Christ, and he lives to serve Jesus with his whole heart.

For information on bringing Dr. Todd to speak, please contact host@live58.org

Find great resources from Scott Todd at Amazon.com.

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What separates pastors who are successful in the ministry from those who are not? Tony Parrish, All-Pro nine year NFL Veteran, offers his insight into what it took to be the best in the NFL and while there are many aspects that go into having a successful ministry, Tony believes having a hunger for success may be one of them.

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About Tony Parrish

Tony Parrish played for three NFL teams over nine years including the Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys. As a safety, Tony tied for the most interceptions in the league three years in a row. He now lives in Orange County, California.

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Everyone, whether an NFL player or a pastor, wins some days and loses others. Tony Parrish, All-Pro nine year NFL Veteran, talks about how pastors can learn to bounce back from a loss and perform at an ever greater level even when they don’t feel like performing at all–a lesson he had to learn during a three year period of consecutive losing seasons with the Chicago Bears.

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About Tony Parrish

Tony Parrish played for three NFL teams over nine years including the Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys. As a safety, Tony tied for the most interceptions in the league three years in a row. He now lives in Orange County, California.

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Tony Parrish, All-Pro nine year NFL Veteran, talks about how pastors can learn to win in their ministries by dedicating themselves to a process.

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About Tony Parrish

Tony Parrish played for three NFL teams over nine years including the Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys. As a safety, Tony tied for the most interceptions in the league three years in a row. He now lives in Orange County, California.

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Francis Chan, author of Crazy Love and Forgotten God, shares with the Innovate 4 Jesus audience some advice for anyone who is facing hard times in their ministry.

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About Francis Chan

Francis Chan is the best-selling author of books, Crazy Love & Forgotten God, and the host of the BASIC.series. He has also written the children’s books Halfway Herbert, The Big Red Tractor and the Little Village and Ronnie Wilson’s Gift. Francis is the founding pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California, and is the founder of Eternity Bible College. He also sits on the board of directors of Children’s Hunger Fund and World Impact.

Francis now lives in Northern California with his wife, Lisa, and their four daughters and one son.

Find great resources from Francis Chan at Amazon.com.

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Innovate 4 Jesus partnered with Jubilee Reach to create these videos about the impact Club Jubilee Sports is having in the Bellevue, Washington School District.

Club Jubilee is a Christian program that is providing after school sports to public middle school children throughout the Bellevue area. Without this program, many children would have no sports programs available to them.

Many churches on the Eastside are working together to support this mission through financial contributions and volunteer time. The children who participate in Club Jubilee, many of whom come from broken families, learn important life skills and have a constructive outlet for their time and energy.

We pray other communities of christians around the world will take Jubilee’s example and find ways to partner with their local school districts to bring the church to the people through sports. If you have questions about this program or would like to discover how you can start one in your city email Justin at Innovate 4 Jesus to get an introduction to Jubilee. 

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The following information was pulled from Jubilee Reach’s website:

Jubilee REACH | Bring Jesus’ Healing, Build Community, and·Transform Lives

REACH- Provide Resources, Education, Assistance, Community and Hospitality to youth and families on the margins.·

Our mission is to Love, Listen and Learn and step in the gaps for our neighbors in need. We seek to provide the tools for an environment of Hope for children and adults economically, academically and culturally stressed in the city of Bellevue.

The situation in the Bellevue:

At Jubilee REACH we:

• Build relationships, earn trust, and then respond to the needs—all with love and hospitality
• Partner with more than 1,000 volunteers, local schools, the city, churches, foundations, businesses and individuals to step into the gap with community care and programs that are stepping stones into long term success.
• Offer a hand up, not a hand out

Jubilee REACH’s model is not to duplicate or replicate, but to integrate, advocate andcollaborate with those who are already invested and working in the community. The programs at Jubilee REACH rely heavily on donor and volunteer support in collaboration with local schools, city government, churches and businesses. Heavily supported by volunteers, Jubilee REACH is able to operate through the gift of more than 4,000 hours of service a month by 1,000 faithful volunteers in 39 “need based” programs. All programs are offered at minimal or no cost to the participants.

Find out more at Jubilee Reach’s website jubileereach.org

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Francis Chan, author of Crazy Love and Forgotten God, offers some encouragement and a warning to new and young pastors.

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About Francis Chan

Francis Chan is the best-selling author of books, Crazy Love & Forgotten God, and the host of the BASIC.series. He has also written the children’s books Halfway Herbert, The Big Red Tractor and the Little Village and Ronnie Wilson’s Gift. Francis is the founding pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California, and is the founder of Eternity Bible College. He also sits on the board of directors of Children’s Hunger Fund and World Impact.

Francis now lives in Northern California with his wife, Lisa, and their four daughters and one son.

Find great resources from Francis Chan at Amazon.com.

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