Experience The Summer Of A Lifetime At People’s Church

Somewhere between falling asleep as a child clutching a basketball with dreams of being an MVP, and actually playing in a championship game, preparation happens. Success in any career requires preparation. Effective leadership in ministry is no different. It doesn’t happen automatically, but requires preparation. The effective leader first takes the time to be a student….to learn, to be stretched and to grow. One of the greatest learning environments to cultivate leadership skills is a thriving ministry. When you are immersed into its life and culture, you will gain invaluable practical experience. This experience builds upon book knowledge and classroom theory. An internship can help to serve this purpose. People’s Church is offering a summer internship that can help prepare you to be a CHAMPION for the Kingdom of God!

Why a summer internship at People’s Church?

*You will learn and grow as a leader.

*You will be developed through spiritual gift inventories and personalized growth plans.

*You will receive weekly leadership and ministry training from the staff of People’s Church.

*You will receive hands-on and practical ministry experience.

*You will get personalized coaching from one of the members of our staff.

*You will be exposed first-hand to the ministry philosophy, values, and practices of one of the fastest growing churches in America.

*You will leave the internship with some tools and insights that will increase your effectiveness for the Kingdom of God.

Email anita@peopleschurch.tv for more information and to receive an application packet.

Today’s blog is from Troy Martin, our Executive Director of Ministries at People’s Church.

HUSH

The Bible says that life and death are in the power of the tongue. That’s a powerful statement! Throughout this series, you will learn invaluable insight about how your mouth is key to your success. Join us on Sunday, March 14^th, as we kick off the new series HUSH!

This weekend is Daylight Savings. Remember to set your clocks forward one hour on Saturday, March 13^th, before you go to bed.

Hush from People's Church on Vimeo.

Weekend Highlights

1. I'm blown away by all of the lives Jesus is changing at People's Church!

2. Hearing the testimonies of how God is changing lives is so encouraging to me.

3. I shared with our church how we are focused on reaching people far from God.

4. I also shared how we are super focused on investing the Gospel into the lives of kids and teenagers.

5. I told PC that we will do anything short of sin to reach people who don't know Christ.

6. I told PC that we are not just called to minister to the already saved.

7. Less than 25 percent of the Oklahoma City metro area attends church. We must open our eyes because the field is ripe for harvest.

8. We are dreaming and preparing to launch more People's Churches across the state of Oklahoma.

9. We are dreaming about having a state-of-the-art youth facility to reach and train more teenagers to be warriors for God.

10. Thank you to all of you who committed to tithe for the first time in your lives. You are putting food in God's house.

11. Thank you to all of you who made a commitment to give over and above your tithe to the CRAZY Campaign. It's all about MORE changed lives.

12. When you put food in God's house, He will put food in your house.

13. I'm excited for our series HUSH. God is going to help us with our tongue. Our tongue is key to a successful and God-honoring life.

14. We had a nice, relaxing weekend at the Cooper home.

15. I miss football. Hurry up, August. :)

16. The OKC Thunder won their 38th game last night. GO Thunder!

17. We took the kids for a special treat at Braum's last night.

18. This is going to be a great week for you! Be positive and go for it!

Thursday's Download

1. My wife went to a Senior Pastors’ Wives Retreat in Las Vegas. She had a great time connecting with some awesome ladies.

2. This was my first time having the kids by myself. It went better than I thought it would.

3. My wife lined up some folks to watch the kids for me during the day so that I could go to work. That was very helpful.

4. The most hectic part for me was in the mornings. One morning I gave 3 of my kids a bath, helped Cale get ready for school, got all four breakfast, cleaned up and got myself ready in about 45 minutes.

5. I've always appreciated and known that my wife's daily job of staying home with our kids and investing in their lives is harder than my job. I confirmed this while she was gone. LOL.

6. This Sunday, I am sharing vision and talking about the future of People's Church. This is a must-attend Sunday to get the inside scoop about what God is laying on my heart for PC!

7. Please be in prayer about 4 things for Sunday: 1. If you're not faithfully tithing, take the step of faith and begin to honor God by returning 10 percent of your income to God through PC. 2. If you are committed to tithing to God through PC, please pray about what God wants you to give over and above your tithe to the CRAZY Campaign for one year. 3. If you are faithfully tithing and are giving faithfully to the CRAZY Campaign, please continue to give offerings to the CRAZY Campaign for one more year.

8. Number four is to be praying about what God wants you to give on Sunday to our special CRAZY offering. We are all giving our very best offering, over and above the Lord's tithe, on Sunday. It's going to be a great day! It's all about MORE CHANGED LIVES! There is so much more for us to do!

9. I'm so glad the weather is better this week. I feel spring in the air, and I’m liking it. It's been a unique winter.

10. HUSH begins on March 14. This is going to be a great series. The Bible says there is life and death in our tongue. Learning how to control and use your tongue is key to your success in life. This is going to be a super, great series for our church.

11. I'm very pumped up for Easter and our April series. Courageous...Living The Extraordinary Life is going to be a high-impact series. We have tons of creative elements for this series. We have tons of special creative elements for Easter! Start inviting people right now for Easter.

12. We are adding a 4th experience time for Easter. It will begin at 1:30PM. Our Easter experience times will be 9AM, 10:30AM, 12PM and 1:30PM. We need as many people as possible who attend the 10:30AM experience to attend the 9AM or 1:30PM experience. We need as many people as possible who attend the 12PM to attend the 1:30PM. We need to free up as many seats and space in the auditorium and kids’ area as possible for all of the guests who will be attending on Easter. Many will be coming to PC for the first time and need to experience God's grace, mercy and forgiveness.

