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Leadership
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...
Giving & Finance
Inspiring Generosity from Stage
Maximizing your weekly offering time is essential in building a healthy culture of generosity. The Inspiring Generosity From Stage training series will help you and your team: 1. Clearly explain what the Bible says about generosity and the tithe. 2. Bring in new Givers. 3. Grow and retain current G...
Leadership
Spirit-Led Instead of Model-Driven
Many pastors operate on certain models. There is the “seeker-sensitive” model, the “purpose-driven” model, the “emergent church” model, the “contemporary church” model, the “spirit-filled classic charismatic” model, the “small group” model, the “multi-site” model, the “missional inner-city” mod...
Leadership
Culture Q&A with Jerry Hurley
Have you seen Pastor Jerry Hurley's talk "Building Church Culture," but have questions you want answered? Hear some Q&A about common culture questions, like: • What's a high-performing church team? • How can I tell if my team is disengaged? • How can I tell if I have accidental values? • Ho...
Messages
Message Support: One Minute After You Die
The questions you have about life after death—Is there a heaven? Am I good enough? What if I’m not?—can leave you wondering, but they don’t mean you have to live in fear. Bring your questions and find out what happens One Minute After You Die. Join us as we talk with Life.Church Campus Pastor Tim D...
Giving & Finance
The Power of Living Debt Free
The primary barrier that keeps your attenders from giving is their financial debt. In this clip, Dave Ramsey invites us to imagine what our churches could look like if our attenders were living debt free. This video is part of the Stewardship Conference—thanks to our partner, Financial Peace Univer...
Leadership
Leadership Podcast: Creating a Value-Driven Culture, Part 2
Thank you for joining the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast. Like what you’re learning? Share it with your friends, family, or co-workers and let’s learn to grow as leaders together! Today, we’re picking up where Craig left off in “Creating a Value-Driven Culture, Part 1.” In Episode 5, Craig shar...
Worship
Three Questions for Worship Pastors
At first glance, it seems like a Worship Pastor's main priority is to sing. While singing is the medium, pastoring is the goal. Worship Pastors are responsible for one of the most real, vulnerable, spiritual parts of a church experience—when we tell God how wonderful He is and let him minister to...
Leadership
5 Days of Leadership with Pastor Craig | Day 5: Lead Yourself
Day 5: Lead yourself.The most important person you will ever lead is yourself. We've discussed leading and growing our church, but in this new year it's important not to forget yourself in the process. One of the biggest factors in growing as leaders is your inner dialogue. When you wake up and be...
General
How Do You Handle Criticism
One of the most common questions that I’m asked by young pastors is, “How do you handle the critics?” I’ve realized that no matter what a leader does, he or she will be criticized. For example, I’ve been criticized a lot for building the church around my preaching. When I started using more tea...
Kids
Preschool Curriculum & Bible App for Kids: A Perfect Match
We want our preschool-aged children to be more than entertained during church—we want them to really learn about Jesus and the Bible. So, we created a two-year curriculum that works hand-in-hand with...
Small Groups
Solving Small Group Challenges
There are a few common problems every small group ministry faces. At Life.Church, some creative solutions have helped us learn to conquer these obstacles. StaffingOne familiar predicament is how much staff should be devoted specifically to small groups. We always lean on the side of a smaller staff...
Multi-site
Keeping Experiences Consistent Across Multiple Campuses
We believe that excellence honors God and inspires people. So as a multi-site church with more than 30 physical locations on a weekend, consistency and clarity must be the building blocks of excellence. For the most part, every service at Life.Church flows almost exactly the same at each locati...
Leadership
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Anticipatory Leadership
Thank you for joining the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast! Today, we’re going to talk about what it means to be an anticipatory leader. The lifespan of your current systems, structure, and strategy is diminishing. The way you are doing what you are doing won’t work forever—just ask Kodak, Po...
Kids
Crosstown Leader Training
Ready to get started with Crosstown? This video shows you the Crosstown experience at Life.Church. While your church’s set-up will be different, this video can show you how to implement Crosstown with your kindergarteners. You’ll see the vision behind each part of the experience while learning all k...
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