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7 Preliminary Steps When Initiating Major Change

Ron Edmondson - April 5, 2024

There are some preliminary steps when you are initiating major change. As a pastor and leader, I am continually dealing with change. Everyday. Change is a part of life—for all of us.

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The Importance of Innovation

James Emery White - April 4, 2024

One of the least talked about issues within churches is innovation. Here's why that shouldn't be the case.

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15 Ideas To Spark Extraordinary Church Growth

Michael Lukaszewski - April 4, 2024

Not every church is the same. What works for one may not work for another. To help spark new ways to improve your church, Church Fuel recommends these church growth ideas.

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7 Unique Ways To Prepare To Preach or Teach This Weekend

Chuck Lawless - April 4, 2024

If you are teaching a small group or preaching a sermon this week, you recognize that your preparation matters. Here are seven unique ways to prepare to preach or teach this coming weekend.

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4 Systems Church Leaders Should Care About

Eric Geiger - April 3, 2024

Some church leaders resist systems because systems can feel “unspiritual” or “corporate.” I have heard the critique for years.

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5 Great Ways To Grow Your Leadership

Dan Reiland - April 2, 2024

In order to grow stronger churches, we need to become better leaders. It’s a continual process and we never arrive. How are you growing and becoming better?

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7 Spiritual Consequences of Living a Busy, Hurried Life

Frank Powell - April 2, 2024

Culture’s obsession with busyness and hurriedness isn’t just a scheduling problem. It’s a heart problem. It’s time to consider what a hurried life is costing us. And, make no mistake, the cost is enormous.

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6 Key Questions To Ask of Your Sermon Before You Preach it

Brandon Kelley - April 2, 2024

Before you preach your next sermon, take the time to answer these six questions.

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What Happiness Can We Anticipate on the New Earth?

Randy Alcorn - April 1, 2024

We normally think of going up to Heaven to live with God in his place. That’s indeed what happens when we die. But the ultimate promise is that God will come down to live with us in our place, on the New Earth.

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5 New Staff Positions Your Church Needs

Gavin Adams - April 1, 2024

For a long time, church staffing conversations revolved around how many staff a church needs. Today, churches are struggling to answer a new and more complex staffing question: What staff positions do churches need?

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How To Avoid Being Blindsided by Your Own Church

Charles Stone - April 1, 2024

If I had seen how dysfunctional batons pass from one leader or significant stakeholder to the next, I could have avoided being blindsided.

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Are Your Sermons Hard or Easy To Listen to?

Charles Stone - March 31, 2024

Here are a few ideas to improve your sermon based on neuroscience. What insights have you discovered that help your listeners absorb more of your sermons?

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One Thing You Must Remember if You Want To Walk Worthy of the Calling

Michael Kelley - March 30, 2024

How do we walk worthy of the calling we have received? We remember who we are. And then act like it.

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Why Church Membership Is Important

Josh Weidmann - March 30, 2024

The aim of the church is to advance the Gospel of Jesus Christ by pursuing people to believe in Jesus and turn to Him for salvation.

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Why We Don’t Have a Formal Greeting Time

Mike Leake - March 29, 2024

At my church, we don’t have a formal greeting time. When I first came it was still there but we gave it the axe a few months even before the pandemic. There are a few strategic reasons for this.

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3 Core Values of People Who Actually Made a Difference in the World

Kris Vallotton - March 29, 2024

Being a winner means you step up even when you don’t feel like it; this is the key to integrity and being a noble person.

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Harnessing AI for Ministry: Top 5 Strategies To Amplify Your Reach

Ryan Beck - March 28, 2024

We in the church do not need to fear the use of AI. Of any community, we should have the most wisdom for discerning when there is no substitute for human creativity and Holy Spirit inspiration. However, there are so many tasks for which AI is perfectly suited.

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8 Attitude Adjustments for Church Life

Philip Nation - March 28, 2024

I like using the terms faithfulness and fruitfulness to describe the progress congregations are to make. It allows leaders to focus on disciple-making as the primary work rather than events designed to simply assemble crowds.

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10 Principles for Healthy Discipline of Children

Ron Edmondson - March 27, 2024

What are some principles for healthy discipline of children?

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Savannah Guthrie and What God Mostly Does

James Emery White - March 26, 2024

Savannah Guthrie is the co-anchor of NBC News’ "Today." She is also a devout Christian who just released a book on her faith that includes frank conversations about sin and grace and the problem of evil.

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