The Rocket Company Podcast: Recent Episodes
Casey Graham, Founder and CEO of The Rocket Company
The few minutes just before you take up the offering each week, is often the least planned time of your weekend service, but could have the most impact on your weekly giving. Casey Graham talks about how to do a Giving Talk each week to help your congregation better understand the impact of their giving…
People don’t remember sermons – they remember statements. Jeff Henderson, lead pastor of Gwinnett Church and regular communicator at North Point Community Church in the Atlanta area, shares how to create memorable statements for your sermons. These “sticky” statements will be what people remember days, even months, after your sermon. There is a unique formula…
Ben Crawshaw shares 6 steps to recruit more volunteers. Ben has served in a variety of churches – from a small rural church to the largest church at North Point Community Church. He has led thousands of student pastors through XP3 Curriculum and High School Camp at Orange/ReThink Group. His the author of Make Believe. He…
Todd Fields talks about the five ways you can make Easter your best service of the year. He walks through how to engage people, prepare your volunteers and create a worship service that will have people wanting to come back next week. Listen now and get ready for this Easter weekend
Easter is one of the biggest evangelistic opportunities of the year for your church. But, it’s also one of the biggest giving opportunities of the year. So how do you balance the two and not run newcomers off? Casey explains how to make Easter your biggest giving day of the year without running people off…
Most pastors spend so much of their time helping others, that they neglect helping themselves. One of the biggest areas this happens with is personal finances. How? Busyness creeps in and before we know it, we haven’t saved any money for a “rainy day”, prepared a savings plan for our children’s college, or budgeted enough…
As pastors and church leaders, we have a unique opportunity to stand up and speak in front of people. For many of us though, we aren’t aware of the strengths and weaknesses of our own preaching “voice” or style. The result? Our sermons aren’t as effective as they could be. In this Whiteboard session, Pastor…
How do you determine which songs to include in your worship set each week? How do you transition between each song. What are some tips for engaging your congregation in singing? Todd FieldsDirector of Worship Leader Development at Northpoint Community Churchanswers these questions and helps you create a worship set list in this week’s Whiteboard…
Casey Graham recently hosted a LIVE training event on our Wednesday Whiteboard session. Listen as he teaches the best practices to creating or improving your digital giving experience in your church. Download the training slides here
We spent some time chatting with Justin Wise, founder of Think Digital, about the place of today’s social media. In this interview, we discuss: How to grow church through Social Media There are may ways to attract people, increase engagement, and improve giving in your church. During this informative podcast interview, Casey Graham and Justin…
In the sixth episode of RocketCast, you will hear about the current trends in church volunteerism. You will also receive practical information concerning recruiting and keeping more and better volunteers. Casey Graham interviews Tony Morgan, Chief Strategic Officer and founder of The Unstuck Group. Tony is a consultant, leadership coach, and writer who helps churches…
In the fifth episode of RocketCast, Michael talks to Stephen Brewster, the Creative Arts Pastor at Crosspoint Community Church in Nashville, Tennessee. In this episode you will learn: How to involve other people in service planning How the Senior Pastor and Creative Arts pastor can get on the same page How to plan ahead yet still…
In the fourth episode of Rocket Cast, Todd Tolston interviews Michael about how to get ready for a big Easter service, follow up with first time givers who donate something on Easter and how to prepare for one big service. In this Episode, You Will Learn Some things to consider when having ONE big Easter…
In the third episode of RocketCast, Michael gives five ways you can prepare for Easter at your church. In this episode you will learn: Some ways you can prepare your heart and prepare your team for the spiritual side of Easter How to prepare and follow up with guests who attend church at Easter How to…
In the second episode of RocketCast, Michael talks with Lysa Terkeurst about crafting compelling messages, creating sticky statements and authentically connecting with your audience. If you’re a speaker or a writer of any sort, you’ll find her insights helpful. In this episode you will learn: They key to creating memorable messages How to connect your message…
In the first episode of RocketCast, Michael talks about creating a healthy meeting rhythm with your staff. In this episode you will learn: How to create meeting agendas that never change What you should do at each type of meeting How to keep weekly and monthly meetings focused on what is truly important How to…