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Operations
Structure of a Staff Meeting
Staff meetings should be fun and effective! In this training you'll hear from one of our campus pastors on the structure of a typical staff meeting. From sharing stories of life-change to going over the team calendar and dedicating time to leadership development, use the tips offered here to improve...
Leadership
Don't Wait for Perfection
When launching anything new, most people want it to be perfect. But, opening before it is perfect is often better than waiting for perfection. One of my friends opened a yogurt store before he had signs, pictures, or decorations. Instead of a cool clock on the wall, he put up a piece of paper w...
Online Ministry
Continuing Online Ministry
Many churches, maybe even yours, were forced to begin online ministry within the matter of days as COVID-19 began to shut church doors. Church Online Platform has seen an impact like never before on people that had yet to hear the word of the Gospel prior to COVID-19. Hear these stories from Church...
Communications
Lead with Vision: Tips for Stage Communication
At Life.Church, Pastor Craig teaches the message every week via video to our campuses. But every campus has a campus pastor who is responsible for boots-on-the-ground pastoring to the people in that community. They take to the stage every week for what we call "stage time"—it's an opportunity to sha...
Leadership
Church Now | Church Next Event
Pastors and church leaders are facing some of the most unexpected and difficult circumstances in our most recent history. The way our churches operate and lead has been turned upside down, but hope is alive and well. During this event, we came together to understand where we’ve come up to now, and h...
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
Does the Size of Your Church Matter? (Part 4)
I love small businesses. I bought my only television from a local, small business. They delivered it, set it up, and called a week later to see how I liked it. Great service. I decided to get a second television so I could watch football while my kids watched whatever reality show they watch. S...
Messages
Message Support: "Church Is"
The word “church” holds different meanings, depending on who you ask. And if you ask us, a church isn’t a building. It’s people. Want to know more? Let’s talk this weekend about what Church Is—and what church could be. Rich Wilkerson, Jr., pastor of VOUS Church in Miami, FL and author of Sandcastle...
Online Ministry
Virtual Experience, Real Community
Church Online reaches a unique audience, and it comes with a unique set of tools and goals. While the Church Online Platform is versatile enough to accommodate many different ministry styles and technologies, here's how we approach our online ministry. Each of our online experiences...
Creative
Church Social Media: ​Advanced Strategies for Facebook and Instagram
If your church is on social media, chances are you use Facebook and Instagram as part of your strategy. So, how do you grow an audience on these platforms? What are tips for engagement? And, what about influencer marketing? At the Church Social Media Roundtable, social media managers and communicat...
Operations
Campus Building Plans: Budgeting
If you’re like us at Life.Church, you want to be good stewards of the money you’ve been entrusted with. When it comes to budgeting for a new building, there will always be unanswerable questions—every situation is unique, and every set of resources and limitations affects the decisions you'll m...
Leadership
Leadership Podcast: The Forbidden Phrase
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! In this episode, Craig discusses three words that shouldn’t be part of a leader’s vocabulary: Our people won’t. Th...
Giving & Finance
Tips for Year-End Giving
It’s part of the natural rhythm of the year: giving tends to increase during the Christmas season. At Life.Church, we don’t take this for granted. We’re intentional about being humble and being good stewards of our resources, and that includes how we approach our tithing and giving communication at...
Leadership
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Creating an Empowering Culture, Part 2
Thank you for joining the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast! Last month, we talked about how important both clarity and trust are in creating an empowering culture. In today’s episode, we’ll build on that idea a little more. What we value determines what we do. The number one force that shapes...
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...
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