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    The First 50 Days of Discipleship – Short Seminar
    Darrell Stetler II
    • Mar 3, 2021
    • 4 min

    The First 50 Days of Discipleship – Short Seminar

    The First 50 Days of Discipleship for New Christians short seminar I was recently asked to share at Outreach and Bus Convention about how...
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    Texting Is Better Than Phone or Email for Churches
    Darrell Stetler II
    • Nov 12, 2018
    • 4 min

    Texting Is Better Than Phone or Email for Churches

    I remember when I first sent a text message on my flip phone. Things have changed a lot since then. People are more connected to their...
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    5 Ways Small Church Pastors Can Beat Forgetfulness
    Darrell Stetler II
    • Nov 5, 2018
    • 5 min

    5 Ways Small Church Pastors Can Beat Forgetfulness

    You know that feeling in the pit of your stomach when your phone rings, you see the name on caller ID and you groan — because you realize...
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    Darrell Stetler II
    • Apr 19, 2018
    • 2 min

    Free Video Pastor Coaching Group

    I’ve been silent for quite some time on this blog.  It’s been quite a journey over the last 9 months, a journey mostly covered in...
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    5 Minute Mentoring: Leading Change More Effectively
    Darrell Stetler II
    • Jan 23, 2017
    • 2 min

    5 Minute Mentoring: Leading Change More Effectively

    Leading change in a local church is a tough task.  Just about any pastor has one of these stories: a needed change that crashed and...
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    How Living In the Urgent Can Kill Your Creativity
    Darrell Stetler II
    • Mar 31, 2016
    • 3 min

    How Living In the Urgent Can Kill Your Creativity

    If you haven’t read Stephen Covey’s excellent book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” you’re missing out.  Out of the many...
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    A Pastor’s After-Easter Action Plan
    Darrell Stetler II
    • Mar 28, 2016
    • 3 min

    A Pastor’s After-Easter Action Plan

    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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    How to Not Waste Your Easter Crowd
    Darrell Stetler II
    • Feb 29, 2016
    • 3 min

    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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    The Simplest Strategic Planning Process for Your Church
    Darrell Stetler II
    • Feb 25, 2016
    • 4 min

    The Simplest Strategic Planning Process for Your Church

    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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    Always Learning: What I Learned About Church From Walmart
    Darrell Stetler II
    • Feb 18, 2016
    • 3 min

    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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    How to Build a Morning Routine – Part 2
    Darrell Stetler II
    • Jan 18, 2016
    • 6 min

    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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    10 Ways Evernote Is Making Pastoring Easier For Me
    Darrell Stetler II
    • Jan 14, 2016
    • 3 min

    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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    The Easiest Way to Continuously Improve Your Outreach
    Darrell Stetler II
    • Jan 11, 2016
    • 3 min

    The Easiest Way to Continuously Improve Your Outreach

    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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    5 Reasons You Should Plan Sermons In Advance
    Darrell Stetler II
    • Jan 4, 2016
    • 3 min

    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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    How to Be Less Overwhelmed in 20 Minutes
    Darrell Stetler II
    • Dec 14, 2015
    • 3 min

    How to Be Less Overwhelmed in 20 Minutes

    The Christmas season is wonderful — and incredibly busy.  The programs, the gifts, the family time, the sermons, the special events, the...
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    Free Training Video for Fantastic Church Greeters
    Darrell Stetler II
    • Dec 7, 2015
    • 2 min

    Free Training Video for Fantastic Church Greeters

    A guy came to our church a few years ago, after having visited several other churches in a search for a place to attend.  He told about...
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    Do You Have These 4 Things Ready for Christmas Outreach?
    Darrell Stetler II
    • Dec 4, 2015
    • 3 min

    Do You Have These 4 Things Ready for Christmas Outreach?

    Some time ago, I told the story of how I completely blew our first Trunk-or-Treat outreach event.  It was a smashing success… except I...
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    How to Build a Killer Guest Follow-Up System – before Christmas!
    Darrell Stetler II
    • Nov 20, 2015
    • 1 min

    How to Build a Killer Guest Follow-Up System – before Christmas!

    Below, you can watch my free webinar! Here’s what you’ll discover: 7 specific action steps you can take to create a great guest follow up...
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    How I Completely Blew a Big Outreach Event
    Darrell Stetler II
    • Nov 16, 2015
    • 3 min

    How I Completely Blew a Big Outreach Event

    Four years ago, my children’s leader came to me with an idea for an outreach event: A trunk-or-treat with a Gospel emphasis.  (Honestly,...
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    4 Reasons You Should Give a Gift to Guests
    Darrell Stetler II
    • Nov 12, 2015
    • 3 min

    4 Reasons You Should Give a Gift to Guests

    This week, a guest walked into our church for the 3rd time in 4 weeks.  Due to the crowd, I had been unable to meet her face to face for...
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