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30 Free Christmas Resources 2025

Crafting Christmas services, maximizing marketing, and avoiding burnout. Ideas for kids, small groups, and the community. Here's a list of ideas to help you have the best Christmas season ever!

Leadership

November 9, 2024

How to Pastor Your Church Through the Holidays

For pastors, navigating the holiday season is a balance of celebration and support for emotional and spiritual challenges, while also keeping the church running smoothly through the new year.

Every Modern Church Leader Should Give Their Staff a One-Sentence Job Description

A one-sentence job description distills the core of the job and helps employees focus on what really matters.

How to (Really) Avoid Burnout as a Modern Church Leader

What if the key to avoiding burnout as a pastor wasn’t rooted in self-care practices alone, but in how you view your role and manage your leadership?

Words of Gratitude to Pastors

As we approach this season of gratitude, let's reflect on the impact our pastors make in our communities and express our heartfelt thanks.

The Perfect Church Service Plan: How to Make Your Worship Service Smooth and Professional

The "perfect church service plan" isn't a myth. It's a reality that can help your members' worship experience be smoother and more professional. And it's easy to implement with these 11 steps.

Strategies for Church Conflict Resolution: A Guide for Leaders

Conflict is inevitable, and it's important for church leaders to have strategies in place for conflict resolution.

Trusting Your Team During Vacations

Taking time to unplug during vacations is vital for the success of yourself and your team. When you unplug, it refills your tank. It also gives your team a chance to dip into their reserves and showcase abilities you are unaware of.

Is It Burnout, or Something Else?

If you feel like you are on the brink of burnout, you should seek clinical help. If, however, you are a modern church leader, I’d challenge you to ask yourself if your issue is something different.

What If ...? Reimagining the Church in the Digital Age

What if the church was out in front. It was the central hub of the community. It was the place where everyone looked for creativity, leadership, guidance, and morality.

10 Christmas Program Ideas For Churches

Christmas is a time for family, friends, and – of course – the Church. We’ve collected our favorite Christmas program ideas below to help you brainstorm.

Expanding Church Participation: A Proactive Approach to Growth

In this blog post we discuss how a modern church leader can proactively expand church participation.

Church Rescue

The TV show Bar Rescue highlights businesses with unengaged employers and unrestrained employees. If there were a spinoff show called Church Rescue, it would have the opposite problem with overly engaged bosses and restrained staff.‍

Written by

Ben Stapley