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HERE ARE THE SIX CHURCH PREDICTIONS I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE

• Normal sized churches will continue to miss on vertical video

• The political vibe shift will significantly lessen - do not cower from God's word

• Livestreaming services increasingly become unhelpful

• Churches that preach expository sermons will reach more people than those that do not

• You will not grow and will impact fewer people if you confuse "non-politcal" with "non-biblical"

• Churches won't plant unless part of denomination or network

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Welcome to the Practical Church podcast, brought to you in partnership with Mission Support.

Mission Support

This episode was brought to you by Mission Support. Stay focused on your mission and let Mission Support help you with everything you didn't go to seminary for! Get support from experts with decades of experience working with churches who know your unique needs and challenges. Click here to talk with a guide today & love being a pastor again!

HERE ARE THE CHURCH PREDICTIONS I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE

• Being willing to sound partisan where Scripture is clear will attract people to your church

• There will be an increase in American church attendance

• You can have the largest Easter/Christmas special day attendance in your church's history (

• Vertical video is not going anywhere

• Your Sunday experience will determine if people stay

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Welcome to the Practical Church podcast, brought to you in partnership with Mission Support.

Mission Support

This episode was brought to you by Mission Support. Stay focused on your mission and let Mission Support help you with everything you didn't go to seminary for! Get support from experts with decades of experience working with churches who know your unique needs and challenges. Click here to talk with a guide today & love being a pastor again!

HERE ARE THE 7 TIPS I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE

• Auditorium done 25 minutes before service

• Serve team huddle done 20 minutes before service

• Next steps: minimal and practiced

• Run through/talk through the service

• Review sermon slides

• Serve team leaves post 10 minutes after service starts

• Tell new people what they should do next

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Welcome to the Practical Church podcast brought to you in partnership with Mission Support.

Mission Support

This episode was brought to you by Mission Support. Stay focused on your mission and let Mission Support help you with everything you didn't go to seminary for! Get support from experts with decades of experience working with churches who know your unique needs and challenges. Click here to talk with a guide today & love being a pastor again!

In this episode, I walk though ideas and tips around how to plan for a church theme and calendar for an upcoming year.

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Welcome to the Practical Church podcast brought to you in partnership with Mission Support.

Mission Support

This episode was brought to you by Mission Support. Stay focused on your mission and let Mission Support help you with everything you didn't go to seminary for! Get support from experts with decades of experience working with churches who know your unique needs and challenges. Click here to talk with a guide today & love being a pastor again!

HERE ARE THE 5 TIPS I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE

• Start pushing it now
• Prepare marketing material
• Three primary asks
• Make the service speical
• Tell new guests their next steps

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Welcome to the Practical Church podcast brought to you in partnership with Mission Support.

Mission Support

This episode was brought to you by Mission Support. Stay focused on your mission and let Mission Support help you with everything you didn't go to seminary for! Get support from experts with decades of experience working with churches who know your unique needs and challenges. Click here to talk with a guide today & love being a pastor again!

HERE ARE THE 8 TIPS I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE

• Capture stories

• Include a story/illustration with your main/final point

• Don't write out your story in your notes

• Don't be the hero

• Aim for 3-4 stories/illustrations

• Use images when helpful

• Remember: you are not your favorite preacher

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Welcome to the Practical Church podcast brought to you in partnership with Mission Support.

Mission Support

This episode was brought to you by Mission Support. Stay focused on your mission and let Mission Support help you with everything you didn't go to seminary for! Get support from experts with decades of experience working with churches who know your unique needs and challenges. Click here to talk with a guide today & love being a pastor again!

HERE ARE THE 6 PET PEEVES I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE

• Church planters wanting to meet to raise money, but give no response when you say you can't give financially

• Not responding to emails

• Pastors not prioritizing sermon prep

• Acting like people in the Bible were crazy/dumb

• Trying to look/be cool

• Not managing their household well (1 Timothy 3:4-5)

• A personal pursuit and love for Jesus

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Welcome to the Practical Church podcast brought to you in partnership with Mission Support.

Mission Support

This episode was brought to you by Mission Support. Stay focused on your mission and let Mission Support help you with everything you didn't go to seminary for! Get support from experts with decades of experience working with churches who know your unique needs and challenges. Click here to talk with a guide today & love being a pastor again!

HERE ARE THE 6 MISTAKES I DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE

• Not proactively budgeting for mission/desires

• Relying on one or two big givers

• Spending too much on rent/wrong space

• Not investing in what actually reaches people

• Not being proactively transparent with church finances/needs

• Apologizing for talking about money

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