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The Philosophy of Kids Ministry at Life.Church
A kids ministry can be so much more than babysitting or entertaining children. In our experience, kids of all ages have a God-breathed capacity for understanding the bigness, fullness, and depth of who He is. It's our job as kids, student, and youth leaders to help them engage with the Bible, with e...
Kids
Design Philosophy in Kids Ministry
Our design philosophy for our children's classrooms is simple: keep it simple. We want parents to feel good about leaving their children with us for an hour, and that means rooms that are...
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...
Missions
Global Missions Site Visits
At Life.Church, we have a unique approach to doing mission work. Learn more about our big-picture philosophy here, and watch the video above to learn why we don't go on "missions trips."...
Leadership
Don’t Fight Back
Some criticism of our ministries will be valid. Others will come from partially informed people who might never understand or endorse our philosophy of ministry. With the explosion of online critics, it is tempting to jump into a conversation to tell your side of the story. While there might be...
Leadership
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...
Youth
Facebook Live: Growing Your Youth Ministry
Switch, Life.Church’s Wednesday night youth ministry for 6th-12th grade students, is packed with great content and relationships to help our younger attenders develop a strong foundation on Jesus. Join us for this replay of our Facebook Live event to hear Life.Church Youth Pastor Matt VanderTol shar...
Worship
Three Questions for Worship Pastors
At first glance, it seems like a Worship Pastor's main priority is to sing. While singing is the medium, pastoring is the goal. Worship Pastors are responsible for one of the most real, vulnerable, spiritual parts of a church experience—when we tell God how wonderful He is and let him minister to...
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Connecting Teams with Digital Signage
Here at Life.Church, we place a strong emphasis on having a vibrant, healthy culture. We don’t want our staff walking around in a fog—we want them equipped and informed. Effectively communicating culture isn’t easy in any organization, but it becomes especially difficult when your locations are sp...
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
Working Lean: When a Small Staff Is Better
At first, it just doesn't make sense – but it's true. A small staff is often better than a large one. Here at Life.Church, we've found that when a team or campus is slightly overstaffed, progress generally slows down. And when that same team or campus is slightly understaffed, we usually take m...
Leadership
All About Honor
In a series we did called Forgotten Virtues, the first message I taught was on honor. If you're interested, you can download the messages here. When Jesus said, "a prophet is without honor in his hometown," the Greek word he used was “atimos” (pronounced at’-ee’-mos). It means to dishonor, to...
Leadership
Does the Size of Your Church Matter? (Part 1)
Why do some people go to small churches? Why do others go to large churches? This is certainly an oversimplification, but bear with me. People tend to stay at small churches because they are: 1) Needed. Each week, someone is counting on them to pass out the red attendance folders, vacuum...
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...
Leadership
Fasting From Church Stuff
For years I tried to learn from and be like other ministers. I listened to messages, attended conferences, and devoured every Christian book I could. Each time I met a new leader, I tried to become more like them. A few years ago though, God led me to do something very different. (I'm not neces...
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