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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

Is It a Sin for Church to Be Boring? Whose to Blame? Yikes!

Season #7

In America, one of the biggest complaints about church is that it is boring. I can attest that I have been at many, many boring services. The question we need to address is, "How to we "solve boring" with going into...
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Zoom Training: Beat the Routine: Three keys making the holiday season magnificent. Christmas Success

Season #7

Join Mike Holmes on a zoom training call with the ReachKeep Academy. Learn three ways to beat the routine that plagues so many churches and pastors during this holiday season.
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How pastors can get folks to come and listen to the next several sermons. Sermon promotion made easy

Season #7

You work so hard to create a message and then folks don't show up. Here is an innovative way for a church planter or any pastor to get folks aware of what is coming the next few weeks.
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Why Your Sunday Morning Church Service SHOULD Be Like a Funeral! -- Agree or Disagree?

Season #7

Church for the unchurched can often be uncomfortable, but it does not need to be confusing or awkward. Learn from your funeral services how to make a Sunday morning church service more effective.
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4 Things Pastors Need to be Seeing on Sunday Mornings- Once you see them it is hard to "unsee" them!

Season #7

There are plenty of things for a pastor to do on the typical Sunday morning. Here is a list of four things you do not want to miss! Resources Mentioned:How to deal with Clutter...
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• Part 4 of 4 • How to Get Normal People to Come to Church-

Season #7

Normal people in this world don't think at all like churchy folks. Being immersed in the world of "church' and "ministry" tends to make you presume everyone should just come to church because it is the right thing to...
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• Part 3 of 4 • How to Get Normal People to Come to Church-

Season #7

Normal people in this world don't think at all like churchy folks. Being immersed in the world of "church' and "ministry" tends to make you presume everyone should just come to church because it is the right thing to...
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• Part 2 of 4 • How to Get Normal People to Come to Church-

Season #7

Normal people in this world don't think at all like churchy folks. Being immersed in the world of "church' and "ministry" tends to make you presume everyone should just come to church because it is the right thing to...
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• Part 1 of 4 • How to Get Normal People to Come to Church-

Season #7

Normal people in this world don't think at all like churchy folks. Being immersed in the world of "church' and "ministry" tends to make you presume everyone should just come to church because it is the right thing to...
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This Church Needs Fixing!- Assessment and analysis of a Rocky Mnt. area Independent Baptist church.

Season #7

On a recent training assignment, I spent an entire Sunday morning assessing every aspect of this independent Baptist church that had access to. Here is my report and analysis. The names have been changed to protect...
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CLUTTER- A problem pastors can easily fix, but it is not something that they can easily prevent.

Season #7

Nearly every church struggles with problem, yet it is not all that hard to solve. Resources Mentioned: Guest Centric https://www.reachkeep.com/podcasts/the-better-sundays-podcast/episodes/2147714574 Core Value...
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Why Older Pastors Often Struggle to Attract and Retain Younger Families in Their Local Church

Season #7

There is a characteristic about older pastors ( and older people in general) that can often be viewed as a negative. This episode will show several ways to reverse this weakness and turn it into a strength....
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