ABOUT ERIC GEIGER

Eric Geiger
Eric Geiger is the Senior Pastor of Mariners Church in Irvine, California. Before moving to Southern California, Eric served as senior vice-president for LifeWay Christian. Eric received his doctorate in leadership and church ministry from Southern Seminary. Eric has authored or co-authored several books including the best selling church leadership book, Simple Church. Eric is married to Kaye, and they have two daughters: Eden and Evie. During his free time, Eric enjoys dating his wife, taking his daughters to the beach, and playing basketball.

The Ministry Benefits of Weekly Downtime

Ministry leaders must take a day off each week for the sake of their own health, both physical and spiritual health. Without a time to rest, leaders will burn out or implode.

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Startling New Findings on How Churches Welcome Guests

Every church sends a message through how they welcome and treat guests. Not to be hospitable is to prove the message of God’s grace hasn’t impacted the totality of the church.

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The Greatest Value You Can Add to Your Team is Theirs

When people feel they are being responded to, their connection with the other person increases significantly.

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3 Ways Your Team Struggles with Execution

Struggles with execution happen because people who need to work together across teams struggle to do so. When coordination falters, so does execution.

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Two Really Bad Ways to Work on Your Leadership Weakness

Our weaknesses as leaders can crush us if we do either of these things with them.

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Three Perspectives of Using Data in the Church

There are three common approaches leaders take with data and only one of them is healthy and wise.

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What to do with People Who Don’t Want to Be on the Team

There are likely people on your team who would really rather work somewhere else. So what is a leader to do?

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comment_post_ID); ?> Thank you Ed for sharing your insights into the Church Growth Movement. I have my reservations with Church Growth models because it has done more damage than good in the Body of Christ. Over the years, western churches are more focused on results, formulas and processes with little or no emphasis on membership and church discipline. Pastors and vocational leaders are burnt out because they're overworked. I do believe that the Church Growth model is a catalyst to two destructive groups: The New Apostolic Reformation and the Emerging Church. Both groups overlap and have a very loose definition. They're both focus on contemporary worship, expansion of church brand (franchising), and mobilizing volunteering members as 'leaders' to grow their ministry. Little focus on biblical study, apologetics and genuine missional work with no agenda besides preaching of the gospel.
 
— Dave
 
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— Argaw Alemu
 

Clarity Process

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