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Following the Recipe
It’s not unusual for ministries to take a close look at other churches. Often, they’re in search of the recipe for success. It’s great that churches can learn from each other. Our church has certainly been helped by it, and we hope other churches have found value in what we’ve been able to offe...
Leadership
Four Tips for Following Through on Goals
At Life.Church, we’re not just big on goals. We’re big on accomplishing goals. Here are a few tips to not only help you get started but to help you follow through: Review throughout the year. Consistently tracking your progress goes a long way toward keeping your goal off the backburner. Loo...
Giving & Finance
Life.Church Core Giving and Generosity Beliefs
Core Beliefs The following are Core Beliefs around giving and generosity at Life.Church. However, we encourage you to prayerfully identify and define your own core beliefs that will govern conversations around generosity at your church. • God owns it all, and He provides everything we need to ac...
Church Planting
Church Planting: Deciding to Plant a Church
Choosing to plant a church is a big decision and can feel overwhelming. The following videos will help you explore the possibility of planting a church, what it means, and how to talk to others about it....
Leadership
Letting Go of Control
To move forward, you often have to let go of something significant. Too often, what we hold tightly keeps us from following God’s promptings toward something new. Many leaders try to control too much. Our perceived need to control is one of the greatest limiting factors to what God wants to do....
Church Planting
Church Planting: Build a Good Team
Planting a church takes a lot of time and energy. Having a strong team to help launch your church is critical. The following videos are useful for building strong ministry teams....
Church Planting
Church Planting: Develop Ministry Systems
A healthy church involves a lot of moving parts. Having developed ministry systems helps clarify what people should expect when they come to visit and how they can get more involved. The following videos will help you think through systems for things like visitor follow-up, recruiting volunteers, an...
Leadership
Think Ahead: Anticipate on Purpose
Successful people are often great at anticipating—the needs of others, the trends of the future, and the next steps that need to be taken. Make it a priority to intentionally practice anticipation in the following ways: • If you want to be promoted as an assistant, anticipate how you can bet...
Leadership
Training Your Church
If you don’t train your church to know which boundaries are appropriate, you likely won’t have many. If you are the senior pastor, you can set the tone publicly. I’d suggest a few of the following: Publicly communicate when your day off is. Talk about how important that day is to your family. At...
Church Planting
Church Planting: Finding a Church Location
Finding a location to meet is an important decision. A church plant should be easily accessible to your target community. There are lots of creative places to meet for church without having to own an actual building. The following videos are from actual church planters and will help you think about...
Kids
Kids Worship Resources
Our kids curriculum is created with worship in mind—every unit has pauses in the lesson for songs. At Life.Church campuses, we use a mix of original music and songs from other ministries. You can find the music we use at the following places: • All Bible App for Kids Curriculum lessons include...
Leadership
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Investing Your Resources the Right Way, Part 2
Thank you for joining the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast! In this episode, let’s talk about four common allocation mistakes leaders often make, and how we can avoid those mistakes to invest our resources the right way. 1. Static resource allocation. One way people describe insanity is “doing t...
Leadership
Letting Go of What People Think
Becoming obsessed with what people think about you is the fastest way to forget what God thinks about you. My mom taught me the common truth, “You can’t please everyone.” From my observation, ministers seem to be more vulnerable to people-pleasing than most professions. In reality, we should...
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...
General
Training: Walking In Step
Here are some next steps and tips for you to get started with In Step. 2. If you haven't already, join our folder on Dropbox. You will receive an email to start that easy process. 4. View our schedule to see upcoming topics and series. 6. Join the community, a group of pastors and leaders wh...
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