Wayne Hedlund

Category: VIDEO

  • How To Maintain Unity in the Local Church

    How To Maintain Unity in the Local Church

    A while back I was asked to create a devotional video for christian leaders focusing on the topic of character. I decided to discuss character as it relates to unity in the local church. The passage I shared from is found in 1 Peter 3:8:

    “Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.”

    This may be a great video for your leadership team, eldership or board of directors to watch and discuss together, just to keep the conversation about unity in the church alive and in the open. Enjoy.

    Questions:

    At the end of this teaching, I ask a few group questions. Here they are for your reference as well.

    • What relationship are you dealing with right now that’s causing strife, division, or discord?
    • What part, if any, are you playing, to fan the flames of that discord?
    • Which of the following words do you feel need to be applied, based on the passage I just read?
    • What is the Holy Spirit speaking to you right now?
  • Strategy for a Healthy Missions Program

    Strategy for a Healthy Missions Program

    Tom Brazell serves as the Director of International Ministries at Elim Fellowship. He has served for years as a missionary in Africa, and also as a pastor of churches in America. Therefore he has a keen perspective on both the challenges of being a missionary, and on the pastor’s challenge of balancing a missions vision with the needs of his flock. In these two teachings, Tom provides insights that will help your church better choose and serve the missionaries that you support.

    Strategy for a Healthy Missions Program (54 min.)

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    Relating to Missionaries (19 min.)

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  • Toby Cavanaugh on Persistent Prayer

    Toby Cavanaugh on Persistent Prayer

    My friend, Toby Cavanaugh, shared an outstanding message to our staff, pastors, and leaders at Elim Fellowship on Persistent Prayer a while back. I was so impressed I decided to share the wealth. I know this message will inspire and challenge you in the area of prayer. It might also be a great video to consider sharing with your leaders at some point! Enjoy.

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  • Excellence Inspires People

    team-hoytPeople really inspire me. In particular, I’m inspired by people’s dedication, commitment, attention to detail, tenacity and passion to succeed. A quality that all of these people share is excellence. I believe excellence inspires people.

    I’ve already shared several posts on the topic of excellence, you’re welcome to find them at the bottom of this post. In this post, I just want to make one final point. When we choose to give all we’ve got to accomplish our goals (that is, our own resources, efforts and energies) we will very likely be an inspiration to those around us, to excel, to live well, and to do more than they thought they could.

    Let me share some examples of how I’ve been inspired by people:

    • I’m inspired when I see a great movie. 
      I’m not talking about movies with inspiring plots – don’t get me wrong, those are cool. What I’m inspired by is the dedication it takes for people to accomplish the making of those inspiring, funny or just plain fun movies. If you’ve ever watched how some of the scenes were made in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, you’ll be dumbfounded behind the effort, expense and attention to detail the team put in to create such realistic scenes. When you have a free hour to chill and be amazed, watch this documentary on how they designed ‘Middle Earth’ – one small part of the whole movie effort.

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    • I’m inspired when I hear great music.
      My coworkers know about this. I tend to listen to a lot of movie & game theme music. If you want a totally different listening experience, try creating a Hans Zimmer radio station in Pandora. I’m also amazed when I see someone play an instrument like it’s part of their body. The thousands of hours of practice time these people put in to become ‘the best’ is truly incredible. Consider this video of Luka Sulic & Stejepan Hauser (2Cellos) playing ‘Welcome to the Jungle’.

      Can’t see this video? Try clicking this link.
    • I’m inspired when I see people rise above the status quo.
      I want to live my life with excellence. I suspect you do too. But sometimes we can get stuck in a mindset that says we can’t do it. We’ll blame our circumstances or our past or our lack of resources. But when we see people rise up, despite incredible odds, there’s something that wants to rise up inside us as well. Consider this inspiring story of a blind teenager who wouldn’t let his blindness dictate what he could or could not do.

      BRAVE from EYEFORCE on Vimeo.
    • I’m inspired when people care enough to sacrifice for others.
      It goes without saying that Jesus Christ was our example when it comes to loving others. He has set the tone for what it really means to be a Christ-follower. It’s about caring for others, even when it means giving up something for ourselves. Check out this inspiring story of a father who helped his handicapped son live a dream.

      Can’t see this video? Try clicking this link.

    I could go on, but I think you get the point. Let’s be an inspiration to those God has placed around us. 

  • Look Up From Your Phone

    My wife sent me the below video this past weekend. It was so powerful (and convicting) I thought I’d share it with my readers. Christian leaders are not immune to the pull of social media, tv, internet and more. ‘Screen time’ as we call it at home is slowly taking over. I’m getting sucked in as easily as many others. I fear what this habit might be doing to my family, my ministry and, most importantly, my walk with God. I so appreciate this reminder to look up and be with those I care about most.

    How about you? 

    (disclaimer: There is one word in the video some may find offensive. Although the video may not be filmed with the christian audience in mind, the message still stands for all who will hear it. Enjoy.)

     

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  • Mark Batterson on Church Leadership

    Last year we were privileged to have Mark Batterson speak at our Elim Fellowship Leadership Conference. He did a great job! So I thought I’d share this awesome message where Mark talks about the Power of Testimony, Leadership and a lot more. 

    This would be a great clip to show to your team and hold some discussion over afterwards. Enjoy.

     

     

  • Free Ministry Video Resources

    lift-increaseI’ve recently come across two websites that are successfully making a difference in the world through video. They each boast several great video interviews with both ‘regular’ and ‘famous’ people and they capture great stories of people who have faced difficulties and sinful pasts and have overcome through Jesus Christ.

    What’s even better is the owners of these websites are providing them FREE OF CHARGE. You are welcome to access and utilize them as you see fit.

    Let me say the obvious. Most of us couldn’t pull this off ourselves. But we CAN utilize them to strengthen our current ministry. I can easily envision these videos being used at:

    church services.
    school chapels.
    small groups.
    college ministries.
    classes.
    discipleship programs.
    1 on 1 encouragement.

    Check them out today and be sure you earmark them as a resource for your ministry!    

    The Increase (theincrease.org)I Am Second (iamsecond.com)

  • Trust vs Suspicion, Andy Stanley

    Sometimes there is a teaching that has tremendous potential to be a game-changer for churches & ministries. This is one of them. A healthy, thriving church/ministry has a ‘culture of trust’ among the leaders, the teams and, ultimately, throughout the rest of the organization.

    Here is who should watch this video. Pastors. Staff. Elders. Deacons. Board Members. Volunteer Leaders. Ministry Teams. 

    Rarely do I plead with people to do something. But in this post, I am. Please watch this and ask your teams to watch this. And please make it a launching pad to establish/re-establish/strengthen trust in your ministry. Thanks. 

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  • How to Invite People to Church

    mefusYour congregation could use a good laugh and gentle push to invite others to church. Why not show them this video? It’s worth it and it gets the point across without you having to say anything else. Give it a shot!

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  • Mark Batterson & Building a Prayer Culture in the Church

    I had the opportunity to interview Mark Batterson last year on ‘reaching the younger generation’ and ‘building a prayer culture in the local church’. If you’re church tends to be ‘prayer challenged’, I believe this interview may inspire and equip you to get started again. Enjoy.