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Free Exponential Conference 2013 Webcast

April 12, 2013 — Leave a comment

I just learned that the 2013 Exponential Conference – one of the premiere church growth, planting and multiplication conference in America – is allowing anyone to tune in this year for absolutely FREE!

Exponential 2013 Webcast

This year’s theme is DiscipleShift. Here is the description from their website:

How can churches be more effective at making and releasing disciples? The 2013 Exponential conference theme DiscipleShift explores 5 key shifts for more effectively making and growing disciples. Each of the five Main Sessions at Exponential 2013 will focus on one of these five shifts: (1) From reaching to making, (2) From teaching to modeling, (3) From attending to participating, (4) From connecting to transforming, and (5) From attracting to deploying.

You will hear teaching from Francis Chan, Craig Groeschel, Rick Warren, Wayne Cordeiro, Larry Osborne, Alan Hirsch, Chris Hodges, Dave Ferguson, and more!

The online conference schedule is a three day event April 23-25. So even if you cannot attend every day, you could still catch a session or two.

I will definitely be watching as much as I can.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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Free Quinceañera Sermon

April 9, 2013 — Leave a comment

Recently I had the honor to preach at my first ever quinceañera.

I had heard about the quinceañera ceremony in Spanish class way back in high school, but I had never had the privilege of being invited to one – much less preaching it!

Quinceañeras

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Panicking a little about being asked to speak at something so foreign to me, I did the first thing any good pastor would do. I Googled it! I looked for sermons I could steal reference for my studies.

Unfortunately, there just weren’t many resources out there, Many of the ones I did find were written in King James speak. They were far too traditional and not very Gospel-centered for my taste. So I called up some of my pastor friends to see if any of them had ever done a quinceañera, but none of them had.

I had no other resources, so I borrowed what I could, watched every YouTube video I could find that wasn’t in Spanish, and wrote my own version of a quinceañera sermon.

I am posting it here in hopes that it helps out the next guy who is as clueless as I was. Feel free to steal borrow it and make it your own. Continue Reading…

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Free Online Preaching Conference

March 29, 2013 — Leave a comment

Do you like getting things for free? I sure do, especially if it is of great value.

Here is a free online preaching conference that is going to be amazing! You should check it out.

Preach Better Sermons

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The Rocket Company is hosting their second Preach Better Sermons conference on May 1, and it is completely free online. No paying for a ticket, travel, and hotel fees. You can watch this thing from the comfort of your own office or at home in your PJs.

I watched last year’s conference and absolutely loved it. This year again promises not to disappoint.

You will learn from some of the world’s best speakers. The lineup includes Andy Stanley, Steven Furtick, Dr. Crawford Loritts, Nancy Duarte, Louie Giglio, Pete Wilson, Ed Stetzer, Mark Driscoll, Jon Acuff, Dave Ramsey, and Brad Lomenick. Continue Reading…

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The Free Church Sermon Series Graphics Toolkit

January 28, 2013 — Leave a comment

Art Gallery InteriorWe live in a highly visual society. The images you use for your sermons speak volumes about your message and your church. Outdated art says that you have an outdated message. But quality art draws people in.

Problem: You want quality art for your next sermon series, but you have zero budget. You don’t have a staff member that even understands graphic design. Maybe you don’t even have an artistic bone in your body.

Don’t sweat it! You don’t have to settle for bad design ever again!

There are many awesome churches that are giving away all of their artwork for FREE! Here are links to the best Church sermon art that I have found.

Free Series Graphics

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The Secret to Getting Ahead on Sermon Preparation

January 8, 2013 — Leave a comment

Stressed???Pastors, do any of the following describe you?

  • You are constantly worried about what you are going to preach next.
  • You often find yourself pulling out a Saturday night special (finishing your sermon just before you preach it).
  • Nobody in your church knows what you are preaching about next (staff included).
  • You often feel overwhelmed, and have occasional anxiety attacks.
  • You feel like your messages are stale – like you keep preaching about the same things or you have run out of creative ideas.
  • You feel like you never have enough time to work on your messages.

If any of the above descriptions describe you, you need to get ahead on your sermon preparation. This article will show you how. Continue Reading…

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