13. So excited for Sunday! Don't miss out on the inside scoop!

The Fundamental Flaw of Leadership

The Art Of Leadership is not something that comes natural for everyone, although some individuals are uniquely gifted to be more successful than others. The one thing that is certain for all leaders is the fact that in order to be successful they will have to over-come leadership flaws. Leadership flaws come in many shapes, forms and fashions. Just think of the leaders that you have worked for and imagine their flaws that caused you and your co-workers heartache. Imagine your own leadership flaws and the heartache that you might have caused others.

There are enough leadership flaws out there that we could fill up a book of flaws and fixes. In my opinion The Fundamental Flaw Of Leadership is not shooting straight with team members and not allowing them to know where they stand. Time and time again, leaders will talk about the ineptness of a team member or department, without talking to that team member or department head about those particular challenges. The even sadder fact is that when these employees are on the ropes and getting ready to be fired or moved to another department and don’t even see it coming.

Leaders have the responsibility of letting people know where they stand. If a person knows where they stand, they know what to fix. As a leader if you find yourself talking about the struggles a team member is having and they don’t know they are having those struggles… you need to look in the mirror, because you are not doing your job.

Again, if you are a leader and are not letting people know where they stand and not Keeping It Real… you are committing The Fundamental Flaw Of Leadership. Give your team member the one thing they need and that’s the right information. Information is not knowledge, however having the right information can lead to having the right knowledge.

What do you think? Is this The Fundamental Flaw Of Leadership? Have you seen this be problematic?

This was a great post by my good friend, Scott Williams at Big Is The New Small.

CRAZY March Madness

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Weekend Highlights

1. Another super good Sunday at People's Church.

2. God's presence was so evident during worship.

3. Our Worship Team is so gifted and anointed.

4. The volunteer appreciation video was very funny and very heartfelt.

5. Thank you, volunteers, for serving God and impacting lives!

6. The parking lot video is hilarious. I will show this on my blog sometime soon.

7. Tiffany and I watched last week’s American Idol on Saturday night, so we are all caught up.

8. Sunday's message went well. I really enjoy teaching on relationships. My wife means the world to me and so do my kids.

9. I've heard many testimonies from the Sexual Revolution series.

10. I said GET NAKED in my message yesterday. This is biblical, and if you missed the message you need to watch or listen to it at www.peopleschurch.tv

11. Be sure you plan out some date nights with your spouse. Don't hope to connect with your spouse; plan to connect with your spouse. Make it a priority.

12. Thank you, Tiffany, for shooting a video and sharing your thoughts about sex and marriage with PC. You are an incredible partner! I love doing life with you.

13. I told the church that I'm excited to share vision and what God is putting on my heart for People's Church on March 7. This is a must attend Sunday to get the inside scoop on what God has in store for PC.

14. Tiffany and I are addicted to baked potatoes. We had one on Friday.

15. It's such a privilege and honor to be the pastor of PC! It's unreal that I get to do this full-time! Thank you, Jesus!

Thursday's Download

1. This Sunday, we are wrapping up our Sexual Revolution series with a message titled Great Sex! You will hear from both Tiffany and me.

2. March 7 is our 2-year anniversary of the CRAZY Campaign. Time flies by! Let's all pray about what God would have us give during the last year of CRAZY.

3. On March 14, we are kicking off a 3-week series called HUSH! This series is going to address our mouth and how important it is to our relationship with God and others. This is going to be a very impacting series.

4. I can't believe March 1st is Monday.

5. Whenever I speak out of state and still have to get ready for the weekend at People's Church, it makes for an unusually busy week.

6. I had a great time speaking at Southwestern University yesterday. It is located outside of Dallas, TX. I was impressed with some of their facilities.

7. Easter and the entire month of April are going to be awesome and have many creative elements.

8. Snow, cold, rain, sleet, ice: go away! Spring is almost here!

9. People's Church ministered to over 450 junior high & high school students this week. Great job to Chris, our Student Ministries Director, Juan, our Student Ministries Associate, and to all of the youth leaders. We must invest the Gospel into this great generation. Way to go, team! You are doing a super job!

10. Great Sex on Sunday! What does God have to say about this subject? Be there Sunday!

11. It is important to take your time to train and develop new employees on your church’s or company’s core values & DNA. This takes time and must be intentional.

12. Your church’s culture is different from other churches, and you need to make sure new hires understand the culture and the pace of your church.

13. God is putting together a great team at PC!

14. I'm so excited for the future!

15. Thanks again to Ed Young for the Sexual Revolution idea and to Ed Young & Chris Hodges for some of the content.

16. I can't wait for Sunday!

Craziest Wedding Vows Ever

This past Sunday, our church did a skit and a Beyonce song to show how many people view wedding vows and marriage. WARNING: This is the raw reality, so get ready! Thanks to New Spring Church in Anderson, SC for the idea.

Wedding Skit from People's Church on Vimeo.

The Pastor, Sex & His Wife

This Sunday at People's Church we will be wrapping up the series Sexual Revolution. Tiffany and I will be teaching what God's Word has to say about having great sex in a marriage relationship. It's going to be a great Sunday talking about this sacred gift that God has given to married couples. Check out this video promo that my wife and I shot to promote this talk!

Sexual Revolution - Week 4 from People's Church on Vimeo.