The Number One Need Church Leaders are Facing
What is the most pressing need you are facing as a church? On Tuesday, July 23rd over 2,000 church leaders were part of a free webinar hosted by The Rocket Company. If you missed it you can watch the on demand replay here. Michael Lukaszewski asked the attendees to tweet the greatest need they were facing.…
Read MoreHow Lee Boyd and Destination Community Church became DEBT FREE
Lee Boyd is the lead pastor of Destination Community Church in Allen, Kentucky. A local, pediatric dentist, Lee and a small group of others launched DCC in 2009 and are reaching around 200 people each weekend. Lee recently shared with us that they are debt free as a church now. This is a huge accomplishment…
Read MoreSystems are the Key to Sustainable Church Growth
In 2005, after a dozen years of working with students, we moved from Arkansas to Atlanta to start a new church. It launched in 2006 in a movie theater. Our church grew quickly in the first year —from a launch team of about twenty-five people to over eight hundred people on our one-year anniversary. That’s…
Read MoreWhat Pastors are Saying about Preaching Rocket
July is story month. During the entire month of July we are sharing your stories. Check out how Preaching Rocket is giving pastors more confidence and more time with their families. “I was an accountant for 21 years thinking God called me to this with no experience. I started in Young Life and…
Read MoreHow Preaching Rocket helped Joshua Watson connect better with his audience
July is story month. During the month of July we are sharing your stories. Joshua Watson is the associate pastor of iConnect Ministries in Austin, TX. They have a vision to reach wealthy business owners. Joshua shared a little with us how Preaching Rocket has helped him move people to action. “The turnaround in my…
Read MoreWhen You are Foggy about the Financial Side of Ministry
July is story month. During the month of July we are sharing your stories. Pastors and church leaders, are there things about ministry you feel intuitively need to happen but are cloudy in your mind about how to get them done? If so, you are not alone. Clayton Bell is the Lead Pastor of Trinity…
Read MoreHow The Ridge Church Increased Digital Giving from 15% to 60%
It’s story month. During the month of July we will be sharing your stories on the blog. Check out this story from Bobby Williams. In 2010, with less than 15 people, Bobby Williams, launched the Ridge Church in a small, Oak Ridge, TN living room. They had a desire to see the people of their…
Read MoreWhy You Shouldn’t Send Annual Contribution Statements
We did a study last year and learned that 9% of churches didn’t send any form of annual contribution statement. I’m no lawyer, but that’s potentially illegal. When people give money to your church, the IRS wants you to send them documentation. Most churches choose to send a statement with a letter from the pastor…
Read MoreThree Things Every Volunteer Wish You Knew – Part 1
“I had served in the children’s ministry of my church for over a year, and I was so impressed that every single weekend the Lead Children’s Pastor stopped by the door to my classroom to thank me for serving. It was a very large church, so I am sure it was no small thing that…
Read MoreHow Connexus Church Increased Giving by 22%
I wanted to introduce you to my friend Carey Nieuwhof. Carey is the Lead Pastor of Connexus Community Church near Ontario, Canada. We’ve had the opportunity to work together for a couple of years. Carey was kind enough to answer some questions, and I wanted to share his answers with you. What is the top…
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