Last week in this multi-part series, I shared two powerful phrases that I use at The Journey Church during our Sunday worship services. Today I’ll share the next two phrases that can help you improve the life-changing impact of your worship services each week. Magic Phrase #3: “Let’s Pray” We want to serve as a guide to first-time guests and … Read More
Richard Baxter on How to Preach
“I preached as never sure to preach again, and as a dying man to dying men.” – Richard Baxter (1615-1691)
Keys to Worship Planning: Outline Your Preaching Calendar
“As we like to say around the office, the message drives the day. Likewise, in a strong worship planning system, the upcoming messages and series drive every other element of your planning. So outlining your preaching calendar well in advance is critical. Otherwise, you cripple the other aspects of your worship planning. The only way to have a worship … Read More
A.W. Tozer on Effective Preaching
“To be effective the preacher’s message must be alive; it must alarm, arouse, challenge; it must be God’s present voice to a particular people.” – A.W. Tozer
How to Plan and Conduct a Christmas Offering – it’s not too late!
As the old carol says about Christmas, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” But when does that “time of the year” actually begin? Every year, the push toward Christmas seems to come earlier and earlier. Before the fall leaves hit the ground, we see Christmas trees revealed in all their glory through shop windows. By now, children are … Read More
Poisons That Will Kill Any Church
Today’s guest post comes to us from Todd Gaddis. He has been a pastor since 1990, serving at First Baptist of LaFayette, Georgia, and has authored 11 books. I read recently that thousands of churches close their doors every year. Who knows how many others are on life support? We live in a time when churches need revitalization and renewal. The … Read More
Magic Words to Improve Your Worship Services – Part 1
On a recent Strategy and Briefing Call with my Renegade Pastors Network, I shared some powerful phrases that I use at The Journey Church during our Sunday worship services. You too can use these words to tie various elements of your worship services together and ensure smooth transitions. Little phrases can have big power. That’s part of the weekly challenge … Read More
Charles Simeon on Christianity
“We shall do well ever to remember that Christianity is not a mere speculative theory that is to inform the mind; but a great practical lesson, to renew the heart, and to bring us back to the state from whence we are fallen.” – Charles Simeon, (September 24, 1759 – November 13, 1836)
What Makes Christianity Distinctive Today?
Today’s guest post comes to us from Joseph Hartropp for ChristianityToday.com. Christians today sometimes think about attacks on religion coming from ‘godless secularism’ or ‘post-enlightenment thinking’ but a brief survey of the Church in its early life show that it has always been under attack, and often for similar reasons and in similar ways to what we’re familiar with today. … Read More
LAST CHANCE – only 2 times left! My New Preaching Calendar Webinar
This is it – the LAST DAY of my ALL NEW “Planning Your 2017 Preaching Calendar” webinar. Don’t miss out – this is a critical training event for senior pastors! You still have TWO FINAL OPPORTUNITIES today to join in – once at 11:00am ET and again at 2:00pm ET. This has been the largest webinar event this year – … Read More