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As you prepare your heart for worship and lead your church each Sunday, we have found a fantastic tool we wanted to share with you. We know that as a worship leader, you are pushed to the max with time. Planning powerful worship sets that speak truth and life into... read more
“Learning What Works at One Church Can Help Another” this blog was written by Andres Caamano, It was edited by Stephanie Lippi and post was posted with permission from Worship Facility. When figuring out how best to lead, it’s all too easy to look toward techniques catching the attention of... read more
It’s time to write your next sermon… You’ve spent time in prayer and in the Word. Now it’s time to write your sermon. What’s the first question that comes to mind? For most pastors, it’s this: What am I going to say? This is because we think of sermons primarily as talks. The... read more
We’ve all inappropriately handled our emotions at work. We’ve either stuffed our emotions when we should’ve shared them. Or we’ve spewed emotions when we should’ve stayed silent. Below are six best practices that have helped me vent constructively as an employee. Sharing in case they help you, your team, and... read more
“7 Design Tests for Effective Church Communication” was posted with permission from Mark MacDonald. Many organizations try to communicate with their audience every day. A ton of messages! This noise causes people to choose whether to engage with content or simply ignore it because it doesn’t interest them. And all... read more
“How to create a video promo for your sermon” was posted with permission from David Murrow Video Promos: You’ve seen thousands of them Every time you watch TV, you see promos. They go something like this: Deep voice announcer: Tonight…On Survivor Zimbabwe! A double-cross leaves the Aoki tribe in turmoil.... read more
“In Defense of Email” was posted with permission from Phil Cooke It’s not very popular right now, but here’s why it still works for me… I know, I know, I know – people hate email. And honestly, so do I. There are moments when I get frustrated that my inbox... read more
“5 Website Issues Your Congregation Find Annoying” was posted with permission from Mark MacDonald A few weeks ago I heard a Pastor say that I needed to visit their website for some information. I thought, “Yes! A pastor is promoting their website!” and it was about something that actually interested... read more
There are really in our churches 2 kinds of worship videos. We use bumper, promo, or welcome videos played in a specific part of your service once to transition, set up, or focus on an aspect of worship in the gathering. We also have LYRIC videos that need to play... read more
“How to Build Your Own Personal Board of Directors” was posted with permission from Joanna La Fleur. Based on my own experience and observation of other millennials like me, I think there are 2 large mistakes people make when desiring mentors. Mistake # 1 is simply that we don’t ask... read more
It’s no secret that culture is more important than vision. I’ve worked in creative, vibrant cultures where original thinking is valued, people listen to each other, and wonderful things happen. On the other hand I’ve worked at organizations where you could literally feel the oppression when you walked into the... read more
‘Ten Critical Keys For Designing a Creative Culture’ blog post was posted with permission from Philcooke.com It’s no secret that culture is more important than vision. I’ve worked in creative, vibrant cultures where original thinking is valued, people listen to each other, and wonderful things happen. On the other hand... read more