Seasoned preachers looking to improve your preaching, let me congratulate you for your heart to communicate God’s message in the most effective way possible. In this post, I’m going to give you some clear and easy steps you can take to preach better sermons. Newbie preachers might like to take a look at: 7 Top Tips: How to Preach a … Read more
Book: Why Men Hate Going to ChurchAuthor: David MurrowLowest Price Online: AmazonPublished by: Thomas NelsonFormats: Hardback, Paperback, Kindle, AudioRead Customer Reviews: Here What Why Men Hate Going To Church is About The book starts off with some shocking statistics… For example, did you know the average church in the US is 61% female and 39% male? On any given Sunday 13 million more women go … Read more
Simple Church: Returning to God’s Process for Making DisciplesAuthors: Thom S. Rainer & Eric GeigerLowest Price: AmazonPublished: 2011 by B&H Publishing GroupAvailable Formats: Hardback, Paperback, Kindle, AudioRead Customer Reviews: Here What Is Simple Church About? From Google’s uncluttered homepage to the clean design of Apple products, simple ideas are changing the world. In Simple Church, authors Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger share their conclusions … Read more
“As many as 100,000 churches in America are showing signs of decline toward death.” In Autopsy of a Deceased Church, Thom Rainer shares ten warning signs of a dying church that he observed following the ‘autopsies’ of fourteen deceased churches. I found it to be a very sobering book and at times it got a bit too close for comfort. … Read more
“Leaders are learners, leaders are readers.” [Tweet this] For the last two years, I have committed myself to grow in wisdom and knowledge and aimed to read a book a week. I haven’t always hit the mark but it’s a habit I highly recommend. You can take a look at Growing Pastors Have Growing Churches for more info on how to set … Read more
Book: Deep & Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to AttendAuthor: Andy StanleyLowest Price Online: AmazonPublished: 2011 by B&H Publishing GroupAvailable Formats: Hardback, Paperback, Kindle, AudioRead Customer Reviews: Here What Deep & Wide Is About The author, Andy Stanley, is the pastor of North Point Community Church in Atlanta, US where he has grown 5 churches to date with over 33,000 in attendance every week. His … Read more
If you’ve suddenly been given the responsibility to lead a group Bible study and are not sure what to do, don’t worry – help is at hand! Let’s take a look at what it takes to run a successful church home group study and give you some lesson resources to help you along the way. Small groups, house groups, cell … Read more
Are leaders born? I’ve yet to meet a leader who wasn’t 😜 If you want to change your church then you must first change you. I don’t like that, but it’s true. And I don’t like it because it means I have to change… I don’t know about you but I’m happy with what I’ve accomplished so far but I … Read more
Welcome to my Preaching Rocket review! Firstly let me congratulate you for looking to improve your preaching skills! Preaching Rocket say you’ll get to discover the methods, strategies and techniques the most influential teachers in the church today use to prepare, deliver and evaluate their sermons… But is Preaching Rocket worth it or just a waste of time and money? … Read more
Although The Purpose Driven Church was written by Rick Warren in the mid-nineties, I still include this in my list of recommended books for pastors as I think the church growth materials shared in this book are still very much relevant to our churches today in the 21st century. I read this book at least twenty years ago and we’ve … Read more