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First person: Pastor, what are your blind spots?

October 21, 2024

“One of the most deadly challenges for leaders are blind spots. Everyone has them,” writes Phi Cooke. “The worst leaders don’t realize it, while the best are constantly on guard because they know how deadly those blind spots can be.”

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First person: One church trend that isn’t looking good

October 20, 2024

Church media expert Phil Cooke shares a troubling trend he’s noticing in today’s churches.

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Why preaching still matters in a digital world — even on television

September 10, 2024

When I started working in television, preachers and preaching were about the only thing on Christian TV. …

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Five reasons to invest in digital missions

August 7, 2024

In an ever-growing digital age, churches should consider investing in digital missions. The Church must adapt and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ through whatever means are available, says Phil Cooke.

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First person: 6 habits that risk moral failure for pastors

July 27, 2024

Christian media expert Phil Cooke shares six habits that risk moral failure for pastors. “I’ve discovered a certain pattern of behavior from leaders who fail,” he writes.

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First person: Do church planters need more ‘early risk’ for later success?

July 1, 2024

Today, with so many networks out there that pay salary and set church planters up with insurance, mentoring advice and building expenses, much of the risk of launching a church has been eliminated. I’m wondering if that risk is needed.

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Planning a ‘short devotion’ at an event? Here’s some advice

March 10, 2024

The point of the devotion time is to slow everyone down, focus people’s thoughts in the right place, and start the event with our priorities in place. However, so many people completely miss the point of a devotion …

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Where do you start when hiring church communicators?

February 16, 2024

While missions, outreach, education and other ministries are important, churches have discovered they would have been in serious trouble during the COVID-19 lockdown without a communications or media team.

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