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Keeping Things in Perspective
While uneducated or cruel critics can be distracting, try to keep things in perspective. Where I live, Christians are rarely in danger for being Christians. Countless believers have suffered gravely for their faith in Christ. If all we have to do is endure a few people complaining, blogging, or...
Leadership
The Phases of My Faith
When God wants to change my life, he changes my perspective. As He reframes the way I see the world around me, I start to think and act differently. When it comes to my faith, three phases stand out as particularly formative in the continuing journey of becoming who God has created me to be. Ph...
Leadership
Micro Churches, Mega Vision
I love to challenge myself to think about things from a different perspective, especially things I’ve taken at face value. For years, when people referenced our church, Life.Church, as a megachurch, I never gave the term a second thought: I simply thought it meant a big church. Upon more reflection...
Operations
The Code: What Matters Most
The Code. It's what we call our set of core values here at Life.Church. This is different than our statement of faith—it has more to do with focus and perspective. As the church grew and changed over the years, we realized...
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​Message Support: There Is a Reason
Series Length: 3 Weeks (As a reminder, sermon content is being planned week-to-week in this season and is subject to change.) Series Context: Pain. Anxiety. Frustration. Our struggles don't always have answers in the moment—but even when we can't see it, they always have a purpose. D...
Youth
How to Talk with Teens about Suicide
Teens deal with serious, real-life issues in their day-to-day lives, which is why we aren’t afraid to tackle heavy topics at Switch, our youth ministry at Life.Church. Suicide can be a tough topic to address, but starting the conversation with students might help alleviate some of the stigma and...
Giving & Finance
Leading New Believers Through Tithing
At Life.Church, we like to say we will do anything short of sin to reach people for Christ. That might include things like using movies or popular TV commercials in church to illustrate truths from the Bible. As a result of being really focused about reaching the lost, we often have a lot o...
Leadership
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Leading Up, Part 1
Thank you for joining the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast ! In this episode, we're going to tackle our listeners' most commonly asked question: "How do I lead when I'm not in charge?" Why is this question so important? Because no organization will ever be what it could be without honest, upward...
Giving & Finance
Life.Church Core Giving and Generosity Beliefs
Core Beliefs The following are Core Beliefs around giving and generosity at Life.Church. However, we encourage you to prayerfully identify and define your own core beliefs that will govern conversations around generosity at your church. God owns it all, and He provides everything we need to...
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How Do You Handle Criticism
One of the most common questions that I’m asked by young pastors is, “How do you handle the critics?” I’ve realized that no matter what a leader does, he or she will be criticized. For example, I’ve been criticized a lot for building the church around my preaching. When I started using more...
Leadership
Strategic Disruptions
The longer you do ministry, the easier it becomes to minister from memory. You tend to do what you've always done. It is safe, comfortable, and convenient. To stay spiritually and creatively fresh, I suggest “strategic disruptions.” To me, this is intentionally disrupting the routine, mundan...
Leadership
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Giving and Receiving Feedback, Part 2
In last month’s episode , we talked about craving useful feedback and three factors that matter when you’re receiving it. This month, let’s talk about three factors that matter when you’re giving feedback . 1. When you give feedback. For some organizations, the most common time for fe...
Leadership
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Principles of Higher Hiring, Part 2
Thank you for joining the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast ! You can have the best product, the best strategy, and the best vision, but without the best people, your organization will always be limited! In last month's episode , we talked about two principles of making great hires. Today, we'll...
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5 Ways the Best Leaders Think Master Class
5 WAYS THE BEST LEADERS THINK: MASTER CLASS WORKBOOK YOU’RE A PASTOR. YOUR MIND MATTERS. Find the five master class teaching videos from Craig Groeschel on YouTube . To walk through this workbook with your team, download the PDF ....
Leadership
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Principles of Higher Hiring
Thank you for joining the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast ! One of the most important skills you can develop as a leader is selecting, developing, and empowering the right people. The potential of your organization rests on the strengths of its people. You can have the best product, best strate...