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Writing, Producing, and Singing: "Breaking the Silence"

Join Life.Church worship leaders for a conversation about creating the new album Breaking the Silence —and the planning, the production, and the purpose of writing new worship songs. As the newest release from Life.Church Worship , "Breaking the Silence" is an electric set of original worship s...

Original Worship Songs: Writing the Lyrics

When writing a song—or creating anything for your ministry—stay true to the culture and purpose of your church. For us, that means writing songs that incorporate key phrases and principles that are already familiar to our attenders. That familiarity helps them move past the "newness" of the song st...

Keeping Things in Perspective

While uneducated or cruel critics can be distracting, try to keep things in perspective. Where I live, Christians are rarely in danger for being Christians. Countless believers have suffered gravely for their faith in Christ. If all we have to do is endure a few people complaining, blogging, or...

Church Social Media: Volunteers

What could church social media volunteers do? Churches can be run on volunteers, and at Life.Church, we couldn’t do what we do as a ministry without volunteers. But, how do you use volunteers as part of your social media team? Volunteers can play a variety of roles on your social media team,...

Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Principles of Higher Hiring

Thank you for joining the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast ! One of the most important skills you can develop as a leader is selecting, developing, and empowering the right people. The potential of your organization rests on the strengths of its people. You can have the best product, best strate...

Tips for Establishing a Communication Review Process

Below you'll find our best practices for the communication review process here at Life.Church. Operations Pastors/Associate Operations Pastors should monitor written communication without being a bottleneck—working more like a consultant than a content creator. Talk to your Campus Pastor about...

Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Leading Up, Part 1

Thank you for joining the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast ! In this episode, we're going to tackle our listeners' most commonly asked question: "How do I lead when I'm not in charge?" Why is this question so important? Because no organization will ever be what it could be without honest, upward...

Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Giving and Receiving Feedback, Part 2

In last month’s episode , we talked about craving useful feedback and three factors that matter when you’re receiving it. This month, let’s talk about three factors that matter when you’re giving feedback . 1. When you give feedback. For some organizations, the most common time for fe...

3 Tips for Creating Clear Communication

Keep these three questions in mind when crafting ministry communications: 1. What are you trying to accomplish? What would the 'win' be? 2. What is the context of the piece? What else happening in the church could affect the reception of the message? 3. Who is our audience? What do they know or nee...

Communications: Having a Servant's Heart

We talked in another video about giving and receiving constructive feedback . On a deeper level though, feedback is about teamwork and faith that everyone on your church team wants what's best for the church, your attendees, and those who don't yet know Christ. For any communications professional...

Get Smart: Using Technology During the Experience

Our Senior Pastor, Craig Groeschel, and many of our campus pastors, will often teach using an iPad, tablet, or smartphone. Here's how they access their notes and related Bible verses...

Fully Devoted: Recording Live or in the Studio

What's the purpose of your project? It's a simple question, but it will help guide the creation of any new asset you're creating for your ministry. When it came to recording "Fully Devoted" to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of Life.Church, we knew that the purpose could be better served by recor...

Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast: Q&A with Steven Furtick

Every month, Craig Groeschel delivers a new podcast about leadership, growth, and development. Find more resources for this episode—like the Leader Guide—at the official Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast page . EPISODE RESOURCES More from Craig: www.craiggroeschel.com Download Leader Guides:...

Communications: Feedback Is a Gift

In any team, constructive feedback is necessary...and healthy. Humbling ourselves to listen to and learn from our coworkers is a key to creating excellent communication. And when you're the person giving feedback, let your team know that you're all on the same side of the table; feedback shouldn't...

Don't Wait for Perfection

When launching anything new, most people want it to be perfect. But, opening before it is perfect is often better than waiting for perfection. One of my friends opened a yogurt store before he had signs, pictures, or decorations. Instead of a cool clock on the wall, he put up a piece of pape...