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Storytellers
Hillsong leads the way in many ways - especially creativity. Learn from their team about how to be a spark to others on their journey to Jesus through the power of transformative storytelling. Find Life.Church Creative Media's full Q&A with Hillsong Leadership here !...
Creative
Storytelling: Why Latest Isn't Always Greatest
What we've learned: We have a saying here at Life.Church: Latest doesn't mean greatest. Just because a videographer is constantly updating to all the latest and most expensive technologies, that doesn't mean his stories will be that much more impactful. In fact, sometimes the simplest way...
Leadership
Encouraging Your Church to Invite with Nicky Gumbel
Encourage your attenders to invite friends to church or Alpha courses by sharing stories and helping your attenders identify their own story of faith. Hear Nicky Gumbel share what's been successful for his church and why stories are so powerful....
Kids
See Inside a Bible Adventure Room
Want to see Bible App for Kids Curriculum in action? Watch an entire experience with kids ages 2 through Kindergarten! From Play Time to Story Time—it’s all here. See interviews with leaders on behavior management strategies that work well for them. Add these videos and their accompanying discussio...
Messages
Message Support: "Divine Direction"
This message support training will help you think through how to leverage the series Divine Direction in your church. You can find resources for the series here . You haven’t finished your life story. What will you do with the blank pages? The choices you make today will lead you one way or an...
Messages
Message Support: The Gift
Series Length: 3 Weeks, with Week 3 serving as this year’s Christmas message. (not necessarily in this order) Week 1: Gold Week 2: Frankincense Week 3: Myrrh Description: A gift tells a story. We treasure hand-picked gifts from those we love. They’re valuable and important becaus...
Worship
Behind the Song: What We Do
When asked to write a song for the upcoming message series in one week, our worship pastors stepped-up to the challenge and created four. Hear Worship Pastor Kyle O'Neal share the story behind our Life.Church original song "What We Do."...
Creative
What Is Spoken Gospel?
Spoken Gospel is a non-profit digital media ministry that speaks the Gospel out of every corner of Scripture to every corner of the world. They produce creative introduction videos for every book of the Bible using spoken word poetry to tell the story and theme of that book. They strive to help peo...
Leadership
Don’t Fight Back
Some criticism of our ministries will be valid. Others will come from partially informed people who might never understand or endorse our philosophy of ministry. With the explosion of online critics, it is tempting to jump into a conversation to tell your side of the story. While there might...
Leadership
Fasting From Church Stuff
For years I tried to learn from and be like other ministers. I listened to messages, attended conferences, and devoured every Christian book I could. Each time I met a new leader, I tried to become more like them. A few years ago though, God led me to do something very different. (I'm not ne...
Leadership
Pastors, Anxiety, and Burnout
From the outside, we as pastors and church leaders probably seem like we have it all together. God’s calling is on our lives, and we’re doing the most important work in the world. How could we be stressed out? After all, we only work on Sundays, right? Wrong. Working in ministry is tough. In fact...
Leadership
Why It's Important to Track Church Data
Here at Life.Church, we put a lot of stock in gathering and analyzing data throughout the organization. We use Church Metrics to keep track of all the data that's important to us—like salvations, baptisms, giving, and attendance. But what's more important than tracking data is the heart behind i...
Missions
Second Chance Sunday Toolkit
No life is beyond God’s reach. Just as God forgives our sins and offers us a second chance, the Bible shows us that we can offer a second chance to people who have paid their debt to society. Do you share Prison Fellowship’s passion for breaking down barriers? If you believe in second chances, we...
Leadership
5 Days of Leadership with Pastor Craig | Day 2: Lead Through Change
Day 2: Lead through change. As you evaluate your culture and values, you may see some patterns and issues that require your church or organization to change. A common belief is that people resist change because they hate change. But I don’t think that’s true. People don’t hate change; they hate t...
Kids
Preschool Curriculum & Bible App for Kids: A Perfect Match
We want our preschool-aged children to be more than entertained during church—we want them to really learn about Jesus and the Bible. So, we created a two-year curriculum that works hand-in-hand with...