The Red Letter Disciple 077: Bill Woolsey on the Pitfalls of Entrepreneurship, Clarifying Your Calling, and How to Overcome Fear and the Scarcity Mindset
With decades of experience starting and leading ministries, churches, and networks, Bill now invests his life in men and women who want to reach people for Jesus in new, creative ways. In 2009, he led the launch of FiveTwo, a network that helps men and women grow their God-given dreams into ministries and businesses that last. To learn more about the podcast or access the show notes, visit www.redletterpodcast.com.
Today’s episode partner is FiveTwo. The FiveTwo team has grown healthy churches for over thirty years. They understand how to grow churches in a rapidly changing culture without burning out staff and lay leaders.
Every major church denomination in the U.S. has experienced a decline since the 1960s, a trend the pandemic didn't initiate but rather accelerated. What are we, as people who love the local church, to do about this reality?
FiveTwo has spent the last four years identifying the four key cultural trends thriving churches address. And they’ve helped countless churches actually address these trends and THRIVE. They’ve put all their learnings along with case studies into a free resource which you can download at fivetwo.com today. Discover how well your congregation is managing these forces and what you can do to grow.
Also, don’t miss my FREE webinar with Bill Woolsey, Founder and President of FiveTwo. We’ll discuss those four trends in detail and discuss how churches can use these trends to grow their churches. Click here to register.
Resources mentioned in the episode:
Red Letter Disciple Podcast: Episode 20 Bill Woolsey on the #1 Reason Why Ventures Fail
Red Letter Disciple Podcast: Episode 32 Jessie Cruickshank on Brain Science and Discipleship
Key insights from the episode:
If you have Jesus, you have more than enough. - Bill Woolsey
When you’re starting new things, money is the biggest fear. - Bill Woolsey
Obedience often precedes Jesus’s miracles. - Bill Woolsey
We have to understand that faith steps include failure. - Bill Woolsey
Fear of losing personal well-being and security keeps people from thinking big. - Bill Woolsey
Fail fast but not fatally. - Bill Woolsey
The line between pastor and boss can be very challenging. - Bill Woolsey
12-14% of the US population are entrepreneurial in their field. - Bill Woolsey
Entrepreneurs don’t have to love risk, but they need to know how to mitigate risk. - Bill Woolsey
You can only spend a dollar once. - Bill Woolsey
Bill Woolsey’s Challenge: Discern what group of people or organization you’re passionate about and what new small thing you could do to help them.
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