Idea Starter: Block Parties for the Super Bowl

Encourage and equip small groups in your church to host block parties for their neighbors and friends to watch the Super Bowl together. Provide resources like videos from Tony Dungy (Perseverance in Pain), coach of the 2007 Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts, to show at halftime or before or after the game.

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How Does Church Planting Benefit the Sending Church?

Can giving away your best people be a good thing?

How Does Understanding God’s Happiness Change Lives?

As much as I believe in the holiness of God, I also believe in emphasizing God’s happiness as a legitimate and effective way to share the gospel with unbelievers or to help Christians regain a foothold in their faith.

You Can’t (and Shouldn’t) Please Everyone

Learning to balance the natural tension of loving and caring for people, but not allowing someone to leverage their personal agenda or hijack the vision of your church is part of the leader’s responsibility.