Practical Church

Welcome to the Practical Church podcast. THE BEST MINUTE NEWSLETTER Build better habits, become more productive, and grow in your life and leadership. All in under 60 seconds per week. Get my Best Minute newsletter. And to connect with me online, you can find me on Twitter and Instagram. HERE ARE THE 6 WAYS I RECOMMEND IN THIS EPISODE Get people serving Assume many people haven’t been to a single week of your sermon series Invite people to something (Christmas / Easter…baptism, and event…) Challenge people, but don’t guilt them (do they know you want them to come more??) Engage people online (remind them you exist) Ensure your leaders prioritize the gathering  

Welcome to the Practical Church podcast. THE BEST MINUTE NEWSLETTER Build better habits, become more productive, and grow in your life and leadership. All in under 60 seconds per week. Get my Best Minute newsletter. And to connect with me online, you can find me on Twitter and Instagram. HERE ARE THE 7 RECOMMENDATIONS I MAKE IN THIS EPISODE Fountain ink pen Standing desk + walking pad 3 ring leather sermon notebook (half sheets of paper) $70 Pulpit with cup holder halfway down Todoist Calendly Logos  

Welcome to the Practical Church podcast. THE BEST MINUTE NEWSLETTER Build better habits, become more productive, and grow in your life and leadership. All in under 60 seconds per week. Get my Best Minute newsletter. And to connect with me online, you can find me on Twitter and Instagram. HERE ARE THE 5 WAYS I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE Don’t put your main scriptures on the screen Don’t give people the option to sit so far apart from each other Don’t ask people too many options (serving, groups, etc.) - get them in and then give options later Restrict your available time to meet with people (same amount of available time - just more focused) Ask people to step into bigger roles (they won’t ask themselves  

Welcome to the Practical Church podcast. THE BEST MINUTE NEWSLETTER Build better habits, become more productive, and grow in your life and leadership. All in under 60 seconds per week. Get my Best Minute newsletter. And to connect with me online, you can find me on Twitter and Instagram. HERE ARE 6 WAYS TO CREATE MORE ENERGY ON A SUNDAY MORNING Music playing  Close your auditorium doors until 10 minutes before service starts  Play under announcements/end of service/speaking transitions Have a clear end of service  Lead from stage - regardless of number of people  The vibe starts with you and your leaders  

Welcome to the Practical Church podcast. THE BEST MINUTE NEWSLETTER Build better habits, become more productive, and grow in your life and leadership. All in under 60 seconds per week. Get my Best Minute newsletter. And to connect with me online, you can find me on Twitter and Instagram. HERE ARE MY 5 2024 CHURCH PREDICTIONS Churches that understand they have a “new” church will do better than those who don’t In person Sunday attendance is still a vital metric to track and lead people towards Churches that raise (or keep) a high bar for their leaders will be more effective than those who make excuses Livestream/online engagement will be the biggest missed opportunity to reach new people Jesus focused churches will (continue) to be the most New Testament-reflective churches  

Welcome to the Practical Church podcast. THE BEST MINUTE NEWSLETTER Build better habits, become more productive, and grow in your life and leadership. All in under 60 seconds per week. Get my Best Minute newsletter. And to connect with me online, you can find me on Twitter and Instagram.

Welcome to the Practical Church podcast. THE BEST MINUTE NEWSLETTER Build better habits, become more productive, and grow in your life and leadership. All in under 60 seconds per week. Get my Best Minute newsletter. And to connect with me online, you can find me on Twitter and Instagram. HERE ARE THE 7 TIPS I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE Personal stories are always best  Story stories (fictional or non) are second best  Don’t be the hero Self-deprecation is useful if there is trust Use them to illustrate points - more likely to remember! Practice them out loud (practice the punch line  No one cares how much you know until you tell a story   

Welcome to the Practical Church podcast. THE BEST MINUTE NEWSLETTER Build better habits, become more productive, and grow in your life and leadership. All in under 60 seconds per week. Get my Best Minute newsletter. And to connect with me online, you can find me on Twitter and Instagram. HERE ARE THE 7 TIPS I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE Go faster with worship lyrics  Turn off the fading of text Use all caps for worship lyrics and no grammar Limit text on each slide (two lines for worship, one point for sermon) Print out sermon notes for screens and go over them before the service Use big fonts Don’t leave up irrelevant slides

Welcome to the Practical Church podcast. And to connect with me online, you can find me on Twitter and Instagram. THE BEST MINUTE NEWSLETTER This episode was brought to you by The Best Minute newsletter. Build better habits, become more productive, and grow in your life and leadership. All in under 60 seconds per week. Click here to get The Best Minute. And to connect with me online, you can find me on Twitter and Instagram. HERE ARE THE 7 WAYS I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE Recognize there are new people every week  Always give a brief recap/context in the beginning of your sermon  Make it clear exactly what you want a new person to do Have an automated follow-up process Specifically reach out on any places of interest  Invite them to come back Inspire your serve teams to be intentional RECOMMENDED RESOURCE Replicate

Welcome to the Practical Church podcast. THE PRACTICAL CHURCH NEWSLETTER If you're looking for more practical insights to grow in ministry and some free resources, subscribe to the Practical Church newsletter. And to connect with me online, you can find me on Twitter and Instagram. AWESOME MARRIAGE This episode was brought to you by Awesome Marriage. Check out Sustaining Your Marriage In Ministry today and use the code PC10 for 10% off.  Go to awesomemarriage.com for all your church’s marriage needs. You can email Christina at christina@awesomemarriage.com to learn more about how Awesome Marriage can help you. HERE ARE THE 6 CONSIDERATIONS I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE Same URL/social media handles Create/schedule a consistent rhythm  Put your sermon only on your website Short vertical videos are king  You don’t have to be on every platform - post where you’ll be consistent Have the right expectations  Don’t use social as a bulletin board RECOMMENDED RESOURCE Todoist