By Josh Reich on Mar 24, 2023
based on 2 ratings
| 9,376 views
The goal of every sermon is to get to the resurrection. Each and every week we do the same thing: “We are broken and can’t fix ourselves. Our only hope is found in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.”
Tags:
By Lance Witt on Jun 26, 2023
based on 2 ratings
| 14,657 views
Culture is one of things that is hard to define but easy to feel. You certainly feel it when you visit a foreign country and you bump up against different customs and ways of doing things, but you also feel it when you enter a business or a church. There is a certain style or personality of an organization that is an expression of culture. I sometimes think of culture as the organization’s “way” of doing what they do. There is a Ritz Carlton “way” of doing customer service. There is a Starbucks “way” of doing business. There is a Crossroads Church “way” of doing ministry.
Tags:
By Lance Witt on Jul 6, 2023
based on 1 rating
| 16,143 views
Respect is a big deal to me. I am so blessed to have a wife who has always affirmed her respect for me. I can’t begin to tell you how life-giving that has been. Through the years as a pastor, the most consistent message I have given to wives is this…”Your husband can do without a lot of things, but the ONE thing he cannot do without is RESPECT.” It’s not just true in marriage, it is also true in leadership.
Tags:
By Ron Edmondson on Feb 6, 2023
based on 4 ratings
| 21,067 views
"Not that I seek the approval of man, but I wanted to be part of a church that would truly make a difference in our community, so much so that if we were gone, people would miss us."
Tags:
By Peter Walters on Sep 8, 2022
based on 1 rating
| 16,800 views
We have a new family in our church with no church background at all. When I prepare to preach I think of them and go the extra mile to make my message as understandable and relatable as possible.
Tags:
By Lance Witt on Jun 17, 2024
A couple of years ago I had the chance to sit down with a former staff member that had served on my team more than a decade ago. We really hadn’t kept in touch very much. At one point during our lunch the conversation turned more serious. And in a moment of candor he said to me “You know, you weren’t very easy to work for.” The truth is, he was right.
Scripture:
Tags:
By Lance Witt on Jan 3, 2022
based on 3 ratings
| 21,468 views
Every single week people walk into your church and for the most part they seem to have it together. They make small talk, they dress appropriately, they participate congenially, they listen politely, and at the end of the service they file out quietly.
Tags:
By SermonCentral on Jul 7, 2022
based on 2 ratings
| 14,065 views
“You have no business being the pastor of our church. All you are interested in is getting your own way and changing all the good things we have going. People are saying you should be fired. I agree with them.”
Scripture:
Tags:
By Rick Ezell on Nov 3, 2021
based on 20 ratings
| 47,617 views
You may be the most skilled preacher and your church may have excellent small groups or the best children’s ministry in the city, but your first-time guests will never know unless they make a second or third visit.
Scripture:
Tags:
By Charles Stone on Nov 26, 2019
Hurry is an enemy of learning. Leaders
are always looking ahead for the next hill to climb. But sometimes we
must pause and make ourselves fully present in the moment so we don't
miss God's subtle, but important lessons.
Tags:
By Chet Gladkowski on Jun 22, 2020
based on 4 ratings
| 6,931 views
First impressions still count, but that doesn't mean you have to do the it the same way you did twenty years ago. Here are three areas to polish up in your church to make an impression that's warm and memorable.
Tags: