I've been part of growing churches most of my adult life - as a volunteer, on staff, and in the pews. What I've noticed is this: the difference between growing and stagnant churches isn't what you'd expect. But when you see a healthy church up close, clear patterns emerge - and after fifteen years, I want to share what growing churches consistently do differently.

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Table of Contents:

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0:00 - Intro

2:38 - Inspiration Beats Information Every Time

7:22 - Sunday Can't Fix Everything

14:58 - Right Invitation, Right Moment

20:23 - Build Systems Before Chaos

23:32 - Scrappy, Regardless Of Budget

IMPORTANT LINKS

- Ryan Burge: https://x.com/ryanburge

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The most frustrating loop in church creative is pouring hours into a design or video, only to hear "something's off" or "I don't like it" with no explanation. It's usually not stubbornness - most pastors just don't have the language to explain what they're reacting to - and today, we're going to fix that.

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0:00 - Intro

3:06 - "I Don't Like It" Is A Symptom, Not The Problem

4:26 - Most Churches Have Never Defined Their Voice

8:02 - The Solution Is 8 Words

12:35 - Now You Have A Measuring Stick

20:58 - This Also Solves The "Conflicting Feedback" Problem

22:16 - Share It With Everyone

IMPORTANT LINKS

- Why Your Church Only Attracts One Type of Person: https://youtu.be/k7ZZD_F9dn4

- WordHippo: https://www.wordhippo.com/

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Hundreds of new AI tools launch every day, and most of them cost money. We've tracked down the ones that are actually free - beyond just ChatGPT - including tools most churches haven't heard of that could save your team dozens of hours every week.

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0:00 - Intro

0:36 - Tool #1: TurboScribe

1:55 - Tool #2: tl;dv

3:00 - Tool #3: Claude Cowork

8:45 - Claude Cowork Church Uses

IMPORTANT LINKS

- TurboScribe: https://turboscribe.ai/

- tl;dv: https://tldv.io/

- Claude Cowork: https://claude.com/product/cowork

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