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…can be a distinctive community of disciples centered on Jesus that the world notices, perhaps even admires, and wants to “come and see.” (John 1:46). This material is adapted from…
…Relational Food Ministry by Elizabeth Mae Magill (www.elizabethmaemagill.com). Copyright © 2020. Used by permission of Upper Room Books. To purchase the book, visit https://upperroombooks.com/book/five-loaves-two-fish-twelve-volunteers/ or call (800) 972-0433. The book…
…role of justice. Preachers can commit to regularly addressing sexual abuse in sermons, and church leaders can publicly support this commitment. Let people know of this decision in advance and…
…through all traditional book sources but can be purchased online from amazon.com. To learn more about Collins’s work and to read an excerpt from this book, go to www.jimcollins.com. Related…
…of a generation to which the church is increasingly looking for leadership and witness” . Andrew blogs regularly at https://andrewconard.com, and you can follow him on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/andrewconard….
…and these do not constitute a complete and comprehensive list. 1. Giving in retirement looks different from giving while you’re employed. During our working careers, most of our giving is…
…the community shares its common story and continues to participate in that story. In baptism, we enter a community that commits to form us as we grow in discipleship. In…
…communities, can start to listen, start to notice, start to challenge, start to address the challenges that they see that people within their community are facing when it comes to…
…I would have alone. I saw how the members of the committee rose to new levels of personal generosity and encouraged others to do the same. Our community at Wesley…
…Cormode Why is change so difficult for churches? Scott Cormode explains how church leaders can break free of common myths that cloud our thinking about change and how to embrace…
Why is change so difficult for churches? In this episode we speak with Scott Cormode about how church leaders can break free of common myths that cloud our thinking about…
…safe. In the words of church consultant Ken Braddy, “Don’t let the excitement of finally coming back together cloud your judgment.” For a more comprehensive list of questions see “24…
…safe. In the words of church consultant Ken Braddy, “Don’t let the excitement of finally coming back together cloud your judgment.” For a more comprehensive list of questions see “24…
…a net. Everything I say is being interpreted and analyzed for things I never even thought about. Joshua and the battle of Jericho has become a commentary on whether or…
…an explosion of internet campuses in the coming years. Called by many names — internet campus, iCampus, cyber church, digital church, virtual church, church in the cloud — an online…
…Vision The single most common theme in all studies of leadership is the presence of a powerful common shared vision. A vision is a picture of a preferred future to…
…committee, can be helped to prepare for a new pastor. A pastor’s feeling of grief in leaving or loneliness in the new setting should not cloud dealings with successor and…
…from us. The loss of social interaction, loss of mobility, loss of work and revenue, loss of freedom of choice are all things that can overtake our minds, cloud our…
…at www.stbarts.org. To read more about the principles used at St. Bart’s, go tohttps://www.stbarts.org/howarewedifferent.asp. Related Resources Avoiding a Summer Drop in Worship Attendance by Ann A. Michel Worship Leadership Requires…
…from a racially integrated community in Burtonsville, Maryland, to a homogeneous community in Fulton, Maryland, where 80 percent of the neighboring community is White. The test for New Hope now…
…non-Christians. 4. It opens the door for ministry to the community. A church is not only supposed to be in a community; it should be a ministry to the community….
One of the most common and most debilitating myths about youth ministry might just be the all-too-common belief in the Easy Button. In our work with over 350 churches, our…
…Tanya Campen. Used with permission from Wipf and Stock Publishers, www.wipfandstock.com. This book is available at Wipf and Stock, Cokesbury, and Amazon. Related Resources Engaging Children Through Active Wondering by…
…Zapor Cruz. Used by permission of InterVarsity Press, P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA. www.ivpress.com. The book is available at InterVarsity Press, Cokesbury, and Amazon . Related Resources…
…InterVarsity Press. www.ivpress.com. The book is available at Intervarsity Press, Cokesbury, and Amazon. Related Resources 5 Benefits of Intergenerational Christian Formation by Holly Allen, Christine Lawton and Cory L. Seibel…
…a community of faith. One woman described how, after her husband had died, her neighbor Peggy invited her to come to church with her. “I was lonely and ready to…
…Judson Press, www.judsonpress.com. Related Resources Making Outsiders Feel like Insiders by Molly Phinney Baskette 50 Ways to Welcome New People, a free Lewis Center Resource Be the Welcoming Church Video…
…asked them, “Why Wesley?” We invite you to follow in their footsteps. We’re accepting applications for the May 2019 cohort through March 4. Learn more and apply today at https://www.churchleadership.com/dmin….
…appoint a commission to bring a proposal to a special General Conference to be held in February 2019. The Commission on a Way Forward did their work and brought to…
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