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Kids
Kids Ministry: Steps to Onboarding Volunteers
When it comes to kids ministry, we all want volunteers who are fully-devoted Christ followers, trustworthy servants, and energetic personalities. But volunteers with this set of criteria don't assemble themselves by magic; here at Life.Church, we have a volunteer signup process that helps us identi...
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Youth
Lesson Learned: People Before Policies
In any ministry—especially kid's ministry—there are often too many rules and policies to keep track of, and it's easy to get bogged down by all the procedures. If and when that happens, take stock of your priorities and bring it to God. If the rules and policies are getting in the way of safe, mean...
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Kids
Bible App for Kids Curriculum: The Research Behind the Resource
To create the Bible App for Kids Curriculum, our Content Team spent hours studying the learning habits of preschoolers and reviewing successful kids programming. The result was a two-year curriculum for ages 2 through 5 that keeps preschoolers' attention and teaches them about Christ. In anything...
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Kids
The Philosophy of Kids Ministry at Life.Church
A kids ministry can be so much more than babysitting or entertaining children. In our experience, kids of all ages have a God-breathed capacity for understanding the bigness, fullness, and depth of who He is. It's our job as kids, student, and youth leaders to help them engage with the Bible, with...
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Multi-site
The Beginning of Multi-site
Innovation happens where passion meets constraints. At first, it's a strange concept, but we've found that when you're backed up against a wall, you come up with some of your most ingenious solutions. For us, being constrained by a budget and a growing congregation forced us to think about alternat...
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Volunteers
The 80/20 Rule: Developing the Best Volunteers
Every church loves to have Godly, committed volunteers sprinkled through its lobby or kids ministry...but finding and retaining these volunteers can be tough. The 80/20 is a guideline we use here at Life.Church to help us find and keep excellent volunteers. It's simple: spend 80% of your time and e...
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Kids
Facebook Live: Creating a Great Experience for Families
We want to create an experience for families that's so warm, fun, safe, and memorable that they want to come back to church again and again. In this training, we talk with LifeKids team members about their best tips for creating a welcoming environment for new kids and families. You can also downlo...
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Leadership
Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Fire Your Inner Boss
Thank you for joining the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast ! Why do people leave their jobs? The number one reason: they don’t like their bosses. People don’t leave companies—they leave bad bosses! Why? That’s because many bosses don’t understand what it takes to be a leader . Power and...
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Messages
Message Support: The Vow
Wedding vows are more than a declaration of love—they hold the keys to a strong, lasting marriage. Whether you hope to get married someday or you’ve already tied the knot, discover what The Vow can mean for the future. This four-week marriage series from Pastor Craig Groeschel walks attenders t...
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Tips for Establishing a Communication Review Process
Below you'll find our best practices for the communication review process here at Life.Church. Operations Pastors/Associate Operations Pastors should monitor written communication without being a bottleneck—working more like a consultant than a content creator. Talk to your Campus Pastor about...
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