Church Health
26 Leadership Quotes and Lessons From William VanderBloemen and Jeff Vanderstelt
In an effort to add value to church leaders, The Rocket Company is attending the Velocity 2014 Conference and will continue to be live-blogging throughout the event. For anyone involved in church planting, this is a can’t-miss event. Jeff Vanderstelt is a pastor at Soma Communities, an A29 church in Tacoma, WA. He delivered a…
Read More45 Leadership Quotes and Lessons from Velocity 2014
In an effort to add value to church leaders, The Rocket Company is attending the Velocity 2014 Conference and will be live-blogging throughout the event. For anyone involved in church planting, this is a can’t-miss event. Dave Ferguson, Lead Pastor of COMMUNITY in Chicago, and Shawn Lovejoy, Lead Pastor of Mountain Lake Church, opened with…
Read MoreHow to Create an Effective Meeting Rhythm with Your Church Staff
Great staff meetings are few and far between. Most of them just occupy space on the calendar and take us away from stuff we’d rather be doing. Let’s face it, you’ve sat through plenty of meetings and thought, “Why am I even here?” And you’ve LED staff meetings that left everybody feeling less than enthusiastic.…
Read MoreThree Elements We Think Every Church Service Needs
From time to time, I get to visit other church services. Sometimes, I’m consulting. Sometimes, I’m preaching. And sometimes, I’m attending. I absolutely LOVE seeing what God is doing in churches all over the country. Here are three things I think EVERY church service should have, to help your congregation connect with what’s happening. A…
Read MoreWhy We Love the Local Church
Hey, it’s Michael. That’s me in the white shirt and tie. In 1991, I walked down the aisle at First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida to surrender to full time Christian ministry. I didn’t really understand those terms, or the ramifications of that decision. But I remember a strong pull to abandon my desire to be…
Read MoreHow to Have a Healthy Church in One Year
I’m not really a math person – I took pre-Algebra from Mrs. McDade TWICE in Junior High. I was okay when it was numbers, but when they threw in letters, I was done. So when I went to college, I majored in English…the farthest I could get away from math! But I’ve seen a math…
Read MoreOrganize Your Church With These Five Systems
What system in your church needs the most work? I moved to Atlanta in 2006 to start a brand new church, and one of the first conferences I attended as a new church planter was The Drive Conference at Northpoint Community Church. At that conference, I heard Andy Stanley say it was systems, not just…
Read MoreThe Millennial Impact Report
The following infographic comes from The Millennial Impact Report. Let’s take a look at a couple of highlights. 1. People prefer to give online. This correlates with our finding that offering online giving was the #2 factor in churches whose giving exceeds budget. Your greatest opportunity to engage donors is not in your church service…
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