How to Make A Church Budget Sexy (It’s Possible…)
Does your church budget look like this? Or does it look like this? Here is the deal… Nobody cares about the church budget except the people in charge of it. However, people care about people. The way to make your staff care about the budget is to make it come alive through pictures and stories.…
Read More10 Keys to Preaching from Crawford Lorrits
Crawford Loritts, Senior Pastor of Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, GA, conducted an incredible seminar on effective preaching and teaching. Crawford’s thoughts were so insightful that our team wished to pass them along to you. One thing you will notice as you read Crawford’s words is his incredible use of language and desire to invest…
Read MoreHow to Preach on Money Effectively
The other day I read a blog post from a pastor that began by stating, “No pastor likes to talk about money, and nobody in the church wants to hear a sermon on money.” A few days before, I noticed a tweet from a pastor who claimed that he “survived” preaching on money that morning.…
Read MoreShow it, Don’t just say it
One of the principles of Preaching Rocket is “show it, don’t just say it.” It comes front he core belief that people forget what we say, but they will remember stories and object lessons. Here’s a short video from Zak White, a Preaching Rocket member. Check out how he illustrated a powerful, Biblical truth.
Read MoreWhat You Will Never Hear in Seminary About Preaching
I loved seminary. I really did. There is no substitute for on-the-job training and doing ministry in a real church, but there was no better way to learn the Bible. Those Bible classes were great. Though I have a Masters of Divinity, there were a few things I didn’t learn about preaching in seminary. It…
Read MoreIt’s Thursday and I Don’t Have Anyone to Work in the Nursery on Sunday
I bet you know the feeling. It’s Thursday afternoon and you get a text or an email from a key volunteer saying they can’t make it. Even though the trip has been planned for a few weeks, they just remembered to tell you they can’t serve on Sunday. “Hope you can find someone to fill…
Read More5 Tips on Finding Your Own Voice
One of the Preaching Rocket core values is: Stop Downloading Sermons and Preach You’re Own. The reason we’re passionate about this is because we know that God has given you a unique voice and life experiences to share with others. We want every preacher we work with to find their own voice. Here are five…
Read MoreDon’t Use Dirty Language Before Receiving An Offering in Church!
If you want to increase giving in your church, you should do a Giving Talk before you receive the offering this week. A Giving Talk is when you take about two minutes to connect with your crowd about their giving. Church giving is being revolutionized by Giving Talks. Here are a couple of things to…
Read More5 Powerful Stories of Generosity During Easter
Part of the Giving Rocket Core Coaching program is developing a system that takes advantage of big days and events. And there is no bigger day than in the life of a church than Easter! Utilizing big days is a perfect time to unleash generosity because people respond to deadlines. Big days move donors forward. …
Read MoreWhat Do You Do When Your Church Budget Gets Tight?
We have all had weeks and months where we did everything the same and the giving didn’t meet our expectations. I get asked a lot about what to do when income isn’t coming in as expected. What should you do? The majority of pastors don’t do anything or they start using guilt; neither of these…
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