Just what is The Magic Seven? It’s the seven minutes before your Sunday service begins and the seven minutes after the Sunday service ends. These 14 minutes are the best opportunities to connect with first-time guests or returning guests to your church. For that reason, you need to have an intentional focus during those times to connect with your guests in … Read More
C.S. Lewis on Hardship
“Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny.” – C.S. Lewis
10 Public Speaking Tips from Charles Spurgeon
Today’s guest post comes to us from Christian George for The Spurgeon Center. How did the “Prince of Preachers” master the art of public speaking? Here are ten tips from Spurgeon’s lecture “On the Voice” (Lectures to My Students 11:117-135). 1. Posture Up! “Do not speak with your hands in your waistcoat pockets so as to contract your lungs, but … Read More
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A. B. Simpson on Being Used By God
“No Christian worker can ever be used of God until the proud self-will is broken, and the heart is ready to yield to God’s every touch, no matter through whom it may come.” A. B. Simpson (1843–1919) was a pastor, revival leader, and the founder of The Christian and Missionary Alliance.
Reinventing the All Staff Meeting
This is Kerrick Thomas – and for the last 12 years I’ve served alongside of Nelson Searcy as Executive Pastor of The Journey Church. I’m guest blogging today and would like to talk to you about the power of the All Staff Meeting. Every week in churches across America, staff members sludge off into the weekly staff meeting, dreading the monotony … Read More
Grace & The Millenial’s Work Ethic
Here’s a great post I read recently which discusses the millenial and the impact that grace has on their work ethic. Hard work is no longer cool among young Christians. Although millennials seek to accomplish the most, they are willing to sacrifice the least. They want to change the world–as long as they can stay updated on Instagram. They wish … Read More