Hello everyone! My name is Austin, and I am the new administrator and creative coordinator for the BSSM School Planting department! I am originally from Michigan, and am entering into my 3rd year at BSSM, under the amazing 2nd year pastor, Paul Kummer! This last year I had the unique opportunity to spend part of…
“Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.’” Genesis 1:26 At BSSM, we often say our first year focuses on building identity. In fact, a verse students hear over and over in first year is 1 Peter 2:9, “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation,…
Hello School Leaders! Our team would like to wish you a very happy New Year. We are praying you are full of expectation for what is to come. Our team has taken some time to pray over you and we wanted to encourage you with some prophetic words for the New Year. Take some time…
Last month in part one of Developing Big People, we interviewed Pastor Bill Johnson, Ruth and Steve Moore and BSSM Revival Group Pastor, Joel Power and they shared four keys to developing the individuals on your leadership team; 1. Know Your People, 2. Build Buy In, 3. Establish Culture, and 4. Destroy Insecurity. This month…
A few months ago on the blog we looked at “7 Team Exercises to Build Unity on Your Team.” We want to peel it back another layer this month and next month to look at some practical ways you can develop the individuals you are leading. “One of my main goals with our school, I…
Over the years we’ve discovered the necessity of a handbook for our students. A handbook sets the tone for schools, sets expectations, and walks students through what school is going to be like. You can’t expect students to follow rules and culture if they don’t know what the rules and culture are, and as you…
Unifying Your Team “Everyone takes out the trash.” I’ll never forget those words. It was my hiring interview at a coffee shop, and my manager was explaining to me the culture of the work staff and team. His point was not that I needed to take out the trash, but that as manager he was…
Building a Culture within Your Team I love a verse of the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 11:1 that says: “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.” It stirs in me such a fascination about how as leaders, we can actually reproduce people. As leaders, we follow Christ and others get to…
Empowering Women to be the Leaders They Were Designed to Be Genesis 3:16. A curse was spoken over every woman that would ever walk the face of the earth. Adam and Eve sinned and the Lord spoke, “Wives, you shall be ruled by your husbands.” John 19:30. When Jesus died on the cross, He declared:…
Encouragement is a powerful tool to see Heaven come to Earth, especially when working on a team. But it is often underestimated. To encourage is to inspire with courage, spirit and confidence. Leaders who express love have the most buy-in from their people. In this post, we will explore the power of encouragement and how…