Blog post by, Executive Pastor, Paul Allen
Finding the right staff for your church is quite the challenge.
You’re looking for folks who understand your organization, believe in the vision, partner with current staff and lay leaders, and understand their roles in the team. If you play cards, sometimes you feel like you’re playing with the […]
Blogger: Daryl Sutherland
What’s it all about? What is our purpose and how do I find meaning in all the mess going on around me? Those are the questions that our kids are seeking answers to. They honestly want to find purpose in life. So how do we help students to truly understand and receive […]
A few weeks back pastor Rob asked me to blog about how I was able to build a worship team to 6 very talented leaders, over 30 unbelievable musicians and singers, and a great sound team. While other churches are paying quite well for their worship experience, our worship leaders give that up, to serve […]
The trend toward video campuses is growing and seems to be part of church strategy for years to come. We took our first crack at a video campus when Southbrook opened it’s first “video venue” over two years ago. We had one thing going for us…the new video venue was going to be […]
The first reactions are usually positive: “Wow! That is simply amazing!” “That’s more than most churches see in 100 years!” “God is really moving over there!” Then the skeptics and the cynics show up: “You’re making it too easy.” “Who’s going to disciple all those people?” “There’s no way that many people really meant it.”
When […]
Part II, Visioncasting and growing.
I mentioned in Part I (read it here) that we already had about 35 Greeters and Ushers. What I didn’t mention was that we actually had about 70 Greeters and Ushers in a 2-3 month rotating schedule, but… only about 35 of them would actually show up for their assigned serve […]
I’ve been muling this over for quite some time now. You see, over the years a lot of church planters and their teams have come to us at Southbrook Church and asked for time, insights, advice, support, etc. I have a heart for everyone of them, but at times I feel overwhelmed. We all do. […]
