Leadership Lesson: Faithfulness

“You are not called to plant a church. You are called to be faithful.” Surrounded by four thousand young church planters, the main speaker gets up on stage and makes a passionate plea to the audience: “Go. Plant church planting churches.” And they go. They go out. They meet with STADIA, NewThing, and a myriad…

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How to Shut the Back Door this Easter

They’re here.  It’s been a wild past few months between city-wide mailers, door-to-door mailers, thousands of dollars, insane community egg hunts, etc … Your team has been planning the services the past few weeks, dialing in the message through group talk sessions, organizing the service order, honing the overall message of the morning to flow…

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The Best Gift This Christmas

The presents are wrapped and placed neatly under the tree. The kids are all tucked in for the night and you and your wife sit down on the couch for what seems like the first time this week. It’s Christmas Eve and you’re exhausted. Shopping for presents and food have absolutely drained you and the couch…

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Five Reasons We Are Thankful

It’s almost an anthem for us, that we start and end with the church in mind. We love the church. Like really, genuinely, with all we have, love the church. It’s where we came to faith. It’s where new friends became family. It’s where we met Jesus in real and practical ways. If there is…

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3 Keys to Video Announcements That Work

“What did you shoot it on?” Film makers will unanimously tell you this is their least favorite question. And they hate it for a good reason. Film is about sharing a story. It’s about communicating. It doesn’t matter if you are shooting on an iPhone or a Red Epic, it is about creating content that makes a…

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