Improving Church Service
5 Ways You Can Help Guests Feel At Home
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…
Read MorePreach Like Lebron James
Lebron James. Do you ever wish you had his yearly salary? How about for just one day? Yeah, me too. I’d also take his athletic ability, strength, speed, and headband collection. But enough about that. The truth is, preaching like Lebron plays basketball would be a good thing, right? Sure. I mean, he’s one of…
Read More40 Sermon Topics For 2016
One of the things we talk about in Preaching Rocket is how to create a preaching calendar. A preaching calendar is important for a couple of reasons… 1. It ensures a balanced diet. 2. It gives guest speakers plenty of prep time. 3. It gives your staff and creative team plenty of prep time. And,…
Read More7 Preaching Stories You Can Use In Your Sermons
If we could give you one tool to put in your pocket as you prepare your next sermon, it would come down to one word….stories. Here are seven interesting stories to save in your files, along with a quick thought on how you could leverage the story in a message. A Texas police officer writes…
Read More20 Ways To Elevate Your Worship Music
Todd Fields, who is the director of all worship music at a 36,000-person church in Atlanta, North Point Community Church, goes content overload on ways that any church can improve their worship music. Todd is has teamed up with some superstars to create a resource just for you, called Worship Rocket, that will push you towards…
Read MoreHow You Can Put Songs Together In A Powerful Way | By Todd Fields
We’re going to talk today about how to put songs together in a powerful way. This is not only about picking the right songs, but also about how to put them together in a way that moves hearts. We’re going to do it by crafting a set. C-R-A-F-T Super easy to remember. Choose Powerful Songs…
Read MoreHow To Grow Your Church With Fantastic Worship Services-Whiteboard Session
Is your worship team holding back your worship service? In this Whiteboard Session, Todd Fields talks about gifting and leadership, and helps you identify how to get the right people on your team, and how to have conversations that may be difficult to have. The 3 Types of Musicians (Ebook Download) Link To Song…
Read MoreSeven Christmas Service Ideas and Tips That Work
Christmas is usually the most highly attended time of year for churches, and provides a great opportunity to allow regular attenders, seekers, and out of town extended family to experience something special. It can also be one of the most difficult services to plan for the same reason. We spoke with Todd Fields—Director of Worship…
Read MoreA Prayer For Worship Leaders by Leaders of Worship
Worship services are the #1 thing that evangelical churches do every week that impact the most people at the same time. It happens EVERY week. Worship Leaders and Pastors are constantly under pressure to lead in wisdom and truth. So, this prayer is a gift of encouragement to church leaders around the world.
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