The art of writing a sermon fascinates me. How does a speaker move from a good idea to a great message? Others much...
Geoff Surratt
Geoff Surratt is a freelance Church Catalyst and Encourager. He has served at Saddleback Church as Pastor of Church Planting as well as at Seacoast Church based in Charleston, South Carolina overseeing their 13 campuses. He has over twenty-seven years of ministry experience in a variety of roles in local churches, and works frequently with other churches across the country in strategic planning and staff development. Read More About Geoff Surratt At His Author Page
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The Secret Life of Pastors
What is your goal as a pastor? What would bring real satisfaction? I know pastors who have 100 people who are...
5 Indispensable Questions For Speakers
This past week as I was wrestling with a message for the weekend I had to go back to five basic questions I try to...
Your Church Will Die
Earlier this year on my blog I started a series of posts called Your Church Will Die in which I outlined the natural...
Five Ways To Survive Monday Mornings
Do you ever feel like King David on Monday morning? Psalm 42:4 –Psalm 42:5 (NLTSE) My heart is breaking as I remember...
Tips for Church Planters (and others) New to Working From Home
One of the biggest changes in moving into the latest chapter in my life is working from home. When I was on staff at...
The Problem With Church Buildings
One of the first questions every church planter (after, "Why won't you turn the music down?") will face is “When will...
Eight Ways to Make Portable Sustainable
Let’s be honest, doing church in a portable environment is a pain. Whether you have three volunteers and one trailer...
Do We REALLY Need To Plant More Churches?
Here is a question that has been bothering me a lot lately; there seems to be a new church plant in every theater and...
The Vision Thing
The most important question any church planter can ask is “ Why am I planting a church?” I have had some conversations...
Harvesting Without Planting
Talking with a potential church planter recently I got a picture that is either from God or the 64 ounces of Diet Coke...
Are You Helping Or Hurting Your Community?
I heard an amazing talk recently by Dr. Brian Fikkert, author of When Helping Hurts and Community Development Director...