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Investing Your Resources Wisely
Every day, we can either spend or invest our time, money, and energy. Learn from Life.Church Oklahoma City Pastor Chris Beall as we discuss how we can best use our resources....
Leadership
Church Culture Conference: Ending the Cycle of Diminishing Leaders
Well-intended leaders can end up diminishing people they lead as well as others around them. Liz Wiseman helps leaders identify Diminisher habits and provides tactics to break the cycle....
Leadership
When the Wave Dies Down
Waves come and waves go. When God blesses your ministry with a wave of impact and growth, you’ll be wise not to expect it to last forever. (If it does, you’ll be an exception—not the rule.) If the wave slows, don’t try to recreate it. Those who continue to keep doing what used to work,...
Leadership
The Death of the Five-Year Plan
When I started in ministry two decades ago, everyone I knew was making five-year plans. While thoughtful planning is wise and biblical, I’ve changed how I plan. Instead of planning for specific buildings, campuses, staff roles, and outreach, I plan to be prepared for opportunities that I can...
Leadership
Leading for the 167
There are 168 hours in a week, but your attenders will most likely only spend one of those hours in church. In this video, Life.Church Stillwater Campus Pastor Cody Chaloner explains how you can wisely invest one hour to make a difference in your attenders' 167....
Leadership
Church Now | Church Next: Life.Church Pastors Panel
Go behind the scenes to hear the tough questions Life.Church is asking about church life today. Craig Groeschel and his team explore what the future of gatherings will look like, identify guiding principles used to make wise decisions and dig into our assumptions and how they determine your actions...
Leadership
Leadership Podcast: It's About Time, Part 1
Thank you for joining the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast ! Everyone wins when a leader gets better. In this podcast, Craig discusses time—your most valuable, non-replenishing resource. You can always make more money, but you cannot make more time. You must learn to manage your time wisely....
Leadership
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Sharpening Your Communication Skills, Part 2
Thank you for joining the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast ! In part one of "Sharpening Your Communication Skills," we talked about a few ways to become a better communicator. Today, let’s talk about the hats you wear as a communicator. For me, I might be a dad, or a husband, and a pastor. Som...
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...
Messages
Message Support: The Gift
Series Length: 3 Weeks, with Week 3 serving as this year’s Christmas message. (not necessarily in this order) Week 1: Gold Week 2: Frankincense Week 3: Myrrh Description: A gift tells a story. We treasure hand-picked gifts from those we love. They’re valuable and important becaus...
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 pape...
Missions
How to Neighbor: Partner with Local Missions
At Life.Church, we’re passionate about being the hands and feet of Jesus to those around us. Our message series How to Neighbor shows us just how to do that by reaching out to the lonely, those who are different than us, the orphans, and the poor. One of the best ways "neighbor" is to p...
Leadership
The Timing of Feedback
Not only do you want to ask the right people the right questions, but you’ll also want to do it at the right time. I see three different times when feedback is valuable: 1) Before the event Most leaders I know look for feedback on the back end. I crave it on the front end. Each w...
Leadership
The Other Side
Romans 8:28 offers the amazing promise of God bringing good out of all situations for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. I’ve watched God bring good on the other side of many difficult times. Today, I’ll talk about the other side of financial trials . One mon...
Leadership
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Strengthening a Struggling Team
Thank you for joining the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast ! There’s nothing like being on an amazing, focused and passionate team. There’s no limit to what can be accomplished when it doesn’t matter who gets the credit. Unfortunately, it’s way more common to be on a Struggling Team. A stru...