Leadership

I never thought mission and vision statements were that important until I came across organizations that didn’t know why they even existed. This is a common shortcoming of the least likely places including the church. The church should be the last place to be without vision or mission, but sadly,…

Women's ministry is often one of the toughest ministry groups to start and keep thriving in the church. Women in the church span across generations, with different backgrounds, lifestyles, schedules, and church experiences. This can make having an effective women's ministry a challenge. Women's ministry should be a place that…

Each year we take so much time planning our Easter services to make sure we are sharing the right message, singing the right songs, and watching the right videos. We see kids making commitments to Jesus for the very first time and know that every minute of our Easter planning was worth it!…

Society is full of all kinds of crazy images and ideas of what a woman should be and what she should think. Stereotypes of how women think and act also are rampant. Because of the world telling us all these lies, it is difficult being a woman in Christ and…

We spoke with some excellent leaders in varying roles in some very different congregations to ask them what they’re doing RIGHT NOW to plan for their Christmas services. After listening to their responses, we’ve distilled 10 things that you should be doing, even a few months out, to prep for…