Practical Church

Welcome to the Practical Church podcast, brought to you in partnership with Mission Support. Mission Support This episode was brought to you by Mission Support. Stay focused on your mission and let Mission Support help you with everything you didn't go to seminary for! Get support from experts with decades of experience working with churches who know your unique needs and challenges. Click here to talk with a guide today & love being a pastor again! HERE ARE THE SIX TIPS I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE Personal daily devotional time Being ok with non-working hours ministry time Enjoy your family (date nights, time with kids, vacations) Consistent weekly working schedule Communicate your non-busyness Work hard while your working so you can rest when you're not Get more church tips and advice Click here to join the Practical Church Facebook group

Welcome to the Practical Church podcast, brought to you in partnership with Mission Support. Mission Support This episode was brought to you by Mission Support. Stay focused on your mission and let Mission Support help you with everything you didn't go to seminary for! Get support from experts with decades of experience working with churches who know your unique needs and challenges. Click here to talk with a guide today & love being a pastor again! HERE ARE THE SIX TIPS I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE Don't act like a mega church Do the best you can do with what you have and be ok with that Don't worry about scaling everything Do your best, don't aim for excellence Create a consistent schedule Don't be shy about your desire to reach more people Get more church tips and advice Click here to join the Practical Church Facebook group

Welcome to the Practical Church podcast, brought to you in partnership with Mission Support. Mission Support This episode was brought to you by Mission Support. Stay focused on your mission and let Mission Support help you with everything you didn't go to seminary for! Get support from experts with decades of experience working with churches who know your unique needs and challenges. Click here to talk with a guide today & love being a pastor again! HERE ARE THE SEVEN TIPS I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE Break it into sections Have the group read the passage outloud + give a brief explanation 2-3 questions per section Mix in some personal questions, questions about the text, application questions Encourage leaders to add questions they want and not worry about getting to all the questions Write it after going over your sermon Send them out before Sunday Get more church tips and advice Click here to join the Practical Church Facebook group

Welcome to the Practical Church podcast, brought to you in partnership with Mission Support. Mission Support This episode was brought to you by Mission Support. Stay focused on your mission and let Mission Support help you with everything you didn't go to seminary for! Get support from experts with decades of experience working with churches who know your unique needs and challenges. Click here to talk with a guide today & love being a pastor again! HERE ARE THE FIVE THINGS I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE Clarifying church direction Saying no to good things Addressing underperformance Their weekly schedule Making hard but needed calls about the future Not being there on a Sunday or at some ministry thing Get more church tips and advice Click here to join the Practical Church Facebook group

Welcome to the Practical Church podcast, brought to you in partnership with Mission Support. Mission Support This episode was brought to you by Mission Support. Stay focused on your mission and let Mission Support help you with everything you didn't go to seminary for! Get support from experts with decades of experience working with churches who know your unique needs and challenges. Click here to talk with a guide today & love being a pastor again! HERE ARE THE SEVEN HABITS I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE "A new type of church" Guilting people into action Complaining about the difficulties of ministry Saying you wish you could go do X job Be careful how you speak against cultural comforts Telling people you are busy If you are getting a lot of friction on something - seek to understand Get more church tips and advice Click here to join the Practical Church Facebook group

Welcome to the Practical Church podcast, brought to you in partnership with Mission Support. Mission Support This episode was brought to you by Mission Support. Stay focused on your mission and let Mission Support help you with everything you didn't go to seminary for! Get support from experts with decades of experience working with churches who know your unique needs and challenges. Click here to talk with a guide today & love being a pastor again! HERE ARE THE SIX CHURCH PREDICTIONS I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE Normal sized churches will continue to miss on vertical video The political vibe shift will significantly lessen - do not cower from God's word Livestreaming services increasingly become unhelpful Churches that preach expository sermons will reach more people than those that do not You will not grow and will impact fewer people if you confuse "non-politcal" with "non-biblical" Churches won't plant unless part of denomination or network Get more church tips and advice Click here to join the Practical Church Facebook group

Welcome to the Practical Church podcast, brought to you in partnership with Mission Support. Mission Support This episode was brought to you by Mission Support. Stay focused on your mission and let Mission Support help you with everything you didn't go to seminary for! Get support from experts with decades of experience working with churches who know your unique needs and challenges. Click here to talk with a guide today & love being a pastor again! HERE ARE THE CHURCH PREDICTIONS I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE Being willing to sound partisan where Scripture is clear will attract people to your church There will be an increase in American church attendance You can have the largest Easter/Christmas special day attendance in your church's history ( Vertical video is not going anywhere Your Sunday experience will determine if people stay Get more church tips and advice Click here to join the Practical Church Facebook group

Welcome to the Practical Church podcast, brought to you in partnership with Mission Support. Mission Support This episode was brought to you by Mission Support. Stay focused on your mission and let Mission Support help you with everything you didn't go to seminary for! Get support from experts with decades of experience working with churches who know your unique needs and challenges. Click here to talk with a guide today & love being a pastor again! HERE ARE THE 7 TIPS I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE Auditorium done 25 minutes before service Serve team huddle done 20 minutes before service Next steps: minimal and practiced Run through/talk through the service Review sermon slides Serve team leaves post 10 minutes after service starts Tell new people what they should do next Get more church tips and advice Click here to join the Practical Church Facebook group

Welcome to the Practical Church podcast brought to you in partnership with Mission Support. Mission Support This episode was brought to you by Mission Support. Stay focused on your mission and let Mission Support help you with everything you didn't go to seminary for! Get support from experts with decades of experience working with churches who know your unique needs and challenges. Click here to talk with a guide today & love being a pastor again! In this episode, I walk though ideas and tips around how to plan for a church theme and calendar for an upcoming year. Get more church tips and advice Click here to join the Practical Church Facebook group

Welcome to the Practical Church podcast brought to you in partnership with Mission Support. Mission Support This episode was brought to you by Mission Support. Stay focused on your mission and let Mission Support help you with everything you didn't go to seminary for! Get support from experts with decades of experience working with churches who know your unique needs and challenges. Click here to talk with a guide today & love being a pastor again! HERE ARE THE 5 TIPS I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE Start pushing it now Prepare marketing material Three primary asks Make the service speical Tell new guests their next steps Get more church tips and advice Click here to join the Practical Church Facebook group