The Better Sundays Podcast

Need some ideas for the holiday messages? Here are 19 messages I have preached at our local church over the last decade. Help yourself to these ideas and reach your community during this amazing time of the year! Resource Mention: ReachKeep Academy- www.reachkeep.com/academy   #reachingyoungfamilies   #reachkeep

Christmas Eve is coming soon. This can be one of the most memorable services of the year for your church. Sing some carols. Read some Scriptures. Give the Gospel, but also do not forget these two essential elements. #reachkeep   #reachingyoungfamilies

Outreach during the Christmas season can be very effective. Parents with young children are really wanting their kids to know there is more to the holidays than tinsel, tress and Santa stuff. The local church an be a great help for parents looking for a deeper reason for the season. In this episode, you will learn how to conduct a powerful Christmas program with little staff, money or time to inve...

The holiday season is a tremendous time for reaching into the hearts of the unchurches of your community. This episode covers several ways you can plan, prepare and participate. #reachkeep   #reachingyoungfamilies

Why is it that small churches often get first time visitors that don't stay very long? One and done is no fun! Every pastorl wants folks to come and stay and then get committed, but there seems to be road blocks for many churches. If you are struggling with reaching and keeping new families, this analysis and these solutions are for you!.   #reachkeep   #reachingyoungfamilies

Church Greeter Training Day is a video designed for local churches to use to training THEIR own outside greeters, inside greeters and host and hostess. Gather your team together and use this to help them get a handle on what to do, what not to do and how they can double their impact.     #reachkeep   #reachingyoungfamilies

This is how we laid out our greeting system at our church plant. It may not be perfect, but this is what we learned and how we set up our people to make a greta first impression.   #reachkeep   #reachingyoungfamilies

If you are a small church you can greatly benefit from having a good greeting system. The problem is, How do you make that happen with just a few folks? This podcast will show you how to start with just one person and have an effective greeting system in place.   #reachkeep   #reachingyoungfamilies

Engagement is everything! If no one is listening there is probably not a lot of discipleship going on. When a pastor puts together a plan for reaching his communities through the local church, it needs to include a high level of one-on-one engagement. This training session will help you make that happen. Resources Mentioned: The Connection Read Workshop- www.reachkeep.com/workshop The Connection C...

Connection can do amazing things in your local church. Visitor Info---Check! Current Prayer Requests---Check! Response to Sermon---Check! Sign up Volunteers ---Check! Listen to the episode to get fine tuned in your connection card ministry. You will never regret getting more information from your guests and attenders. Resource mentioned: FREE Connection Card Guide- www.reachkeep.com/connection Con...

Connection Cards are powerful! Would you want to get a glimpse into the souls of your congregation? Connect Cards can help make it happen! If you are just looking into these, or have already begun, here are some common mistakes often made. Resources Mentioned: The Connection Card Guidebook- www.reachkeep.com/connection The Connection Card Workshop- www.reachkeep.com/workshop #reachkeep #reach...

A very basic question for many is, Should the Unsaved be in the House of the Lord? Is the local church made up of believers only? Resources Mentioned: Blueprint for Better Sundays- www.reachkeep.com/blueprint

You only have one chance to make a first impression. Here is how your church can make that very first meeting with a visitor a very special and memorable moment. Resources Mentioned: The Back to Church Coaching Crash Course- www.reachkeep.com/crash Connection Card Guide- www.reachkeep.com/connection

PART TWO: Ten Ways to Fill Your Church with People w/o Compromise of Feeling Slimy! Getting People in the Door. Part One: Take these tips with some hard work and hustle and you can have some amazing Sundays! PART ONE: https://youtu.be/uktrdk3ck_U   Resources Mentioned: The ReachKeep Academy www.reachkeep.com/academy Facebook Community Groups Info- https://youtu.be/rW_aVBCwCf8  https://yo...

PART ONE: Ten Ways to Fill Your Church with People w/o Compromise of Feeling Slimy! Getting People in the Door. Part One: Take these tips with some hard work and hustle and you can have some amazing Sundays! PART TWO: https://youtu.be/izVN5XTVvRc   Resources Mentioned: The ReachKeep Academy www.reachkeep.com/academy Facebook Community Groups Info- https://youtu.be/rW_aVBCwCf8   https://y...

Learn What's Better Than the Trial and Error Method of Church Management- Doing "Right" Things Now! Often times we mistakenly resort to the most inefficient way to run the local church. Trial and error management has a better alternative. Learn more here. Resource Mentioned: The ReachKeep Academy- www.reachkeep.com/academy   #reachkeep #reachingyoungfamilies

What pastors do every week is important, whether it is leading the flock or feeding the flock. Why is it then that leadership skills are often overshadowed by preaching skills? Preaching your way out of every challenge does not always work. What then? Resources mentioned: The ReachKeep Academy- www.reachkeep.com/academy #reachkeep  #reachingyoungfamilies

There is a terrible feeling when you are not moving forward and you know you should be. Mud holes and snowbanks can certainly slowdown the progress. Sticking your Jeep halfway to an island is a great place to learn some lessons. I did. I hope they are helpful to you! Resource mentioned: www.reachkeep.com/wait The ReachKeep Academy waitlist   #reachkeep   #reachingyoungfamilies

New young families will be coming to your church looking for something--a solution! Here is a question for every church leader to think about, What problems will we be solving this coming Sunday? From the sermons to the programs, a local church can offer way more than the world ever could! Here is a way to get that flavor in your local church. Resource mentioned: ReachKeep Academy resource- www.re...

People can smell a good environment a mile away! Unfortunately, the can smell a bad on too!. Here is a short lesson from the Oregon Coast. Resource Mentioned- The ReachKeep Academy waitlist is now open- www.reachkeep.com/wait

Local church ministries are often in a deluge of urgent problems. In addition to disasters, counseling issues and outreach needs, it seems those Sundays and Wednesdays keep rolling a round at a regular pace. Somewhere in that busy world, a wise leader will take time to plant a tree/do the long term stuff. This episode give you a few clear areas when planning is needed. Resources Mention: Money Mat...

When those undesirable, ugly things get growing out of control, a good pastor will get to work. There ae many things that work on removing weeds, but there really is one secret ingredient that every minister can use. It is the same one that professional weed killer use. Tune in here today to learn all about it! Resources Mentioned: How to Have Effective Devotions-   https://youtu.be/l5S2...

Creating a healthy group  of volunteers is essential for church health. It will also help pastors LIVE LONGER! Seriously, don't burn out. Learn to recruit, manage and motivate volunteers.   Resource Mentioned: Reaching Young Families Facebook Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/134103647283251   Creating a Volunteer Culture- https://youtu.be/FC-ySOZmVY4 #reachingyoungfamilies &nb...

Learn some great things a father can do that a preacher cannot. Be a better Dad! If you are mediocre as a pastor that's okay, just don't be a lousy dad.