by Steve Sjogren | May 16, 2018 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Communication / Preaching
Any church planter / pastor who hopes to connect with the community is in need of becoming a great communicator as soon as possible if not sooner! When I first began launching, quite a few plants ago, I didn’t understand this simple truth. Regardless of where you are...
by Steve Sjogren | May 10, 2018 | Coaching, Communication / Preaching
Some who are veteran readers of my articles and books may be surprised to find that I see weekend gatherings to be of the utmost importance. I have suffered through the slough of people “speed reading” my books over the years and mistakenly thinking my ideas are so...
by Geoff Surratt | May 2, 2016 | Church Leadership, Communication / Preaching
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 answer every time I speak. If you are a speaker these are great questions to ask before you hop on the stage: Who am I speaking to? What is the average...
by Artie Davis | Jan 1, 2013 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
If you don’t have your series and sermons planned out for 2013…you’re not alone! Many pastors and communicators wait until the last-minute to plan things out. Let me share with you what we’re doing and I hope it can help you to not be a “crunch time” planner. 1)...
by Paul Alexander | Oct 3, 2012 | Church Leadership
The word “deep” is a dangerous word in church world today. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard someone say they’re leaving a particular church because it’s not “deep” enough for them. Or they’re going to go to a different church because it’s “deep.” I’ve even...