Every church thinks they are friendly. But they may not be as friendly as they think. Thom Rainer gives a lens to look at our churches through in order to become as friendly as we think we are. Check out Thom Rainer’s “Fourteen Characteristics of Genuinely Friendly Churches.”
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Have you noticed a recent video post on the connexion – the Free Methodist theology blog? Three Minute Theology was created by Dale Harris, pastor at The FreeWay FMC in Courtice, ON. The title kind of gives things away: Dale explains a
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“Your Most Committed People Will Attend Worship Services Less Frequently than Ever in 2015.” Will Mancini helps churches think through how to approach reaching people who aren’t around church as much as they used to be. You may not agree with all his suggestions, but hopefully they will get us all
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I have a confession to make. I really messed up the other day. A friend of mine had called me to talk about a difficult and painful situation that he was facing. I listened as he poured out his heart. I gave my thoughts on the situation when asked. I
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Logan Gentry provides a beginning of the year challenge as we look to stay on mission this year. “What those inside and outside of our church community need is to connect with God, to meet Jesus and interact with who He is and how He seeks to love them. The
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I recently spoke with Brianna Sitwell, a 2014 Terry Fox Humanitarian Award recipient and since many scholarship application deadlines are just around the corner I thought it was a good time to share her story. Brianna and her family have been attending Wesley Acres Family Camp, in Bloomfield, ON, since
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Jarrid Stevens gives us some challenging thoughts as we head into a new year and he quotes John Wesley so that’s a bonus. Click here to read Jarrid Stevens’, “4 Things To Do When Pursuing Spiritual Growth.”
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