Worship
Find Ways to Celebrate God Every Day
We celebrate many things in our lives: birthdays, holidays, etc. We need to find ways to celebrate every day who God is and what he’s done through Jesus.
John L. Rothra
23 October 2018
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Church Leadership
God Bless the Ministry Nobodies
Churches come in many sizes. Some ministers become well-known while many serve in obscurity with no platform or audience to share their much-needed wisdom.
John L. Rothra
18 October 2018
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Church Leadership
Nine Blogs I’ve Been Reading that You Should Read, Too
This year I started reading more blogs on theology, evangelism, and church leadership. These are ones I’ve been reading or just started reading this year.
John L. Rothra
12 September 2018
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Serving Others
Nine Reasons Why People Mentor Others
Seeing my boss help younger folks got me thinking about why people might mentor others. Some reasons are better than others; one is the ultimate reason.
John L. Rothra
10 September 2018
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Church Leadership
Seven Ways to Share the Gospel during a Sermon
We are called to preach the gospel, yet not every sermon includes it. To help fix this, here are seven ways to share the gospel in any sermon.
John L. Rothra
7 September 2018
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Evangelism
Stop Living in Shame and Start Living in Boldness
Society tries to shame or pressure us into silence regarding faith. We shouldn’t be ashamed of the gospel, but should speak boldly about Jesus.
John L. Rothra
31 July 2018
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Worship
Responding to Blessing with Joyful Worship (and How to Get It)
Being blessed is good. How we respond to being blessed matters even more. Discover how to respond with joyful worship. A lesson from Luke 24.
John L. Rothra
12 June 2018
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Church Leadership
It’s Time for the SBC and All Christians to Honestly Look Within
Events in the SBC revealed that its time for Southern Baptists and all Christians to take a closer look out ourselves and let God bring us back to himself.
John L. Rothra
3 May 2018
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Serving Others
Do our Words Help or Hurt Others?
What we say can either help people improve their lives, or it can hurt them. We need to be watchful of both what we say and how we say it.
John L. Rothra
16 April 2018
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Church Leadership
Jump Start your Church’s Ministry and Spiritual Growth
Whatever happened in the past, the future can be a more blessed time for your church. Here are seven ways to jump start your church’s ministry.
John L. Rothra
28 December 2017
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Church Leadership
Mobile-Friendly (Responsive) Website versus a Church App: Why You Need BOTH
We’re living in a mobile world. As such, churches today should offer both mobile-friendly (responsive) websites and apps.
John L. Rothra
13 October 2017
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Church Leadership
What Churches can Learn from Cheers
Cheers was a very popular sitcom in the 1980s. Here are five lessons today’s churches can learn from the classic television program.
John L. Rothra
9 September 2017
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