More Than Money at Christmas
This is a guest post from Charlie Swain, the Lead Pastor at the Church at Cane Bay. You can get information on writing a guest post for one of our blogs here. Like many others, The Church at Cane Bay will promote and take up a special Christmas offering in December. This will be a huge…
Read MoreWhat To Do When You’re A Guest Speaker
The invitation to be a guest speaker is an incredible honor. Whether it’s a conference or another church, you’re filling a vital role. So here are five tips on how to be a good guest speaker. 1. Honor the host, but not at first. You should absolutely take time during your message to thank the…
Read MoreFour Reasons People Don’t Give To Your Church
Depending on who you ask, there are two types of people in the world. Those who work and those willing to let them (Robert Frost) Those with loaded guns and those who dig (Clint Eastwood) Those who call it SODA and those who call it POP (Someone from the north) There are two types of…
Read More19 Tips for Preachers
1. Get feedback on your message BEFORE you preach it. Feedback after the fact is great, but if you seek input before you preach, you can make your message better. This could be as simple as sending it to another pastor, another staff member, or a volunteer or two in your church. Chances are, there are…
Read MoreHow to teach low-income attenders to be high impact givers
It would be nice if one person could write a big check and wipe the worry away from the church finances. But the average person in your church is barely getting by when it comes to their personal finances. So it shouldn’t surprise us that 86% of churches are either broke or at breakeven financially. Get…
Read MoreInterview with Jarrett and Jeanne Stevens
Meet Jarrett and Jeanne Stevens, the pastors at Soul City Church in Chicago and our hosts for the Chicago stop on the Preach Better Sermons LIVE Tour. I’m excited for you to hear their message on September 27. By the way, it’s not too late to register.
Read MoreWork with The Rocket Company
Who We Are The Rocket Company exists to provide the best coaching and resources for church leaders. Our team is based out of Atlanta, Georgia. You can learn a lot about who we are and what we do on our website, but we also recommend downloading our Employee Handbook. Employee Handbook What Positions Are…
Read MoreIs Your Giving Page Too Complicated?
In our house, we’ve moved to instant downloads and AppleTV and we rarely use the DVD player. The other day, my kids got a DVD as a gift, but it came with a digital version, which would surely save me the trouble of having to rip it to my hard drive. I found the registration…
Read MoreDo You Want to Impress People or Impact People?
If you want to impress people, talk about your successes. If you want to impact people, share your failures. John Maxwell said that. And John Maxwell is right. Too many times, preachers and public speakers talk about their success stories in an attempt to impress the audience and gain their respect. And while it’s sometimes…
Read MoreSuccess Story 2
“You guys are changing me. I’ve got sermons for the next 6 weeks already prepared and in the crock pot. I’m eager to see how God uses them to change ME over the coming weeks, let alone my congregation and the community! Thank you for your investment in me.” – Cliff Purcell, Lewiston First Church of the…
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