So many books, so little time. Do you ever feel this way?I firmly believe that all good leaders are readers. Leaders must constantly be learning and reading in order to grow and stay current. If you are a pastor, you need to be reading even more to keep your sermons from continually recycling stale content. But, in…
I did something different last Sunday that was highly successful.I preached a sermon calling qualified people to step up and serve in a specific ministry. The sermon wasn’t different, but the way I asked them to respond was. In the past, I have used cards in the bulletin or sign up sheets in the lobby. But we are living in the…
Wow, has it really been two years already? Two years ago I had a crazy idea to start a blog about preaching. I had no idea what would happen or if anyone would actually read it, but I had some thoughts that I wanted to clarify and some ideas I had to share. When I first…
Leaders are readers. Although it can be time-consuming, you actually save time by reading. Nothing has accelerated my own personal and spiritual growth as a pastor as much as reading.So what are you excited about reading right now? Here are ten books I am excited to read. I just picked these up and cannot wait to dive…
Ministry is never finished.There is so much to do. And there is always more to be done! You could always study more, pray more, plan more, email more, Facebook more, meet more, write more… more. more. more. If you aren’t careful, your to-do list can get out of control fast. Before you know it, your…
Are you looking for the best Easter videos to add a little something extra to your church’s Easter services? Most churches don’t have the budget to hire someone to create videos for them. Fortunately, there are a lot of great companies now that make high-quality videos for churches. Some of them are a little expensive,…
Christmas at your church is big deal! Chances are it will be one of the largest attended gatherings of the year. You want to make it count. Maybe you work in a big church with your own staff of quality video creators who have created amazing, original content specifically for your church this Christmas. But…
Do you ever find yourself doing the same repetitive tasks? Good ministry is often doing a lot of the same tasks faithfully. Day after day. Week after week. Month after month. Year after year. This is especially true when it comes to writing stuff. You write the same type of sermon outline. The same newsletter…
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