So God Made A Preacher
And on the eighth day, God looked down on his beloved people and said, “I need someone to teach them.” So God made a preacher. God said, “I need someone willing to study the gospel, meditate on it for a while, then study it again and write a clear and persuasive message that accurately represents…
Read MoreTake Time To Look Back
In reading through the Bible chronologically, I was struck by how many times God’s people built altars. It seems like at every significant event, they built a physical altar and made a sacrifice in order to remember God’s faithfulness. On more than one occasion, people have asked about my regrets leading a local church. There…
Read MoreLearn the Secrets to Storytelling
Stories move us. They engage and inspire us. The best ones stay with us forever. So whether you’re preaching a sermon, encouraging people to give, or teaching your children to clean up their room, stories will help you connect. Here are six things to know about stories. 1. Storytelling is simple. Anyone can do it.…
Read MoreThe Seven Deadly Sins of Volunteer Ministry
Does your church depend on volunteers to accomplish the work of the ministry? Wayne Corderio said this (and it’s really, really powerful): I’m convinced that the influence of a church has on its community will be determined in large part not by the personality of the pastor, the size of its building or how long…
Read MoreHow Frazer United Methodist Uses a Church-Wide Campaign to Engage People
In the process of writing Volunteer Rocket, I talked to seven churches who were doing a great job gaining, training and retaining volunteers. Here’s a profile of Frazer United Methodist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. What does Frazer do better than most? While people can get plugged in throughout the year, Frazer uses an annual campaign…
Read MoreHow a System Helps North Point Community Church Engage Volunteers
In the process of writing Volunteer Rocket, I talked to seven churches who were doing a great job gaining, training and retaining volunteers. Here’s a profile of North Point Community Church, with five churches across the metro-Atlanta area. What North Point Church Does Better Than Most: They have effective systems and processes in place to…
Read MoreHow Freedom Church Evaluates their Volunteer Ministry
In the process of creating Volunteer Rocket, we talked to seven churches who were doing a great job gaining, training and retaining volunteers. Here’s a profile of Freedom Church, a young church near Atlanta, Georgia. How Freedom Church Measures the Effectiveness of their volunteer ministry While most churches go by feeling to determine the effectiveness…
Read MoreHow Revolution Church Thanks their Volunteers
In the process of creating Volunteer Rocket, we talked to seven churches who were doing a great job gaining, training and retaining volunteers. Here’s a profile of Revolution Church in Shertz, Texas, just outside of San Antonio. Zak White moved to San Antonio, Texas and launched Revolution Church in 2008. Today, a staff team of…
Read MoreHow NewSpring Church Keeps the Vision Before the Volunteers
In the process of creating Volunteer Rocket, we talked to seven churches who were doing a great job gaining, training and retaining volunteers. Here’s a profile of NewSpring Church with campuses all across South Carolina, including the original campus in Anderson. They communicate the vision of the church that inspires people to step up and…
Read MoreHow Granger Community Church Gives Away Leadership
In the process of creating Volunteer Rocket, we talked to seven churches who were doing a great job gaining, training and retaining volunteers. Here’s a profile of Granger Community Church in Granger, Indiana. Mark and Sheila Beeson started Granger in their living room with five people in 1986. Today, Granger Community Church has thousands of…
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