Small Church Finances: 4 Budgeting Lessons I Learned The Hard Way
Money isn’t the goal of ministry. But it is a tool – and an important one. When we manage our money well, we can do better ministry with it.
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Free Apps And Websites Any Church Can Use
With people spending an average of five hours a day on their mobile devices, technology is a helpful tool for churches as they fulfill their mission within their communities.
Between Doing And Delegating – The Essential Step To Overcome Pastoral Burnout
Pastors who try to do everything will burn themselves out, while reinforcing the false idea that church members are meant to be passive consumers of a religious product. So we swing the pendulum and delegate. But that doesn’t work unless we do something else first. Equip them to do the task before we delegate it …
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6 Important Differences Between Performance Music And Worship Music
Music has always been a point of contention in the church. But when it comes to music I seldom see the church arguing over anything that’s actually worth arguing over. So what is worth arguing over – or at least taking seriously? We need to understand the differences between music for worship and music in …
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In Defense Of Longer (And Better) Sermons
People don’t hate long sermons. They hate boring sermons. Irrelevant sermons. Impractical sermons. Uninspiring sermons. Unprepared sermons. Over-prepared sermons… You get the idea. A bad sermon can’t be short enough, but an engaging sermon can go longer than you think.
6 Ways To Use PowerPoint (Yes, PowerPoint!) To Help Your Audience Become Better Listeners
I don’t do PowerPoint presentations. I teach. I preach. I talk. I illustrate. I tell stories. And I use visuals on a screen to enhance that communication. The program I use to create those visuals happens to be PowerPoint. Like any tool, it can be used well, or it can be used badly. PowerPoint is …
Be The Church Or Make Way For Something Else
Why does the church exist? As defined clearly by Jesus himself in both the Great Commandment and the Great Commission, the church exists to love God and share his love with others. We’re not about meetings, denominations or creeds. It is our calling and our mandate to introduce people to Jesus, connect those people with each …
Quit Trying To Become A Great Preacher
Effective communication is a passion of mine. But when we speak in front of people on a regular basis it’s easy to lose sight of why we’re doing it. How many pastors have found themselves deep in the weeds in sermon prep, trying to find just the right illustration, turn of phrase or rhyme so …
Quit Trying To Become A Great Preacher
Effective communication is a passion of mine. But when we speak in front of people on a regular basis it’s easy to lose sight of why we’re doing it. How many pastors have found themselves deep in the weeds in sermon prep, trying to find just the right illustration, turn of phrase or rhyme so …
Whatever Happened To Churches Meeting Felt Needs? – And What Should Replace It?
Meeting people’s needs is a big part of the church’s mandate. Tasks like feeding the poor, caring for children and widows, and helping addicts find freedom is essential to loving our neighbors as Christ has loved us. But meeting people’s “felt” needs has always been a slippery slope because people tend to feel their most …
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