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Upbeat Easter Worship Songs [2025]
Easter Sunday is coming! If you're looking for one or two more songs to round out your worship setlist, look no further! I've compiled a list of upbeat Resurrection-themed worship songs for you. The resurrection of Jesus is the biggest event in history. ...
Holy Week Sermon Ideas to Prepare for the Resurrection
Move aside, Christmas! Easter is coming and the week leading up to it is the most important 7 days on the Christian calendar. These days are the perfect opportunity to lead your people in repentance and preparation for the Resurrection. Each day of the w...
Palm Sunday Sermon Ideas to Begin Holy Week
Palm Sunday is the day Christians observe Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem, setting the stage for Holy Week. This is a time for repentance and renewal for our church. Crafting a Palm Sunday sermon that captivates hearts and minds requires thou...
ChurchTrac 2024 Recap
Now that all of us have hopefully finished up our year-end giving statements and other new year necessities... we want to bring you up to speed on all the new features and updates that were made to our church software this past year. Rather than bore you...
What Is Holy Week?
Holy Week, Batman! It's almost Easter Sunday! Have you ever come across the term "Holy Week" and wanted to know more, but didn't know where to begin? If you're like me, you didn't grow up in a church or denomination that observed each of the days of thi...
Lent Sermon Series Ideas to Prepare for Easter
The season of Lent reflects Jesus' 40 days in the wilderness, preparing our hearts for His resurrection. Creating a Lenten sermon series involves a lot of planning ahead. So I've put together passages and illustrations you can use for each Sunday of Lent...
7 Ash Wednesday Sermon Ideas to Prepare for Lent
Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent, which leads to Holy Week and Easter. It's an important chance to prepare your members for what will come over the next few weeks. So I've put together several sermons on Ash Wednesday to help you out! Bel...
What is Lent?
Have you ever heard someone talk about a season called "Lent" and wondered why they cared so much about the fuzzy stuff in their pockets? Sorry... that's a bad dad joke. Lent is the period of 40 days before Good Friday when Christians around the world f...
Is Church Facility Management Software Worth It?
Managing rooms, scheduling volunteers, and keeping up with maintenance tasks can quickly become overwhelming. But does your ministry need church facility management software to keep all those plates spinning? For most churches, facility management platfo...