Ron Edmondson

JULY 25, 2023

I often encourage leaders at conferences when I speak to not allow a few critics to determine the worth of your work or your self-worth. .” 1 Corinthians 16:8-9 They were doing great; Kingdom work – but it didn’t stop the opponents from coming forth. Jesus could even testify to that. The moral here has a Scripture basis also.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 2, 2024

His church is in a recovery mode financially, so he doesn’t feel he can afford (or doesn’t think it can) to send him to conferences or hire a coach. He recognizes the need to grow as a leader, but he’s not sure where to find it. I understand this is a natural reaction in difficult times; especially in the church.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Hopefully, through this blog and my conference speaking I have established myself as someone that loves pastors. Want to “shoot yourself in the foot” as a pastor? I came into vocational ministry mid-career and it gave me a unique perspective on the role. I want pastors to succeed.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 1, 2023

Attend a conference. Again, assuming or pretending to have all the answers only slows or curtails projects and is quickly be discovered by others. Stretch yourself and learn something new. Definitely be reading. Listen to some TED talks or sermons from pastors you admire. Feed your mind. It needs some new energies.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 3, 2021

They continue their education through conferences or school. Also, great leaders are willing to let others on the team receive equal (or more) recognition for achievement. Intentionality. Great leaders continue to learn. They have mentors. Great leaders read. Compassion. Great leaders consider the needs of others ahead of their own.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I was mentioning this at a conference breakout I led once. I probably could have stepped in earlier to rescue by taking control of the project or delegated to someone else more experienced. We might have saved a failure from happening. Yet, I let the failure happen. During the question and answer portion, someone asked a valid question.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 1, 2019

Here are 10 inexpensive, or less expensive, ways to offer development to a team: Bring in a leader – It may be cheaper to bring the expert to you than it is to attend a conference. Send a representative – You may have to draw names to decide who, but pay for one person to attend a conference with a catch.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 28, 2021

As I said, I still attend church planting conferences. It’s funny, when I attend church planting conferences there are lots of similar looks. Make sure in whatever you do the decision is always His – and not yours alone. Your friends are doing it. It’s popular to plant a church these days.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Attend conferences. If you need someone to help with marketing, for example, don’t be afraid to find someone in the community and ask them if they are looking for a place to volunteer – even if only for a short-term project. Keep learning Seek wisdom from other leaders. Read books. Take additional classes. Knowledge is power.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 21, 2023

Attend conferences. If you need someone to help with marketing, for example, don’t be afraid to find someone in the community and ask them if they are looking for a place to volunteer. Keep learning Seek wisdom from other leaders. Read books. Take additional classes. Knowledge is power.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

I have spoken about the issue at conferences and with church ministry teams. Working with dozens of pastors every year, a top need they experience is attracting new leaders. Therefore, recognizing this fact, attracting new leaders has been a key focus over the years on my blog. We can find the leaders we need for our churches.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

If you want a better orientation to what God is doing in the world then you should attend the Urbana conference. Urbana puts you in touch with today’s culture like no other conference can. Whiteboard Conference: An Interview with Jason Young. The same people who introduced me to that event let me know about Urbana.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 12, 2015

Tom Cheyney and I will be hosting a pre-conference Revitalization lab at Exponential East this year entitled: Finding New Life for an Old Church. Exponential recently interviewed me to find out more about this bonus session: What do you hope to accomplish through this pre-conference? And, we will talk about that at the conference.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 21, 2017

I’m still involved with Exponential – the largest church planting conference. As I said, I still attend church planting conferences. It’s funny, when I attend church planting conferences there are lots of similar looks. We have several planters who still connect closely with our church. Your buddy is doing it.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 18, 2023

Yet, you can read a book, attend a conference, or get coaching to help you with things like that. Or coming up with three to four goals you hope to accomplish in the next 90 days. Sure doing so can be a challenge, and some people are wired to do so more than others.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

” Also, reading books together, attending a conference, or visiting other healthy organizations or churches can help generate new ideas. One way we have addressed this is to periodically schedule times where the only agenda is brainstorming – dreaming – answering the question “what’s next?”

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 1, 2021

Whether through books, podcasts, conferences or other leaders, I must find ways to continue learning and stretching myself. When I stop creatively feeding my mind, I cease to have anything new to offer our team. And life (and our organizations/church) can become stale – quickly. Allowing Negative Influences to Rule.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

I hope you’ll join me at Exponential conference, where I’ll be teaching on church revitalization. Honestly, this is one of the most “hands-on” conference experiences of which I’ve ever been a part. The speakers are practitioners. We learn from you. And, there’s lots of time for great networking.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 24, 2011

Catalyst is the cutting-edge conference for church leaders. The conference location, Bent Tree Church , is an inspiring location. You should attend Catalyst Dallas. The line of speakers is amazing. Dallas is a cool city in May. What else could you want? Well, maybe a ticket? Let me see if I can help with that….

