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1. How Your Usher Team Can Make or Break Your Worship Service: ... ce. Though we all love the creative edge of our worship services, make no mistake, this is a holy event where God is meeting with His people. From the tabernacle in the Old Testament to the temple and synag ...; Created on 17 July 2017
2. Are You Creating an Atmosphere for the Holy Spirit to Move?: ... t the Word. The closer you are to the Word, the closer you are to the Spirit. 3. Create Space for Engagement: Many churches plan services where worship leaders and pastors are the performers and the chur ...; Created on 15 June 2017
3. John Piper Answers Whether Your Congregation's Kids Should Sit in 'Big Church': Robert from Columbia, South Carolina wrote to desiringgod.org to ask: "Pastor John, I'm wondering if there are situations in which a separate children's time—in Sunday school rooms, completely apart from ...; Created on 03 May 2017
4. Why the 11 a.m. Worship Service Is Disappearing: ... 11:00 a.m. slot no longer made sense. As churches began scheduling additional services, the 11:00 a.m. time did not fit a good schedule for traffic, flow and length of service. Some churches also had to ...; Created on 02 February 2017
5. 5 Reasons a Christmas Eve Service Reaches the Unchurched: ... s and enjoying meals. Keep Christmas Eve services brief. Most are around 30 minutes, rarely more than 45 minutes. Most churches do not have childcare for the service. They promote it as a family servic ...; Created on 06 December 2016
6. The 7 Deadly Sins of Church Announcements: Have you ever had a cringe moment listening to church announcements? Most of you are probably nodding your head affirmatively. So what are the biggest factors in bad church announcements? Here are seven ...; Created on 18 October 2016
7. Why Church Should Make You a Little Bit Uncomfortable: When you love your local church, it's fun to gather with the people of God. We look forward to hanging out with people we love each weekend. I'm arguing in this post, however, that church should be at ...; Created on 01 September 2016
8. Stop Asking If Your Service 'Got It Right'—And Start Asking This: ... hts Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a copywriter, content creator, and social media manager. She also produces Sunday services at their North Campus and works with a team to plan all promotion an ...; Created on 19 July 2016
9. 10 Differences Between Servant Leaders and Self-Serving 'Kings': As Christian leaders, we are called to serve others even as we're completely reliant on God. Too often, though, a leader who was once a servant wrongly transitions into being the king of his own kingdom. ...; Created on 15 July 2016
10. 8 Mistakes Your Church Website May Be Making: Your church's website acts as the front door of your church. It's likely the first place a guest will look for information about your church. I've written in the past about what is essential for effective ...; Created on 15 July 2016
11. How Is Your Church Serving the Community?: "What is this church doing for the community?" In our nine years as a church, I've found this to be one of the most commonly asked questions by Christians, mostly millennials, who visit our church. This ...; Created on 07 July 2016
12. Follow Your God-Given Gut Check for a Seamless Service: Often people say to me, "If I had the same resources you have, I could make my church services awesome and everyone would respect my leadership skills and technical decisions." But Gateway Church starte ...; Created on 01 July 2016
13. 9 Ways Your Church Can Use Twitter on Sundays: We've covered several uses of social media here on the blog in the past. I've even written on the eight most effective ways your church can use Twitter. But that post was geared toward a more comprehensive ...; Created on 18 May 2016
14. The Guide to Better Transitions in Your Weekend services: Did you know that you could make a leap in the quality of your worship services just by paying attention to one simple thing? Usually, we concentrate on finding the songs, videos, and other creative elements ...; Created on 07 April 2016
15. 9 Surprises in Worship services That Made Guests Return: In a recent Twitter survey, I asked respondents to share with me a singular event that impressed them in a church worship service. In fact, most of the respondents said they were "delighted" or "surprised," ...; Created on 25 December 2015
16. How to Extend a Public Invitation: Extending a public invitation at the conclusion of the preaching experience is no longer a normal part of local church worship. My goal is not to debate this issue; however, I strongly believe it is obvious ...; Created on 21 December 2015
17. 10 Ways to Improve Your Church Announcements: As a pastor, I always struggled with the best way to do announcements. Whatever we did, it never felt right. Over the years, I've noted what other churches have done—and I'd do announcements differently ...; Created on 15 October 2015
18. 30 Things People Want From a Church Service: ... . Even though they are made with an incredible level of creativity and excellence, I was reminded how much more important weekly church services are than movie trailers. Simply put, a movie trailer cann ...; Created on 29 September 2015
19. 10 Amazing Unseen Things That Can Happen in Your Church Every Sunday: ... s in worship services, people are moved to live differently. Sometimes this happens during a song. Often it happens during a sermon. You can't see it as you look around the room, but it's an unseen reality ...; Created on 27 July 2015
20. Here's the Biggest Reason Why People Don't Become Church Members: Church membership should not consist of rules to keep people out, but ramps to help people grow. Membership in a local church may seem outdated or unnecessary, but if led well, it adds great strength to ...; Created on 16 June 2015

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