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101 words that will fix your ministry
I thought of using "will repair, mend, put right, get working, restore, overhaul, renovate, or recondition your ministry," but fix is probably the shortest and best word to describe my passion for …
May 19, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
6 distinct FLASH MOB secrets for your church
Do you tear up at those YouTube flash mob videos where unsuspecting people are suddenly serenaded by dozens of extraordinarily talented strangers? I do—every time! I've tried to figure out why …
May 10, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
3 radical worship ideas
When I was a child, I thought as a child, and had lots of ideas, but when I grew up and worked in a church, I was afraid to have an original thought of any kind. Have you ever had the feeling you're …
May 2, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
6 things you'll do well this weekend...
...and 6 things you may not get right. Yes, that's what I said, for every wonderful thing we do to prepare for worship there's probably an opposite, and maybe equal thing we get wrong. There is no …
April 23, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
20 questions for any "value-add" church
Many years ago a pastor told me that churches should be like the famous retailer, Nordstrom—welcoming, tasteful, and endlessly helpful. He modeled his ministry around those values and it showed …
April 13, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
1 nation, under God...but 2 worship services
This might make you angry but I need to talk about it—integrity (or some such affliction) demands it. The church is two-faced, but not in the usual sense of that term. We say we are one people …
April 4, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
2 worship leaders, one in love, one not so much
There's nothing sloppier or sweeter than someone in love! Tony Campolo says, "The world is looking for a church that cries," and while I agree that a weeping church signifies a heart for lost people …
March 26, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
10 reasons I can hardly wait to come back to your church!
My last blog, which was about folks who have dined at our tables and not returned for spiritual seconds, is being followed by this example of churches getting it right. Are you one of them? This is …
March 7, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
5 reasons I won't go back to your church
"I," in this case, is every guest who floats through your church worship services and never returns. Like Charlie, on the M.T.A. (look it up), the ever-buoyant guest may be killing your chances for …
February 24, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
3 dumb things I’ve done in worship... and intend to keep doing
I do dumb things. I admit it. I'm embarrassed about it. However, some things I do are only considered dumb by others, not me. Many of the "dumb" things I do may just bear repeating. Years ago in a …
February 9, 2012 - Doug Lawrence

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