Easter is almost upon us, which means the “twice a year” Christians will soon be descending upon your church once more. So what do we need to get ready now before the crash of people come down upon us? I see a lot of churches not take full advantage of the...
Okay, so here’s a hot take: having a livestream of the service does not mean your church has a “hybrid” service. What is it about a livestream at the average church would differentiate it from a broadcast on TV, recordings on the website, or the CD...
“Your sermon was ‘sobering’ and by that I mean it was sooooo booooooring.” It wasn’t the nicest thing I’d ever heard a congregant say, but it was by far one of the funniest. While that one wasn’t directed at me, I’m sure...
Does this sound like your church’s small groups? You find a group of people who live near you, sit in someone’s living room, and try not to fall asleep during a rehashing of the sermon on Sunday followed by every couple talking about their kids’...
Few people really ever question the concept of church “membership” these days. It’s just become kind of a staple of the Western church that we all accept. Despite that, Life.Church ended membership. I must confess, I hadn’t even considered...
I encounter pastors all the time that are struggling with recruiting and retaining volunteers. Well, there are a few reasons why churches are struggling to get volunteers more today than they have in the past: the Boomers were the church core for a really long time...
