Ben Bankes, Author at pursueGOD.org

Worship Leader Training

Explore the four main areas of responsibility for a worship team leader: planning/preparation, rehearsal, services, and song leader standards.

The Strategic Role of Small Groups

Lesson 1 of Small Group Training. To create a discipleship culture, a church needs small groups that do the right things, led by committed leaders who do the right things.

How Much Money Should Christians Save?

Jesus offers one simple idea that will change your views on saving money forever.

Never Read a Bible Verse

Don’t read Bible “verses.” Read the Bible.

Kinda Sorta Christian

Does being a Christian make any difference in your life?

Performing vs. Worship Leading

In this video, Paul Baloche explores the differences between getting up on the stage to perform and getting up on the stage to lead worship.

Driven By Eternity

Pursuing God isn’t just about life today. In this lesson, we will learn how pursuing God impacts our eternity.

Romans 12: Creating a Healthy Worship Ministry

The goal of every worship ministry should be to magnify God and be unified in purpose. How to accomplish this is much easier said than done. So what’s the solution? Romans 12 gives us the answer.

How Greed Works

Every teenager is at risk of catching a contagious and deadly disease: greed. Learn how to fight it this Christmas.

Moses: When Accidents Aren’t Accidents

Do things just randomly happen in our lives, or does God have a bigger plan? Find out as we start a series on Moses.

Jesus and Fake News

For a long time, we had “real news” and “non-news.” Unfortunately, things have shifted in recent months. Now there is near-constant talk of “fake news.”

Going “Full Circle” as a Group

Just as individuals go “full circle” to maturity in Christ, small groups can also grow mature. In fact, people and groups become mature together.

What Is Lent?

What does it mean when people say they are giving something up for Lent? Are Christians required to observe Lent?

Why Did Jesus Have to Die on the Cross?

Jesus’ death was necessary for salvation and forgiveness of sin.

Each week at church you most likely sing some worship songs during the service. Have you ever thought about the flow of the songs and how they are working together to help the service “come together”? If you haven’t, hopefully you will after reading through this article.