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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...
Leadership
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Creating an Empowering Culture, Part 2
Thank you for joining the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast ! Last month, we talked about how important both clarity and trust are in creating an empowering culture. In today’s episode, we’ll build on that idea a little more. What we value determines what we do. The number one force that s...
Communications
Communicating Tough Topics with Attenders
As a pastor or church leader, there are times when you have to talk through painful experiences with your attenders, whether in individual conversations or to your congregation as a whole. Life.Church Tulsa Area Pastor Tome Dawson shares some tips to guide you through these difficult communication...
Online Ministry
Worship Music Copyrights with CCLI
In this video series, join CCLI as we tackle some of the common questions surrounding music copyright issues, one topic at a time, in 2 minutes or less....
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...
Kids
Kids Ministry: Creating Cohesion Across the Ages
Years ago, our early childhood, elementary, and youth teams created their own curriculums. They operated largely independent of each other and focused on different topics at different times. But after much research and strategizing, we realized we could be more effective if we aligned our st...
Messages
Message Support: "Bad Advice"
“How did I end up here?” Behind every mess of harmful habits and rough relationships, we can look back and see where we got off track. Help your attenders untangle their lives by learning how to avoid Bad Advice . Topics covered include drifting from God, addiction, adultery, and dissatisfaction...
General
Training: Walking In Step
Here are some next steps and tips for you to get started with In Step. If you haven't already, join our folder on Dropbox. You will receive an email to start that easy process. View our schedule to see upcoming topics and series. Join the community , a group of pastors and leaders...
Leadership
Building Church Culture with Pastor Jerry Hurley
Building a strong culture doesn't happen over night. Watch this video from Life.Church Team Development Pastor, Jerry Hurley, to learn how Life.Church has built the culture that was awarded "Best Place to Work" by Glassdoor in 2019. Pastor Jerry covers topics like engagement, values, the hiring pro...
Small Groups
Small Groups: Sample Leader Onboarding Conversations
Great leaders help make the small groups in your church amazing! As you recruit new leaders, put them on sure footing with a great onboarding conversation. In these videos, you'll see examples of how to welcome a new leader to the team and what topics to cover in that initial conversation. Use thes...
Service & Events
Leading Your Staff to Grow at Christmas
It's arguably the biggest weekend of the year, and you and your staff are working extra hours to create a great Christmas experience for your attenders. So, as a pastor, how do you also help your staff have a great Christmas, too? If you have your own ideas and tips about this topic, we'd love t...
Creative
Creating the Best Decorations at Christmas
What's the right balance between big, beautiful decorations and keeping the focus on Jesus at Christmas? Life.Church Campus Pastor Tim shares how he processes the purpose of Christmas decorations and how they can be used to reach more people for Jesus rather than distract at Christmas. If you have...
Communications
Three Cs of Communication
In ministry, there are so many forms of public speaking, and it can be intimidating to practice. These three tips from Life.Church Campus Pastor Chris Beall are the perfect place to start practicing—and refining—your public speaking skills. For more on communications and public speaking, check ou...
Leadership
Balancing the Modern and Traditional at Christmas
Many churches work hard to be culturally relevant—modern, vibrant, innovative. But during a traditional holiday like Christmas, how do you balance being modern with the tradition people expect. We chatted with a Life.Church Campus Pastor about how he answers that question for worship, clothing, dec...
Messages
Message Support: "I Choose"
We are the result of our decisions. While we agonize over little things like what to wear and what to eat, are we glossing over the big choices? There might be more on the line than you thought when you say “ I Choose .” This four-part message series helps us learn to be intentional about the choi...