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Leadership
Encouraging Your Church to Invite with Nicky Gumbel
Encourage your attenders to invite friends to church or Alpha courses by sharing stories and helping your attenders identify their own story of faith. Hear Nicky Gumbel share what's been successful for his church and why stories are so powerful....
Leadership
An Outsider's Words Often Mean More
I see it as one of my biggest roles to encourage and strengthen our staff. Almost every time we gather, I remind them they are part of something special. But no matter how often I say it, it doesn’t mean as much as when an outsider tells them. We’ve been blessed to have Dr. Sam Chand, Ch...
Leadership
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Six Steps to Your Best Year of Leadership, Part 2
If you missed Part 1 of Six Steps to Your Best Year of Leadership, we encourage you to go back and listen. Every month, Craig Groeschel delivers a new podcast about leadership, growth, and development. Find more resources for this episode—like the Leader Guide—at the official Craig Groeschel...
Leadership
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Six Steps to Your Best Year of Leadership, Part 1
After listening to Part 1 of Six Steps to Your Best Year of Leadership, we encourage you to listen to Part 2 . Every month, Craig Groeschel delivers a new podcast about leadership, growth, and development. Find more resources for this episode—like the Leader Guide—at the official Craig Groesche...
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...
Leadership
GLSnext Video Short: Chad Veach
Founder of Zoe Church in Los Angeles, Pastor Chad Veach discusses the challenges of staying spiritually healthy. In this short video, he encourages you to source your leadership from a spiritually-filled life....
Kids
Candypalooza
Each year, River Valley Church invites all the kids in their community to a special weekend called Candypalooza! The purpose of Candypalooza is to encourage kids to invite their friends who may have never been to church before. Kids come dressed in their favorite costume, have some fun with their f...
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 c...
Small Groups
Why Become a Marriage Mentor?
Thriving marriages don't happen by accident, and there are several ways for churches to foster healthy, vibrant relationships. Marriage mentors, for example, can leverage their experience, insight, and wisdom to encourage younger couples to put Christ first and overcome any obstacles. In this brief...
Leadership
Change Your Life With One Word
There is power in our words and God can use one word to change your life. Hear a Life.Church campus pastor explain the idea behind choosing one word to focus on this year. This video will encourage you and your church staff to hear what God has for you and filter the upcoming year through one word...
Small Groups
Why Lead a Married Small Group?
Joining a small group is a great opportunity for married couples to grow, learn, and experience life together. But leading a small group can open a couple to a whole new level of blessings and joys. To encourage potential leaders to take the plunge, Dr. Kim Kimberling discusses the importance of...
Messages
A Christ-Centered, Others-Oriented Challenge
When crisis strikes, as believers our light shines bright. The Church was created to minister to and meet the needs of people filled with fear and doubt. During the COVID-19 outbreak, Pastor Craig Groeschel preached a midweek sermon to encourage Life.Church attenders to do seven things to serve peo...
Worship
Behind the Music: "All Around"
It’s easy to claim the title “Christ follower” when things are going good in our lives. But what do we do when we face true adversity? We look to the cross. The accompanying resources and YouVersion Bible Plan for “All Around” encourage readers to examine the Bible as a growing, living par...
Giving & Finance
The "Take Back Out" Offering Explained
“If anyone is in crisis and is in need of food, clothing, or shelter, when the offering bucket passes by, you have permission to reach in and allow God to meet your need.” It can be surprising when Life.Church pastors encourage those in need to take money out of the offering bucket instead of putti...
Giving & Finance
MortarStone - 2021 Digital Church Trends
What are the digital trends your church should be employing to attract visitors, engage attendees, and increase generosity? During this training video, we discuss the practical steps you can take to optimize your website and giving page, along with communication processes that will encourage commun...