Talking about giving in church is always a loaded conversation, with several ways for people to walk away feeling guilted or offended. Colorado Cmmunity Church, in Aurora, CO has a  plan they call 5+5 that leaves people excited about the topic. At the core, their approach is deeply spiritual, and gives people a ton of personal choice and responsibility.

I'm very grateful to Robert Gelinas, their Lead Pastor, for joining me to share how it works!

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Good Ideas for Churches is a joint project between Matt Whitman's The Ten Minute Bible Hour and Eyes Up. Have a good idea? Something that's helped your church? Something that's made the Gospel make sense to people in your community? I'd love to hear from you! Shoot me an email at aron.eyesup@gmail.com.

Social media is the chief discipler of our age, and it isn't even close.

Chris Martin has spent the last 10 years managing 100s of social media accounts for large Christian publishers. This has given him a unique window into how these platforms have a negative impact on people.

He's also written two books on the topic, as well as a regular newsletter on substack.

His first book is Terms of Service. His substack is under the same name. And his newly released The Wolf in Their Pockets is written specifically for Christian leaders to help them overcome the all-pervasive power of social media on the people they lead and love.

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Good Ideas for Churches is a joint project between Matt Whitman's The Ten Minute Bible Hour and Eyes Up. Have a good idea? Something that's helped your church? Something that's made the Gospel make sense to people in your community? I'd love to hear from you! Shoot me an email at aron.eyesup@gmail.com.

Team Preaching typically is the territory of larger churches with a larg staff. But it can work in a small church too, and brings a lot of benefits beyond just sharing the load.

I’m joined in this episode by Eric Hoke. Eric is a co-vocational pastor who works on wall street in addition to pastoring.

This is Eric’s story of how he set up a preaching team for his fresh-out-of-the-box church plant in the Bronx.

He also has an incredible ministry to pastors with a coaching business. Eric specializes in helping pastors find additional work, or transitioning to a career in business. You can contact him from his website at https://www.ihelpastorsgetjobs.com/home.  

I'd love it if you’d consider subscribing to the Good Ideas for Churches YouTube Channel.

Good Ideas for Churches is a joint project between Matt Whitman's The Ten Minute Bible Hour and Eyes Up. Have a good idea? Something that's helped your church? Something that's made the Gospel make sense to people in your community? I'd love to hear from you! Shoot me an email at aron.eyesup@gmail.com.