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The Right People
Asking the right questions is necessary to get valuable feedback. It’s also important to direct the right questions to the right people. When it comes to feedback, not all people are equal. Two groups that shouldn’t always be trusted include: ●Your greatest critics ●Your greatest fans...
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The Right Questions
In the church world, you will almost always get feedback. But not all feedback is equal. Finding the right feedback is vitally important. A key to finding the right feedback is asking the right questions. Here are a few questions that won’t be very effective: ● What did you think of the s...
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When the Bicycle Threatened the Church
In 1896, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church condemned bicycling on Sunday for enticing parishioners away from church and violating the Fourth Commandment: The Sabbath, the Lord’s Day of rest for the body, and of worship for the soul, is especially threatened by many unscriptural in...
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Worth Revisiting: Excellence/Effectiveness
There are several principles that I seem to revisit when talking with pastors. A couple of these are the cost/excellence curve and the cost/effectiveness curve. If I gave you $100,000, could you make your house or apartment excellent? I imagine that with some careful investments in furniture, p...
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3 Steps for Engaging First-Time Guests
Every weekend, new people walk through the doors of your church looking for hope—and you can be intentional about helping them find it with these three tips. This video is a part of our Christmas Ministry Toolkit! To find the additional toolkit videos, go to out toolkit page....
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5 Simple Ways To Invest In Your Marriage: These Practices Will Help You Keep Your Marriage a Priority
In this session Dr. Kim Kimberling shares 5 simple ways to invest in your marriage. Dr. Kim has been counseling couples for over 40 years and has been married to his wife Nancy for 52 years. Learn the 5 things he thinks every ministry leader should do to invest in their marriage. Click here for the...
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Alpha Interview with Bobby Gruenewald and Jason Ballard
Bobby Gruenewald, Life.Church Innovation Leader and Pastor, interviews Jason Ballard, Alpha Youth Series Host, about what Alpha is and how churches can use it as part of their evangelism strategy....
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Andy Stanley - Leading in Uncertain Times
When the culture, climate, or circumstances change, you have to be willing and flexible enough to abandon or change your plans. There will always be a problem you’re not totally sure how to solve, a possibility you can’t completely predict, or a next step you’re not sure how to start. In the midst o...
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Andy Stanley - Love vs. Everything
When the culture, climate, or circumstances change, you have to be willing and flexible enough to abandon or change your plans. There will always be a problem you’re not totally sure how to solve, a possibility you can’t completely predict, or a next step you’re not sure how to start. In the midst o...
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Balancing the Modern and Traditional at Christmas
Many churches work hard to be culturally relevant—modern, vibrant, innovative. But during a traditional holiday like Christmas, how do you balance being modern with the tradition people expect. We chatted with a Life.Church Campus Pastor about how he answers that question for worship, clothing, deco...
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Battling Discouragement as a Pastor
As pastors, we can boldly believe and trust God and His promises—or believe lies whispered by the enemy. If you’re feeling disappointed, under utilized, or confused in this season, let’s be reminded of Romans 8:28. "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who h...
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Boundaries With Your Time: You and Your Marriage Won’t Last If You’re Burnt Out
If you want your marriage to survive ministry you’re going to have to put boundaries around your work and ministry to protect your marriage and family. If your family and marriage are suffering, your ministry also suffers. Be proactive and make sure to place healthy boundaries around time before you...
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Breaking Up the Systems
Even a good ministry system will eventually limit what God wants to do if the system doesn’t evolve or totally change. (By system, I mean any program, structure, philosophy, or culture that shapes and helps produce a desired outcome.) Once people operate within a system long enough, they often...
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Building Church Culture with Pastor Jerry Hurley
Building a strong culture doesn't happen over night. Watch this video from Life.Church Team Development Pastor, Jerry Hurley, to learn how Life.Church has built the culture that was awarded "Best Place to Work" by Glassdoor in 2019. Pastor Jerry covers topics like engagement, values, the hiring proc...
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Calling or Comfort?
As pastors, it can be hard to know whether we are truly serving where God wants us or if we are just complacent with our position. We sat down with Life.Church Stillwater Campus Pastor Cody Chaloner to discuss how to live into God’s individual calling for each of us....
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