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Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Giving and Receiving Feedback, Part 1
Without a doubt, one of the most important tools to develop in your organization is a consistent culture of feedback. Many of us want to know when we are doing something right, but we might also fear or avoid hearing feedback when we’re not. What’s interesting is that most people don’t know ho...
Leadership
Good Social Media or a Prideful Heart?
We know God opposes the proud. But some forms of social media seem to have redefined what pride is and what it’s not. For example: Imagine if I stood before our church and repeated things I had heard others say: “Joe Smith said, ‘Pastor Craig, you are the best preacher ever! Your sermons cha...
Leadership
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Leading Up, Part 1
Thank you for joining the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast ! In this episode, we're going to tackle our listeners' most commonly asked question: "How do I lead when I'm not in charge?" Why is this question so important? Because no organization will ever be what it could be without honest, upward...
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
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: How Effective Leaders Handle Criticism, Part 2
Thank you for joining the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast ! In our last episode, we talked about how to minimize criticism. In this episode, let’s dive in to understanding our critics. All critics are not created equal. Some criticize just to point out problems— some point o...
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, mundan...
Leadership
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Principles of Higher Hiring
Thank you for joining the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast ! One of the most important skills you can develop as a leader is selecting, developing, and empowering the right people. The potential of your organization rests on the strengths of its people. You can have the best product, best strate...
Leadership
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: 3 Questions for Anticipatory Leadership
The difference between a good leader and great leader is that great leaders learn to anticipate rather than react. So how can you determine where things are going? Start by asking: 1. What is happening? This is also known as situational awareness . Assess the current state of your orga...
Leadership
Letting Go of the Fear of Failure
The fear of failure paralyzes too many people. I’ve found one of the best gifts God can give a leader is the gift of failure. Too many of us are not doing what we feel called to do because we’re afraid to fail. As I observe the people around me, it seems the most effective have failed far m...
Leadership
Where Do We Grow from Here
No matter the size, age or denomination of our churches, there’s one question we should all be asking. It’s simple yet significant. It applies to your church as a whole, but also individual ministries. It compels you to develop vision and strategy, and keeps you outwardly focused. The answer isn...
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...
Operations
The Code: What Matters Most
The Code. It's what we call our set of core values here at Life.Church. This is different than our statement of faith—it has more to do with focus and perspective. As the church grew and changed over the years, we realized...
Youth
How to Talk with Teens about Suicide
Teens deal with serious, real-life issues in their day-to-day lives, which is why we aren’t afraid to tackle heavy topics at Switch, our youth ministry at Life.Church. Suicide can be a tough topic to address, but starting the conversation with students might help alleviate some of the stigma and...
Giving & Finance
The Take Back Offering
At Life.Church, one of our values is irrational generosity. But what does it mean to be irrationally generous? If we’re giving something away that goes above and beyond what’s expected, that’s probably a good start. One of the things first-time attenders might be surprised by is something we call...
Leadership
Does the Size of Your Church Matter? (Part 2)
Someone told me, “I love your church, but it is just too big for me.” Their statement raises some questions: When is a church just the right size? Is 12 just right? How about 120? Maybe 3,000? When does a church become too big? Is there a magic number? Is it when all the people ca...