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 12, 2021

I was mentioning this at a conference breakout I led once. I probably could have stepped in earlier to rescue by taking control of the project or delegated to someone else more experienced. We might have saved a failure from happening. Yet, I let the failure happen. During the question and answer portion, someone asked a valid question.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Here are 10 inexpensive, or less expensive, ways to offer development to a team: Bring in a leader – It may be cheaper to bring the expert to you than it is to attend a conference. Online or teleconference – Technology allows for some great online conferences. Learn from each other.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 17, 2021

Pre-COVID, I usually attend several conferences each year. In addition, I scan dozens of blogs and podcasts with a variety of focuses, from technology, to culture and leadership. I absorb the ones of interest and take notes of ideas along the way. Lately, I’ve been enjoying audiobooks. The world of social media (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 8, 2017

They continue their education through conferences or school. Great leaders are willing to surrender “their” way when it’s not the best way. They realize and appreciate the strength of a team. Intentionality. Great leaders continue to learn. They have mentors. Compassion.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 17, 2021

Pre-COVID, I usually attend several conferences each year. In addition, I scan dozens of blogs and podcasts with a variety of focuses, from technology, to culture and leadership. I absorb the ones of interest and take notes of ideas along the way. Lately, I’ve been enjoying audiobooks. The world of social media (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 20, 2023

When I first shared the points in this post a few years ago it was at a conference for executive pastors. Approximately half my readers are in ministry and half that number are senior leaders. And some of those senior pastors have some shared secrets. I was asked to give my perspective as a senior pastor, since each of them reported to one.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 19, 2023

I pastor a large church, maintain a separate non-profit ministry, speak at various conferences and events. I am frequently asked how I am able to get so much done and still take care of myself and my family. By some standards I would be consider a “high-achiever”.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 22, 2018

A few weeks ago I had the chance to share at the online Culture Conference, hosted by my friends at Generis and Vanderbloemen. 5 Ways to Effectively Change an Established Culture: Hey Culture Conference, my name is Ron Edmondson and I’m the new CEO of Leadership Network. And, these are a few very broad thoughts.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 3, 2013

I’m at Catalyst conference this week again. I guess that’s what conferences are supposed to do…aren’t they? It has been a couple years since I have been here and I missed it. I didn’t decide until recently to attend, but was grateful at the opportunity to blog from here. I sat in on a session by Dr. Henry Cloud.

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Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Conferences do a great job focusing on the church planter — few focus as much on revitalization. Every denomination and national church planting group has, for example, a church planter assessment. We need similar assessments in revitalization to help discern if the pastor’s temperament is suited for revitalization.

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Ron Edmondson

JUNE 22, 2020

Remote meetings might happen on a video conference instead of in person. Some or all of your team might be remote. Distributed means that the Church receptionist may take calls for the Church while she’s home with her kids. Distributed means that the Church can fully function and fulfill its mission without meeting in person.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 25, 2013

I come here in April for the Exponential Conference. If you’re into church planting or revitalization, don’t miss this conference next year. I am in Orlando as this post is written. While I am here I always run. I love to run in this city.

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Ron Edmondson

APRIL 18, 2011

Here are 10 inexpensive, or less expensive, ways to offer development to a team: Bring in a leader – It may be cheaper to bring the expert to you than it is to attend a conference. Online or teleconference - Technology allows for some great online conferences. Learn from each other.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

We traveled to conferences together. One time we were headed to a conference in California and the conference cancelled. He walked with me through pastoring a church, and another, and the planting of a church. I walked with him through times of change in his church work and transitioning to a new church.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

So, I read, attend conferences and try to learn best practices and from the experiences of others. Learning from other leaders but being who you were uniquely wired to be. I’m a huge proponent of wisdom-seeking. In fact, I think we should always have a mentor – usually more than one.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

His Renovate Conference is the largest conference with a primary focus on revitalizing established churches. After that post first appeared, a friend of mine, Tom Cheyney , texted me with a challenge – and a needed one. Tom is one of the leading experts in the field of church revitalization.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 24, 2018

They’ve read a blog – maybe even this one – they read a book, listened to a podcast, or attended a conference and they feel defeated by things, which they know could make a difference in their churches, but they’ve never been able to implement them. You know it, withou a blog, podcast, book or conference. That’s all.

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Ron Edmondson

MARCH 5, 2011

April 27-29 Exponential Conference , Orlando. May 5-7 Medical Leadership Conference, Panama City, FL. September 21-23 Connected Church Conference , Colorado Springs, CO. If I can help your church, ministry, or conference, please let me know. BTW, are you attending any conferences this year?

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