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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...
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
What the Church Should Learn from Google
Most of us would say Google is pretty big. Eighteen years after it launched its search engine, it is one of the top 10 most well-known brands in the world. But despite how big it’s become, Google’s leaders continue to think bigger. Instead of looking back at what they’ve accomplished, they look ou...
General
Several Speakers on One Weekend
Several times a year, Life.Church pastors and leaders 'team teach' with Pastor Craig. Team teaching allows you to take the baton from Pastor Craig and preach your own portion of the message. On Open, we provide flexibility for you to participate in team-teach or not. To participate, use the 'opening...
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...
Operations
How We're Processing Hybrid Church
As the pandemic continues to impact ministry around the world, pastors everywhere are innovating and improvising. In 2020, thousands of churches started conducting church online to keep their people connected in biblical community. Now, many church leaders are wondering how spreading the gospel will...
Leadership
Higher Threshold for Chaos
When we’re entering into a new season, I always challenge our leaders to have a higher threshold for chaos. Systems tend to produce predictable outcomes. When we are innovating and growing, we never know what the outcome will be. Many ideas we think will be great turn out to be duds. On the...
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...
Leadership
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...
Youth
Feed Lead: Table Talk Series
This training series called "Lead" from Feed will help youth pastors and leaders do ministry more innovatively. Lead is for any youth leader that’s hungry to grow and looking for new ways of thinking about and doing youth ministry....
Youth
Feed Lead: Engaging Gen Z with Scripture Series
The Word of God is foundational to a young person’s faith and calls for meaningful engagement. Join theologian Jesse Stone as he presents innovative ways for Gen Z to understand and relate to Scripture....
Tech
Get Started – It’s Easy
Rock RMS is an open church management system that focuses on the heart of ministry—people. Fully featured and mobile-friendly, Rock provides innovative solutions to empower your ministry as well as entrance into a vibrant, collaborative community. Plus, our hosted Rock solution makes the ChMS trus...
Creative
Church Social Media: TikTok and Instagram
Live from the Church Social Media Roundtable, hear from Chris Harvey of Transformation Church and Adam Moore of Hillsong Church to learn about TikTok and advanced Instagram strategies. These tips were gathered from the Church Social Media Roundtable, an event featuring twelve of the most creative a...
Creative
Church Social Media: YouTube and Instagram Strategies
Live from the Church Social Media Roundtable, hear from Dave Adamson of North Point Church and Johnathan Sheehan of Passion City Church to learn about how to maximize YouTube and Instagram for your church. These tips were gathered from the Church Social Media Roundtable, an event featuring twelve o...
Creative
Church Social Media: Volunteers and 3rd Party Tools
Live from the Church Social Media Roundtable, hear from Haley Veturis of Bayside Church and Katelyn Deitz of Fresh Life Church to learn about how to use volunteers and third-party tools in church social media. These tips were gathered from the Church Social Media Roundtable, an event featuring twel...
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