EASTER IS THE SUPER BOWL OF MINISTRY. IN GOOD WAYS AND NOT-SO GREAT WAYS. Listen to old music and sermons and remember what it was like to hear them for the first time. Feel permission to let that memory stir up a fresh perspective that gives ministry a reignited approach. -- Contact us as hello@thepracticalemail.com Sign up for our newsletter or g…

IF MINISTRY IS A BOAT... YOUR TEAM CAN EITHER SAIL OR ROW. Sails: Let’s see if this works. Rowing: We’re headed in this direction no matter what. (Patient is not the same as passive.) ***TRUST EARLY TRUST OFTEN. -- Contact us as hello@thepracticalemail.com Sign up for our newsletter or get more info at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thepracticalwebsite.com/⁠…

EASTER COMES EARLY THIS YEAR! It's a time that easily can become stressful and UNeasily a time to honor those around you for their part in a collective storytelling moment. Called Easter. Let's change the narrative for the better! (I'm sure Jesus will appreciate it.) -- Contact us as hello@thepracticalemail.com Sign up for our newsletter or get mor…

HOW DO YOU BUILD THE BIGGEST SKYSCRAPER IN A CITY? WHY are you beuilding... what you're building? HOW do you feel when people comment on how you're building it? -- Contact us as hello@thepracticalemail.com Sign up for our newsletter or get more info at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thepracticalwebsite.com/⁠

DIFFERENT STYLES REQUIRE DIFFERENT APPROACHES. - How does your team communicated during the week? - Are you in need of something to help your structure OR are you needing a structure? It's not about where you're wanting to go as a team... but realizing what you're doing now... is already taking you somewhere. Better make sure it's the right directi…

THE NUMBER ONE WORD OF 2023 WAS "AUTHENTIC". It helps to pay attention to the ripple effects of where people are coming from. Who knows what the word for this year might be! -- Contact us as hello@thepracticalemail.com Sign up for our newsletter or get more info at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thepracticalwebsite.com/⁠…

THE YEAR IS IN FULL SWING... AND SO CAN BE YOUR INTENTIONS. Invite "conversation" among your team/congregation in ways you never have before. People will surprise you. (In a good way.) -- Contact us as hello@thepracticalemail.com Sign up for our newsletter or get more info at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thepracticalwebsite.com/⁠…

"NOSTALGIA" ISN'T ABOUT A TIME PERIOD. IT'S ABOUT THE FEELING THAT TIME PERIOD GAVE YOU. There are two versions of "Nostalgia": 1) The kind that evolves. - Invites you into the feeling so it can expand and grow. 2) The kind that embalms. - It excludes you from the feeling for the sake of independent experience. -- Contact us as hello@thepracticalem…

SINCERITY AGES WELL. LET'S CHOOSE IT MORE OFTEN. What "young people" do today... our grandparents will do 3-5 years from now. So it might be helpful to realize its less about trends that get results and more about the feelings behind the screens that have the potential to bear fruit. Let's steer clear of hollow messaging, when we could be full of p…

IT'S NOT ALWAYS WHAT YOU DO... IT'S ALSO HOW YOU DO IT. For many of us 2023 was a long and difficult year. We might not have been treated fairly or given the opportunities to blossom into our potential. But we're still here. We're still able to try again with a fresh perspective. Thank you for everything you weren't told "thank you" for. It mattere…

JANUARY CAN START YOU STRONG OR START YOU BLURRY. January has everyone excited. For a little while. That's where we can approach the month with more realistic expectations that will lead to more fruitful results in ourselves and the things we attempt. There's nothing magical about a month, but there is something substantial about a unified mindset.…

THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE "ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE" AND "THE UNIQUENESS OF THE COMMUNICATOR". Its one thing to speak through language. Its another thing to have a perspective that makes someone want to listen to what you have to say. Trends and algorithms will change consistently. (As they should.) But the uniqueness of who you are will alwa…

ALLOW US TO REINTRODUCE OURSELVES! We're back in a new way and ready for brand new conversations. Concepts and principles are priceless in value, but can be hollow outside of practical applications. That's where we want to help bridge the gap from where we are to where we want to be. And we believe there's a practical way forward. Join the ride! --…