Church Health
Sermon Systems That Save Your Schedule
We’ve talked to pastors of small to mid-size churches would give their right arms to know the sermon systems that leaders of fast-growing churches use to get ahead and stay ahead of their Sunday schedule. So we recently asked Gavin Adams to share with pastors just like you the secrets to delivering great sermons while…
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What the Church is (re)Discovering about Disciple-Making by Jake Dukes
What the church is (re)discovering about disciple-making … and how that can impact your church, too. Here are 5 topics about disciple-making you cannot ignore. Disciple-making prioritizes reaching the lost. Jesus was focused on the lost If we are serious about the lost our discipleship will take us outside the church God loves to shower…
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5 Ways to Jumpstart Disciple-making in Your Church
Transforming Your Church’s Disciple-Making Culture by Jake Dukes The truth is… You work hard to get people to put Truth into action. You enjoy seeing people grow in their faith through your church body. This won’t happen unless true discipleship is taking place at your church. Here are 5 Ways to Jumpstart Disciple-making in your…
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With Safety So Much In the News Lately
With safety so much in the news lately, how do you prevent your church from becoming the next news headline? Well that was the subject of a webinar that I created a little more than a year ago. Church safety. And guess what? The issue of church safety, and safety in general, is no less…
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Transforming Your Church’s Discipleship Culture
So last Thursday we had Jake Dukes begin a free webinar series on disciple-making called: Transforming Your Church’s Discipleship Culture Part 1 explored “Why Discipleship has been Exiled from the Church.” Here are some highlights you missed if you weren’t a part of the workshop. 1) Many churches have misplaced their priorities 2)…
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4 Essentials To Include When Training A Guests Services Team
When you have guests who show up at your church, they’re going to walk away and say one of two things… “I felt like a guest” Or “I felt like an intruder” Many guests haven’t been to church in a long time. Many of them are skeptical or afraid. Sometimes, they’re just not sure what…
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3 Things That Happen When You Connect With People At Church
Did you know that … About 3.5 billion people are connected to the Internet. In December of 2016, Instagram reported over 600 million monthly active users and over 400 million daily active users. There are over 2 billion monthly active Facebook users. Our world is connected more than we ever have been. We have access…
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Stop Burning Out Your Volunteers
I’ve seen it a thousand times. Literally. People who are recruited to volunteer at their church, only to leave their posts within a year, never to return to volunteering again. And what’s the #1 reason that kind of thing happens? Burnout. Plain and simple. But if burnout is the problem, what are the causes? There…
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Two Steps To Creating Worship Band Unity
I used to play soccer. I’ll never forget what it was like to play and be focused only in what I was doing without being aware that there were open people in front of me or behind me that I could pass to. That’s how some musicians approach worship music. But if you want your…
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The Power of Connection For Pastors
If you were to be really honest, you might admit that being a pastor is one of the loneliest jobs on the planet. You are likely surrounded by people on a daily basis. People who look up to you or need you. In fact, I bet people in your congregation could be characterized as Bob…
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