John Finkelde

Pastors often feel stuck when their church stops growing. At GaHC we walk with you, giving you clear road maps that confidently position your church for growth

[John Finkelde @finkelde]

4 surprising results from our 3 min church growth evaluation quiz

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#growahealthychurch

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@DanielPriestley The restriction has been in Australia for 6 months

It is helping parents say no, a good thing

Digital ID? Nothing

[John Finkelde @finkelde]

Love this

[McKay Caston @mckaycaston]

If you want to preach sermons that people share, try this one, simple change.

I guarantee it will change how folks respond to your next message.

But first, we must face two realities:

(𝟭) Your people can't share what they don’t remember.
(𝟮) And they won't share what doesn't change their lives.

So here's the simple shift.

Title your sermon for application, not information—and then build the sermon to meet the promise of the title.

For example, a sermon on Psalm 51 could be titled "The Power of Repentance."

Or you could title it with an application focus, "How to Respond to a Rebuke."

Same text. But now the member who got chewed out by his boss on Friday leans in. Or the husband challenged by his spouse or a child confronted by a parent.

A sermon on God's sovereignty could be simply "The Sovereignty of God." Or you could tune it for application, calling it "How to Find Peace in Your Worst Storm."

One sounds like a lecture. The other sounds like a rescue.

The information title says, "Here's a concept."

The application title says, "Here's help."

People don't share concepts. They share help.
They forward rescue.

And here's the bonus for you. This forces you to name the one life-changing truth the Spirit wants to bring. Get that clear, and the sermon practically writes itself.

Here's how to try it with this Sunday's text:

(𝟭) Write your information title. The concept-focused version you'd naturally use.

(𝟮) Then ask, What does this actually do for a hurting person? How does it functionally change their lives?

(𝟯) Now rewrite the title as the answer to that question.

For instance, if you're preaching on prayer and wrote "The Purpose of Prayer," ask what it does, and you might land on "How to Pray When God Feels Silent."

Preach360 is built to walk you through exactly this kind of clarity-building process.
It asks you the right questions, step by step, so you can move from abstract concepts to life-changing help.

The platform guides you through sermon prep so you build sermons people actually remember and share.

I'd love for you to experience the process.

[John Finkelde @finkelde]

The southern bapos are at it again and everyone outside USA has to suffer the noise

[John Finkelde @finkelde]

@totalsagat @turtlemagpies Spot on

[John Finkelde @finkelde]

Not a fan of the expletive ridden rants

But love that a clever comedian is pointing out the outrageous hypocrisy and lies of this govt

Dave is on the money and will get the attention of untold people who are usually disconnected from political machinations

[Valerie 🤌🏻 @AussieVal10]

A bit of plain speaking is going a long way in Aus - Hughesy on the Today show

[John Finkelde @finkelde]

@lukedsimmons Say it with your chest leadership

Ok that's got to be an Americanism

[John Finkelde @finkelde]

@SagarH62 Kim Hughes

[John Finkelde @finkelde]

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[Corbin Middlemas @CorbinMiddlemas]

Fresh faced Freo 👶 out to buck premiership trend 📉

Full episode of the Midweek Tackle on @FOXFOOTY via @kayosports

[John Finkelde @finkelde]

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[christopher joye @cjoye]

These changes can turn Australia into a world-class economy https://t.co/Xka2Bacp7H

[John Finkelde @finkelde]

It's Nick Watson... We don't care🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Xander McGuire @XanderMcGuire7]

The AFL has ticked off the decision to disallow Nick Watson’s goal after the half time siren.

Statement:

“The umpire, positioned directly behind the kick, correctly disallowed the score after Nick Watson moved off his line to the right and didn’t kick the ball over the man on the mark.

