Latest Trainings

Kids

Candypalooza

Each year, River Valley Church invites all the kids in their community to a special weekend called Candypalooza! The purpose of Candypalooza is to encourage kids to invite their friends who may have never been to church before. Kids come dressed in their favorite costume, have some fun with their f...

Operations

How We're Processing Hybrid Church

As the pandemic continues to impact ministry around the world, pastors everywhere are innovating and improvising. In 2020, thousands of churches started conducting church online to keep their people connected in biblical community. Now, many church leaders are wondering how spreading the gospel wil...

Leadership

Church Now | Church Next: Boosting Your Leadership Health

Dr. Henry Cloud will help you contextualize and face the struggles all pastors and church leaders are experiencing. With families struggling and depression on the rise, too often leaders are required to help others but struggle to take care of themselves in the process. Dr. Cloud will address how y...

Leadership

Church Now | Church Next Event

Pastors and church leaders are facing some of the most unexpected and difficult circumstances in our most recent history. The way our churches operate and lead has been turned upside down, but hope is alive and well. During this event, we came together to understand where we’ve come up to now, and...

Leadership

Church Now | Church Next: Five Reasons I’m More Optimistic Than Ever

Some estimate that 50% of church attenders aren’t returning to church buildings. Leaders and their teams are struggling to find steady ground in a world where the future is shifting minute by minute. Join Craig as he challenges church leaders to remain optimistic and full of faith that the church i...

Leadership

Church Now | Church Next: Life.Church Pastors Panel

Go behind the scenes to hear the tough questions Life.Church is asking about church life today. Craig Groeschel and his team explore what the future of gatherings will look like, identify guiding principles used to make wise decisions and dig into our assumptions and how they determine your actions...

Leadership

Church Now | Church Next: Taking Digital Ground & Changing Lives

During this interview with Michael Todd, lean in and learn from one of the leaders Craig Groeschel turns to for inspiration and to share ideas to continue to reach the emerging generation in every way possible. Grapple with what real-world evangelism could look like in 2021 and beyond, how social m...

Giving & Finance

MortarStone - 2021 Digital Church Trends

What are the digital trends your church should be employing to attract visitors, engage attendees, and increase generosity? During this training video, we discuss the practical steps you can take to optimize your website and giving page, along with communication processes that will encourage commun...

Online Ministry

Church Online: Ask Yourself 'What If?'

As you're navigating how to do church online, you may be asking a lot of questions. In this video, Brandon Donaldson, senior director of products and partnerships for Open Network, shares the one thing you need to be asking: what if? For more information about the free Church Online Platform:...

Online Ministry

How to Pastor Online

Pastoring your church online can look differently than leading at a physical location, but the basics are the same. In this video, Pastor Steven Roberts share a few ways he engages and leads people at Life.Church Online. In this video, Pastor Steven mentions the Church Online Platform. Learn mor...