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101 words that will fix your ministry
I thought of using "will repair, mend, put right, get working, restore, overhaul, renovate, or recondition your ministry," but fix is probably the shortest and best word to describe my passion for …
May 19, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
6 distinct FLASH MOB secrets for your church
Do you tear up at those YouTube flash mob videos where unsuspecting people are suddenly serenaded by dozens of extraordinarily talented strangers? I do—every time! I've tried to figure out why …
May 10, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
3 radical worship ideas
When I was a child, I thought as a child, and had lots of ideas, but when I grew up and worked in a church, I was afraid to have an original thought of any kind. Have you ever had the feeling you're …
May 2, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
6 things you'll do well this weekend...
...and 6 things you may not get right. Yes, that's what I said, for every wonderful thing we do to prepare for worship there's probably an opposite, and maybe equal thing we get wrong. There is no …
April 23, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
Decisive is wise. Divisive is not!
I don't know how Solomon did it. Two women approach him, both claiming ownership of a baby. He calmly pulls out his sword as if to divide the poor thing, and thus determines the identity of the true …
April 17, 2012 - Mitch Todd
20 questions for any "value-add" church
Many years ago a pastor told me that churches should be like the famous retailer, Nordstrom—welcoming, tasteful, and endlessly helpful. He modeled his ministry around those values and it showed …
April 13, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
A cross-shaped theology of worship
This is how I get past the whole "contemporary vs. traditional" worship conversation. It's a nifty 3-part system for looking at worship, direct from Jesus. If you want to remember the three parts to …
April 8, 2012 - Mitch Todd
1 nation, under God...but 2 worship services
This might make you angry but I need to talk about it—integrity (or some such affliction) demands it. The church is two-faced, but not in the usual sense of that term. We say we are one people …
April 4, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
2 worship leaders, one in love, one not so much
There's nothing sloppier or sweeter than someone in love! Tony Campolo says, "The world is looking for a church that cries," and while I agree that a weeping church signifies a heart for lost people …
March 26, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
3 fixes from the toolkits of 3 great pastors
Here's a cheat sheet gathered from some phenomenal pastors with whom I've partnered, each of them bringing unique gifts to the institutional table. Quick, hide this... 1. Keep your desk clean, and …
March 16, 2012 - Doug Lawrence

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