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The Most Powerful Good Friday Sermon Ideas
Good Friday is one of the most important days in the liturgical calendar. Many churches around the world are preparing a service for that day to solemnly observe the death of our Messiah on Good Friday. And with all of the other Lent and Holy Week prepar...
How to Write the Best Associate Pastor Job Description [2024]
Your church has grown enough to hire an associate pastor? Hallelujah! But how do you find the right person for the role? Your first step is simple: Put together the most compelling Associate Pastor Job Description you can and post it online Our gui...
Lent Sermon Series Ideas to Prepare for Easter
The seaon of Lent reflects Jesus' 40 days in the wilderness, preparing our hearts for His resurrection. Creating a Lenten sermon series involves a lot of planning ahead. So I've put together passages and illustrations you can use for each Sunday of Lent....
7 Ash Wednesday Sermon Ideas to Prepare for Lent
Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent, which leads to Holy Week and Easter. It's an important chance to prepare your members for what will come over the next few weeks. So I've put together several sermons on Ash Wednesday to help you out! Bel...
Resurrection Power: 7 Powerful Easter Sermon Ideas
Preparing a moving sermon on the resurrection of Jesus Christ is a big responsibility. But crafting the perfect Resurrection Sunday message is still at the top of your list, even with everything else on your plate leading up to Easter. So I've put t...
Building the Ideal Senior Pastor Job Description
Embarking on the journey to hire a new senior pastor? Your first step is simple: Put together the most compelling Senior Pastor Job Description you can and post it online Our guide will walk you through crafting a job description that attracts top-notch...
What Is Holy Week?
Holy Week, Batman! It's almost Easter Sunday! Have you ever come across the term "Holy Week" and wanted to know more, but didn't know where to begin? If you're like me, you didn't grow up in a church or denomination that observed each of the days of thi...
Top 20 Good Friday Songs and Hymns for Worship
We’ve put together a list of the Top Good Friday Contemporary Songs and Hymns to help spark a joyful noise from your church this Easter—“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:57). I hop...
What is Lent?
Have you ever heard someone talk about a season called "Lent" and wondered why they cared so much about the fuzzy stuff in their pockets? Sorry... that's a bad dad joke. Lent is the period of 40 days before Good Friday when Christians around the world f...