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5 Elements of a Great Team Meeting

5 Elements of a Great Team Meeting

Apr 28, 2015 | Blog, Leadership, Leadership, Ministry, Student Ministry, Volunteers, Youth Ministry

If you’re in a leadership role of any kind, ministry or otherwise, you will lead a meeting at some point (or at least help to lead one). Here are 5 simple, really important things you can do to make your meetings fun, successful and productive for your team: 1....
3 Promises I Make My Students Every Time I Teach

3 Promises I Make My Students Every Time I Teach

Nov 5, 2014 | Blog, Leadership, Leadership, Ministry, Student Ministry, Youth Ministry

The responsibility of teaching is one that should never be taken lightly. Every time I speak to or teach my students or any other group, I make the following promises: I will always be honest. I won’t sugarcoat the facts or shy away from the truth. I won’t...
A Guaranteed One-Step Plan for Church Growth

A Guaranteed One-Step Plan for Church Growth

Sep 13, 2014 | Blog, Christianity, Ministry, Student Ministry, Vision, Youth Ministry

I started to write this post with some really wordy paragraphs about church growth and ministry strategy but it sounded lame so I deleted it. Instead, let me admit to you what one of my biggest struggles has been. I struggle with a constant feeling of insufficiency....
Shave on Saturday Night (and 5 Other Things College Didn’t Teach Me About Youth Ministry)

Shave on Saturday Night (and 5 Other Things College Didn’t Teach Me About Youth Ministry)

Sep 11, 2014 | Blog, Leadership, Ministry

You’ve done it. Sunday morning, you’re late. You’re rushing to get out to the door and get to church. In your haste, you cut yourself shaving. If you’re a man, you’ve cut your face. Women, you’ve cut your legs (or maybe your face…I mean, I don’t know your grooming...
3 Reasons Success is More Dangerous than Failure

3 Reasons Success is More Dangerous than Failure

Sep 6, 2014 | Blog, Leadership, Ministry, Vision

Everyone likes to win. No matter how you define it or what it means in your context, winning is the goal. No one likes or wants to lose. Naturally, success would seem like an exclusively positive thing. It feels good to succeed, especially when the odds aren’t in your...

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About Jimmy

Jimmy McLoud is the Lead Pastor of First Christian Church in Canton, Ohio. His passion – and the vision of First Christian – is to share the good news that Jesus is for all people by helping them find hope, purpose, and a place to belong. He serves on the Board of Directors for The Solomon Foundation and on the Advisory Team for The Unstuck Group. Jimmy and his wife, Ashley, live in North Canton with their four kids: Braylon, Carter, Ellie, and Grace.

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