10 Jun 2013
Mark Driscoll from Mars Hill Church in Seattle talks about what pastors should fear. He covers the difference between merely knowing what to fear and how to act upon that fear in a healthy way.
Mark Driscoll from Mars Hill Church in Seattle talks about what pastors should fear. He covers the difference between merely knowing what to fear and how to act upon that fear in a healthy way.
Of all the churches I see from the inside out, these are 12 characteristics I most often discover when working with a church that is flailing, struggling to grow and missing their God-inspired goals.
Matt Hammett, pastor at Flood Church in San Diego, California, talks about using technology to engage the culture in the mission and vision of the church. Matt explains that it’s necessary to empower and encourage the younger generation to use their knowledge and skills to engage the culture through technology.
What would be the ideal weekend in your church’s tech production? From my perspective, an ideal weekend is when every lighting cue is on time, every piece of equipment works flawlessly all weekend, every tech operator is mistake-free and the whole weekend looks and sounds the best its every been.
Larry Osborne, lead pastor at North Coast Church and author of Sticky Teams, offers advice for how to make sure self promotion doesn’t cross from building God’s kingdom into building your own.
It’s typical to be more motivated to generate content for a new website, whether that’s writing fresh material or gathering and posting assets such as photography and PDF’s. But after the website is launched, many organizations fail to update it again, sometimes waiting more than a year to add new content.
Every Sunday evening Iacocca separated himself from his family and went into his study. He reviewed his major objectives from the prior week and assessed how well he had done. Then he defined his most pressing goals for the upcoming week. I call this a form of Sanctuary. No interruptions. No distractions. Just focused time on what is most important – Not to-do lists.
The Bible tells us that we should “run with endurance the race that is set before us.” (Hebrews 12:1). Some days, do you ever feel like calling in sick on your faith? Do you ever go through seasons in life where you are just not feeling it?
Chris Mavity, Director of North Coast Training in Vista, California, talks about how simplifying church systems can lead to growth. He goes on to explain how growth can be stunted by three factors: complexity, competency, and or capacity.
Nate Poetzl, former lead pastor of New Life Foursquare church in Everett, Washington, talks about what makes New Life church different. Nate expresses that New life Church is focused on the priesthood of believers and the message and mission of Jesus.
It’s fashionable to decry the current state of Christianity in America. But frankly, I don’t buy it.
Summer is almost here. You’ve thought about it. I know you have. Your church business administrator is probably warning you about it, too. What am I talking about? Yep. The summer giving slump.
