Links of the Week (5/12/18)

Each Saturday we point you to the best preaching, leadership, and ministry content we have encountered on the internet during the week.

Links of the Week

1. CNLP 180: William Vanderbloemen On How To Gain A Competitive Advantage By Creating An Amazing Culture Staff And Volunteers Won’t Want To Leave – by Carey Nieuwhof
2. How To Prepare For A Productive Planning Retreat – by Dan Reiland
3. Pastors: 4 Reasons You Need a Friend – by Trevor DeVage
4. Thought Thread: Faithful – by Steve Carr
5. The ‘Family of Churches’ Model of Church Planting – by David Dummitt
6. 7 Questions Leaders Should Use Often – by Ron Edmondson
7. 11 Practices Of Smart And Successful Leaders – by Brian Dodd
8. 7 Reasons You Need a Sermon Evaluation Team – by Chuck Lawless
9. Christians, Social Media, and Having a Caring Heart – by Josh Reich
10. 5 Things Every Church Website Must Have – by Bryan Haley

Rookie Preacher Articles

11 Tips for Using Sermon Illustrations – by Steve Tillis

PLP 4: Steps to Efficient Sermon Preparation – by Brandon Kelley

4 Things Holding Your Elder Board and Staff Back From Thriving – by Brandon Kelley

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