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April 9, 2018 0 Comments

As a former college basketball team chaplain, I along with most of the country, was enamored with Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt, the 98-year-old nun who serves the Loyola-Chicago basketball team as their team chaplain.

April 3, 2018 0 Comments

Here are six steps to effectively follow up with Easter guests. *Acknowledge your guest’s presence. Be sure to take time during the service to publicly acknowledge that there are guests in the service.

March 26, 2018 0 Comments

As Easter weekend approaches, your church is getting ready to make a great first impression on guests who may never have stepped foot on your property. In addition to praying for your church

March 17, 2018 0 Comments

For most churches, Easter is the best-attended Sunday of the year and many of those in attendance will be those who only attend on Christmas and Easter. Each year at this time I

March 12, 2018 0 Comments

In our sports dominated culture I wonder if the people in your church have spent as much time praying for the people around them who don’t know Christ, as they have thinking about

March 7, 2018 0 Comments

With Easter coming, most churches anticipate their largest services of the year. Are your building and grounds ready for double your average attendance? Here are a couple of things to turn your attention