All the leading voices agree — online church services are not just recording church. So then, what is online church? Here are some of the best principles experts agree on about how to think of online church.
Most of us have visited a new church for the first time. It’s a unique experience and one that many churches struggle to perfect. Thinking through each step that affects a newcomer can be tricky, especially if you have been part of the church for years and know everything there is to know.
There are still many educators for whom online education represents uncharted territory or a medium for which their skills are “good enough,” and not excellent. Here are a couple reasons to level up the online experience for students with a video-sharing platform.
For all churches, the pursuit of efficiency is high on the list of things to achieve. When churches and Sunday services run efficiently, the church serving experience is far less stressed and everyone is released to be more Kingdom-focused than system-focused. This is why churches must use integrated ministry platforms to aid their tasks.
In past years, many of us have separated how businesses run from how churches run. The church isn’t about making a profit and getting more revenue, but that doesn’t mean there are a lot of things we can learn about operations, efficiency, and even the techniques of onboarding.
Now that there are actual VR churches in existence – ones with real congregations and even baptisms – it’s clear that we do not have to wait for a world where church can be held in the metaverse any longer. In this article, we’ll explore what is making it easier than ever.
Bible software can be a great resource for Bible study, graduate studies, sermon prep, personal devotions, group reading plans, and the list goes on. But with so many different options on the market, it can be hard to know which one is right for you. The following considerations will help.
Drafting your sermon application could be tedious, especially looking for actionable sections of your passage. With the use of Logos Bible Software, you could have these imperative verbs highlighted automatically, making sermon prep easier.
At the rate of 30% of volunteers quitting to serve each year, the church doesn’t want to give willing community members a reason to join that statistic. Using smart software that allows volunteers to easily and quickly sign up for opportunities helps.
Get featured on the Church Tech Today blog when you answer some industry-specific questions about your workstation, your gear, and your church's livestream details.
Lighting consoles are the stuff of dreams when you’re a church lighting director. For Jeremiah Trombley from San Antonio’s CityChurch, he has found a solution in the Hog4 Lighting Rig.
Tyndale offers several editions of the Filament Bible that pair with Filament, an app filled with study tools, devotionals, videos, and interactive content.
All the leading voices agree — online church services are not just recording church. So then, what is online church? Here are some of the best principles experts agree on about how to think of online church.
Most of us have visited a new church for the first time. It’s a unique experience and one that many churches struggle to perfect. Thinking through each step that affects a newcomer can be tricky, especially if you have been part of the church for years and know everything there is to know.
There are still many educators for whom online education represents uncharted territory or a medium for which their skills are “good enough,” and not excellent. Here are a couple reasons to level up the online experience for students with a video-sharing platform.
For all churches, the pursuit of efficiency is high on the list of things to achieve. When churches and Sunday services run efficiently, the church serving experience is far less stressed and everyone is released to be more Kingdom-focused than system-focused. This is why churches must use integrated ministry platforms to aid their tasks.
In past years, many of us have separated how businesses run from how churches run. The church isn’t about making a profit and getting more revenue, but that doesn’t mean there are a lot of things we can learn about operations, efficiency, and even the techniques of onboarding.
Now that there are actual VR churches in existence – ones with real congregations and even baptisms – it’s clear that we do not have to wait for a world where church can be held in the metaverse any longer. In this article, we’ll explore what is making it easier than ever.
Bible software can be a great resource for Bible study, graduate studies, sermon prep, personal devotions, group reading plans, and the list goes on. But with so many different options on the market, it can be hard to know which one is right for you. The following considerations will help.
Drafting your sermon application could be tedious, especially looking for actionable sections of your passage. With the use of Logos Bible Software, you could have these imperative verbs highlighted automatically, making sermon prep easier.
At the rate of 30% of volunteers quitting to serve each year, the church doesn’t want to give willing community members a reason to join that statistic. Using smart software that allows volunteers to easily and quickly sign up for opportunities helps.
Get featured on the Church Tech Today blog when you answer some industry-specific questions about your workstation, your gear, and your church's livestream details.
Lighting consoles are the stuff of dreams when you’re a church lighting director. For Jeremiah Trombley from San Antonio’s CityChurch, he has found a solution in the Hog4 Lighting Rig.
Tyndale offers several editions of the Filament Bible that pair with Filament, an app filled with study tools, devotionals, videos, and interactive content.
Our answer reveals our motivation and it opens us to a potential problem… burnout
Whether it’s after a week or several years, a lot of volunteers and church staff experience it.
If our motivation is out of whack, burnout has a tendency to edge itself in.
What if there was a way to help prevent this problem before it starts? I don’t know if it’s 100%, but in my years at my church, I have learned a lot of ways to stave off burnout.
1. Know the why
If you serve for approval, out of guilt, just to help out, or because you couldn’t think of a good reason not to, you might be headed for trouble. Your relationship with Jesus is what should guide your serving, but you also need what I call a “big why:”
What motivates you to get up when you’d rather sleep in? Why do you stay a little longer when you’d rather go home? For me, it’s people. At my church lives and eternities are saved every week and I get to help.
2. View what you do as a privilege
A few years ago I noticed a change in how a lot of leaders referred to what they did. It’s a simple thing, but it’s profound. Change the word “have” to “get.” I get to arrive early on Sundays at my church’s satellite campus. It sounds odd, but it really helps me. When I see what I do as a gift, I find it easier to do difficult things.
3. Expect hard things
Sometimes it will be difficult. We live in a fallen, imperfect world. Jesus said, “In this world, you will have trouble…” (John 16:33 NIV), don’t act surprised when it happens. Is it relationship trouble, money trouble, equipment trouble? Whatever it is, decide in advance to make the right decision. Don’t leave it up to the heat of the moment.
4. Forgive early and often
Everyone you’re around will eventually disappoint you, make you mad, treat you poorly, etc. They’re human and imperfect just like you are. Give them the grace that you’d hope others would give you. Forgive more, not less. See if you can be the most forgiving person. I’d rather err on the side of forgiving more, not less.
5. Trust people
I’ll admit that this is hard. I spent years harboring resentments and thinking I knew better. When I finally gave that up and started trusting people, I was amazed at how light I felt. When everyone around you is always wrong, your head toward disaster.
The path to significance and meaning is paved with sacrifice and humility.
Some people make a difference through their own selfishness, at the expense of others. Most of us can put aside our plans and ambitions and really make a difference. A difference that outlasts our lives. A difference that changes lives and affects generations.
[Editor’s Note: Take a moment to check out Paul’s book, The Serving Church, on Amazon – it will be worthwhile, I promise! -Lauren]
All the leading voices agree — online church services are not just recording church. So then, what is online church? Here are some of the best principles experts agree on about how to think of online church.
Most of us have visited a new church for the first time. It’s a unique experience and one that many churches struggle to perfect. Thinking through each step that affects a newcomer can be tricky, especially if you have been part of the church for years and know everything there is to know.
Leadership Network is hosting the Metaverse Summit on May 18, 2022. The online event is available with free registration.
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