by Matthew Prather | Apr 1, 2020 | Church, Leadership
7 Tips For Attending Church Online I think we can all agree that church is different right now. We are not waking up rushing around, getting our kids ready, and frantically heading out the door to head to church. I will be the first one to admit, I miss it. Yes, it...
by Matthew Prather | Apr 1, 2020 | Church, Leadership
Why Your Church Needs You On Facebook As a Pastor and leader I have never encouraged anyone to join or not to join Social Media. However, I have been doing some thinking lately. Right now our world is facing an unprecedented time of fear and panic as we face the...
by Matthew Prather | Dec 15, 2018 | Church, Devotional, Marriage and Family, Uncategorized
I recently found myself sitting in a college information meeting for my son – my eighth grade son. I must be honest I sat there in disbelief. This was not supposed to be happening yet. I thought I had four more years before I had to think about all of this. My...
by Matthew Prather | Feb 26, 2018 | Church Planting, Portable Church
Portable Church…It means different things to different people. Many church plants choose to be portable as they get started to save money on rent or let’s be honest so, they can actually find a place to meet that they can afford. A friend recently challenged me to...
by Matthew Prather | Feb 23, 2018 | Church, Portable Church, Websites
7 Things Your Church Website Must Have Building a website and making sure everything is on it can be complex and time consuming. There are so many different events, ministries, and information to make sure that are on your website, that too often we leave off or...
by Matthew Prather | Dec 20, 2017 | Church, Church Planting, Portable Church
Your Nonprofit’s Guide to Discounts Affiliate Disclosure: I may earn money or products from the companies and links mentioned in this post. Trying to find nonprofit discounts advertised on a company’s website is nearly impossible. They are not listed on the normal...
by Matthew Prather | Jun 12, 2017 | Church, Leadership
What String Cheese has to do with influence… Five years ago we hosted a group to put on a Kids Camp in our town. Five years later I have learned what string cheese has to to do with influence. You see I have two boys and they love to eat. What boys don’t eat you out...
by Matthew Prather | Mar 28, 2017 | Church, Leadership
Three ways to love your neighbor… Growing up many times I heard my parents say, “Treat others the way you want to be treated.” Perhaps you heard this many times as well. It sounds simple enough and it is an easy phrase to remember. I would even go as far to say...
by Matthew Prather | Oct 27, 2016 | Church Planting & Multiplication
Operation Invite Many times I have different people ask me what can we do to help you, what can we do to help The Bridge Church get started, or how can we serve the church? Or something along those lines. Perhaps you have even been one of those that have asked. Here...
by Matthew Prather | Aug 1, 2016 | Church Planting & Multiplication, Prayer
As many of you know Amy and I recently moved to the Midlothian/Waxahachie Texas area to start a new church. Many of you reading this have been following our journey over the past several months. I just want to share with you three ways you can be a part of what God is...
