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Staff Development

Developing Staff: Bring In. Build Up. Train. Send Out.

The purpose for our staff here at Life.Church is to bring in, build up, train, and then send out. We recognize that great staff aren't found but developed in the right environments. That's why we create those environments and bring people in. While they are with us, we build our staff up and train...

Staff Development

Being Open-Handed with Our Staff

We believe our greatest resource is our people, our staff, and it is our job to steward them well for the season they are with us. Seasons have beginnings and ends, so we are intentional about developing and equipping our staff for whatever God has next for them. And when the time comes for a staff...

Service & Events

Life.Church's Open Door Event

Open Door is an event held at each campus that gives campus staff and attendees a chance to get to know one another. Typically held over dinner, Open Door provides the space for staff and attenders to connect on a personal level, ask questions about Life.Church, and hear the history and vision for...

General

Why We Don't Do Church Membership

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...

Service & Events

Three Tips for Stage Communication

It can be scary—having only a few minutes to convey all the news, initiatives, and stories that you want to share with your congregation during a service. But if you think of communicating from stage less as making announcements and more as casting vision, you'll be able to craft stronger, more coh...

Leadership

Learning to Say "No"

As followers of Jesus, our primary objective is to reach people for Christ. When it comes to deciding what things to do, that objective needs to be our central focus. Are you willing to say "no"—even to good ideas—in order to reach more people for Christ?...

Leadership

How to Do More by Doing Less

Sometimes there are many good things we can be doing, but doing them all will make us less effective at the one thing we are called to do - sharing Jesus with the world. By increasing efficiency we can actually do more by doing less , but this requires us to learn to say "no" even to good things...

Staff Development

Great Staff Are Developed and Stewarded Well

As God provides us the resources we need, it's our job to steward those resources well. So what's our greatest resource? Our staff. We know that great staff aren't found—they're developed. What does it look like for you to steward and develop your staff well so they will always be ready for whate...

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...

Staff Development

Campus Pastors: What to Look for

Is your church looking for a Campus Pastor? Here are the top three things we look for when we are on the search!...