Resources (843) Trainings (212)
Find free ministry training content across a variety of topics. Sign up or Log in for full access
212 Search Results for 'What is Church'
Sort By:
Filter by
Category
Leadership (99)
Messages (19)
Online Ministry (10)
Operations (10)
Kids (9)
Creative (8)
Giving & Finance (7)
Tech (7)
Communications (6)
Missions (6)
Small Groups (5)
Youth (5)
General (4)
Service & Events (4)
Staff Development (4)
Worship (4)
Church Planting (2)
Multi-site (2)
Church Online Platform (1)
Show more +
Filter by
Partner
Alpha (5)
Global Leadership Network (4)
Rock RMS (4)
Financial Peace University (3)
Church Multiplication Network (2)
Highlands Resources (2)
Awesome Marriage (1)
Prison Fellowship (1)
Filter by
Type
Article (108)
Video (104)
Sort By
Relevance Newest
Filter
Leadership
The Power of Inviting
Ever wonder what an “invite culture” is? Join us as we discuss how to create an environment of evangelism through church invites. Hear how to ask your attenders to invite guests to church as well as how to engage your staff to do the same....
Online Ministry
Online Tools for Online Ministries
The digital age we live in has empowered the Church to reach more people than ever before. There are a lot of choices out there when it comes to digital tools and tech, and that's a blessing! But, it can be hard to slog through...
Service & Events
The Team Behind the Scenes of an Experience
It takes a lot to execute services each weekend at our campuses. But no matter the size of your church, you will need a mix of skilled technical people and teachable volunteers to run your experience. We have a few skilled contractors on the weekend: a front-of-house (FOH) engineer and lighting...
Leadership
Leading in the Right Role
Before you step up to speak, before you have a developmental conversation, and before you cast vision, there’s one thing you have to do first. You need to clearly define the purpose. There are three important things to consider to define your purpose: • What you want people to know. Too oft...
Leadership
3 Values that Lead to Evangelism
“How do I inspire my church to be involved in evangelism?” At Alpha, that’s the one question we most often hear from church leaders—and it’s an important one for a couple of reasons. First, if we mobilize our whole congregation to engage with their community, the message of Jesus will find its way...
Online Ministry
Church Online Playbook: Leveraging Facebook Groups
Download the complete playbook for free here. Let’s Reach the World Together: A step-by-step process to build community and reach more people online. Each week, more than 270,000 people attend Life.Church Online from every country and territory on the map. We’ve celebrated over 100,000 people su...
Leadership
Improve Communication with Stage Time Drills
At Life.Church, we don’t give “announcements.” We lead people to action. Because of this philosophy, leaders at our campuses set aside time weekly to practice how they’re going to interact with attenders from the stage. We call this Stage Time Drills. A Stage Time Drill begins with a speaker doing...
Leadership
Strategic Disruptions
The longer you do ministry, the easier it becomes to minister from memory. You tend to do what you've always done. It is safe, comfortable, and convenient. To stay spiritually and creatively fresh, I suggest “strategic disruptions.” To me, this is intentionally disrupting the routine, mundane,...
Leadership
5 Days of Leadership with Pastor Craig | Day 1: Value-Driven Culture
Day 1: Create a value-driven culture.One of the most important things you can do as a leader in a new year is to evaluate your culture and your values. Your culture is a combination of what you create and what you allow. And, the number one force that shapes your culture is your values. Watch this...
Operations
Structuring Your Growth
Many organizations embrace growth without taking the time to process how systems and practices need to change in order to support that growth. In this clip, Dave Ramsey shares a model that your church can use to ensure success no matter what your size. This video is part of the Stewardship Confere...
Leadership
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: The Four Essentials of Innovation
Thank you for joining the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast! If you want to lead a breakout ministry, dominate an industry, change a city, help a nation, solve massive problems, or meet the needs of thousands of hurting people, you will have to learn to innovate....
Leadership
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Principles of Higher Hiring, Part 2
Thank you for joining the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast! You can have the best product, the best strategy, and the best vision, but without the best people, your organization will always be limited! In last month's episode, we talked about two principles of making great hires. Today, we'll talk...
Online Ministry
Church Online: Weekly Schedule
What should the weekly schedule of a Church Online Pastor look like? First off, you must figure out what your focus for the week is. Once you identify that, you can organize your week to reflect that goal. Hear from Church Online Pastor Alan George on how he organizes his week as a Church Online Pas...
Leadership
Why It's Important to Track Church Data
Here at Life.Church, we put a lot of stock in gathering and analyzing data throughout the organization. We use Church Metrics to keep track of all the data that's important to us—like salvations, baptisms, giving, and attendance. But what's more important than tracking data is the heart behind it. I...
General
Why We Don't Do Church Membership (New)
At Life.Church, one of our goals is to be spiritual contributors, not spiritual consumers. We've found, however, that church membership does not necessarily encourage this attitude in the most effective way. Instead, we believe that when people feel needed and known, they are drawn to engage and co...
Looking for more? Try these sugestions: