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How to Do More by Doing Less
Sometimes there are many good things we can be doing, but doing them all will make us less effective at the one thing we are called to do - sharing Jesus with the world. By increasing efficiency we can actually do more by doing less , but this requires us to learn to say "no" even to good things...
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Lead with Vision: Tips for Stage Communication
At Life.Church, Pastor Craig teaches the message every week via video to our campuses. But every campus has a campus pastor who is responsible for boots-on-the-ground pastoring to the people in that community. They take to the stage every week for what we call "stage time"—it's an opportunity to sh...
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Lead Pastor: How 'Keep, Stop, Start' Can Focus Your Ministry
Over the years, we've learned that while everything may be good, doing everything at once is not always best . Through a principle we call "Keep - Stop - Start," we've developed a way to spin up and wind down projects so we can focus on our mission of leading people to become fully of Christ. In t...
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Avoid Promises
When God is blessing you with more than you can handle, I’d suggest you avoid making rash promises. I have seen many pastors make promises during times of blessing only to later eat their words (or be bound by a promise they wish they’d never made). ●We’ll never do a fundraiser! ●We’...
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Fasting From Church Stuff
For years I tried to learn from and be like other ministers. I listened to messages, attended conferences, and devoured every Christian book I could. Each time I met a new leader, I tried to become more like them. A few years ago though, God led me to do something very different. (I'm not ne...
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