The AFL have contacted Hawthorn and St Kilda today to provide an explanation regarding the decision.” @7AFL @7NewsMelbourne

[John Finkelde @finkelde]

@adrianbarich @Markedw 🤣🤣🤣 he's a Baptist Barra. Ain't happening🤣

[Geoff Wilson @GeoffWilsonWAM]

Every Australian who owns shares, runs a business, invests for retirement or hopes to build wealth should be paying attention. It’s about the future of investment, productivity and aspiration in Australia. Sign the petition.👇
#CGT #auspol https://t.co/obcCvaj9hY

[John Finkelde @finkelde]

@GrayConnolly No problem

And yes I am. Their sacrifices gave me the life I have today

[John Finkelde @finkelde]

How long do we have to put up with records from 1934.?

It's AFL not vfl

[Fox Footy @FOXFOOTY]

🟧 HIGHEST-SCORING THIRD QUARTER IN AFL HISTORY 🟧

Recap #AFLGiantsLions✍️: https://t.co/UgZUmwgyWp

[John Finkelde @finkelde]

Bookmark this pastor

Gold ✅️😎

[Luke Simmons @lukedsimmons]

STOP BELIEVING THESE DISCIPLESHIP MYTHS.

❌ Myth #1: Every individual Christian must be able to make another disciple

✅ Truth: The whole church is involved in disciple-making. It takes a "body." It's not about "disciples who make disciples" (as if it's up to each individual). It's about disciples who play their part in making disciples.

❌ Myth #2: Your church needs a step-by-step pathway for making disciples

✅ Truth: Most people don't grow in a linear way. And many people have worked through the "steps" or "pathway" and are still pretty spiritually immature. It's not about a step-by-step plan. It's about a vision, framework, and ecosystem that allows disciples to grow over time.

❌ Myth #3: If we get people in small groups, they will grow as disciples

✅ Truth: Small groups are an extremely valuable piece of the discipleship ecosystem. But they are not a silver bullet.

❌ Myth #4: Our church needs a Discipleship ministry

✅ Truth: Your church IS a Discipleship ministry. The whole church with the whole gospel making whole disciples. If there's something your church is doing that doesn't contribute to that mission, it's worth revisiting.

❌ Myth #5: Discipleship is overwhelming

✅ Truth: It only feels overwhelming because you've likely not figured out how to explain it in a simple way that people can engage with.

[John Finkelde @finkelde]

I'm glad JLo is our coach when I see this guy losing it

#foreverfreo

[AFL Memes @MemesAFL]

Me calling the AFL to complain about them scheduling a Thursday night football game at a Tasmanian ground that is under construction #AFLHawksCrows

[John Finkelde @finkelde]

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[Alister Berkeley @alisterberkeley]

One scenario that exposes the weakness in the budget is the ordinary wage earner who has worked for decades, paid tax on every dollar of salary, and slowly paid down the family mortgage. That person then decides to do something Australia should want more of: take a risk, redraw against the house, and start a business.

This is not abstract capital. It is accumulated after tax labour being put at risk. Many entrepreneurs seed their first business this way because they do not have access to venture capital, family office money or institutional balance sheets. They risk the home because that is the only capital base they have built.

The policy problem is that Australia is making the reward for that risk less attractive at the very moment in history when it should be encouraging private enterprise, productivity and new business formation. If the venture fails, the founder wears the loss personally. If it succeeds, the state wants a larger share of the upside @GeoffWilsonWAM

That asymmetry matters. It tells the wage earner who is thinking about becoming a founder that the downside is theirs, the house is theirs to risk, but the upside is increasingly shared with government. That is not how you build a more entrepreneurial economy @cjoye

[John Finkelde @finkelde]

These memes are funny but the tax isn't

[Gemma Noiosi - Libertarian for NSW @GemmaNoiosi]

This is the BEST troll of @AlboMP ever 🔥

Business owners posting about their “silent business partner” who takes 47% of their profits… and doesn’t have to lift a finger!

A perfect protest against Labor’s capital gains tax grab.

Taxation is theft. Libertarians will never vote for tax hikes - they all hurt families and businesses.

@LibertariansNSW

[John Finkelde @finkelde]

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[Diana Alastair💚🤍💜 ⚢ ❌❌✡️ @sappholives83]

The person who made this would be happy to see it shared as widely as possible.

The world can now see the truth of “trans inclusion.”