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The Better Sundays Podcast

The Better Sundays Podcast

Hosted by: Mike Holmes

Focused, practical and usable advice for churches that are looking to reach new, young families and impact their communities.

Episodes

S3E1- "Young Family Things" - Introduction to the Concept

Season #3 Episode #1

Season Three begins with the introduction to the concept of "young family things."In order to reach young families often time churches need to focus on doing "young family things."Local churches are familiar with the...
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S2E15- Strategy Applied- Landlocked, Yet Flourishing- Live Church Evaluation

Sometimes, some of the best ways to learn is just by watching someone else go through a problem.Ā As promised, this podcast is focused, practical, and usable.Ā  In this episode, we will get a glimpse inside of a church...
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S2E14- Strategy- An Amazing Local Church Experience

Does your janitor have vision?Ā  Can your setup and takedown volunteers tell you their "mission" in theĀ  church? Is there a singular statement you use to motivate and inspire the Sunday School teachers, the AV team and...
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S2E13 Strategy- Leaders are Solvers Not Complainers

Every area of a local church needs a well-thought-out strategy, especially the area of leader ship.Ā Every church leader is in a position to examine and evaluate things. That is the nature of what we do. Through all...
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S2E12- A Strategy for Effective Sunday Morning Greeters

First impressions in a local church are super important.For a brand new person coming to church everything is noticed. The signage, the cleanliness, the literature, but nothing as important as the friendliness of the...
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S2E11 Strategy- Should Church Be Comfortable?

Comfortable or uncomfortable that is the question?Ā I don't think there are too many church leaders that wish for people to be uncomfortable when they come to their church. That being said, the big question is how far...
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S2E10- Strategy- Live Review of XYZ Baptist Church Strategy

Season #2 Episode #10

In this podcast episode we dive into the nitty-gritty details of an actual local church's quest to reach new young families. After several consultative phone calls and spending an entire weekend in a thriving and...
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S2E9-A Strategy for Your Three Church Services

An on the road strategy session with Mr. Mike.
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S2E8- Strategy- Move with the Movers

If you're going to reach new young families, you're not going to do it alone.Every church leader needs to have active and excited ministry team members. Team members can often let us down in many ways by losing their...
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S2E7- Strategy- A Solutions-Oriented Local Church

Nearly every time you walk into a business in your local community you're going there to have a problem solved.You might be looking for new shoes at the shoe store. You might be going to the grocery store to get some...
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S2E6 Strategy- Momentum with Your Volunteers

When 95% of the work in your church is done by 5% of the people, your church is unhealthy. Sorry to be so blunt, but you are in a unsustainable death spiral. An unbalanced workload in a local church is not good for...
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S2E5-Strategy- How to Freshen Up Your Outreach Methods

If you were to examine church history, youĀ  will find that evangelical Christians have always been innovativeĀ  and found new ways to bring the gospel to the masses. New methods of transmitting truth have been around...
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