By Brad Hambrick | Article from Counseling Reflection NOVEMBER 10, 2015 (Posted on ThomRainer’s Notible Voices) A budget is more than numbers scribbled on a yellow steno pad in response to a crisis with good intentions that will never be fulfilled. That is the equivalent of saying that a wedding […]
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Christmas is right around the corner, and that can mean lots of talk about “the reason for the season” and “keeping the focus on Jesus”. But which Jesus are we focused on? As Daniel Darling reminds us, let’s make sure it is the real Jesus and not some partial Jesus
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My first summer job was at a beautiful little tea room in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. I wasn’t exactly sure what I had been hired to do, but I was fairly confident it would involve pouring tea and serving dainty sandwiches and pastries to tourists, all the while telling them
Conflict happens. How we handle it matters. In her blog, 3 Steps for Resolving Conflict in the Church, Patricia Taylor provides some very important steps to keep in mind as we work towards resolving conflict. “There are biblical steps that need to be taken in order to restore fellowship with another Christian
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In his blog, Serious About Discipleship? Mentoring Is Better Than Curriculum, Karl Vaters reminds us of the one aspect of disciple making that is more important than choosing which curriculum to use.
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The past few months I have spent a lot of time reading and thinking about prayer. I realize I should also have spent time praying about prayer but sadly that didn’t dawn on me until I sat down to write this. And that’s the problem. My prayer life is hasty,
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Commitment-Honesty-Humility-Courtesy-Confidentiality-Frequency Lots of people talk about “creating community” or “being in community”. Rick Warren writes to remind us what it means to develop God honoring community in his blog, “6 Requirements for Cultivating Community in a Church.”
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By Todd McMichen | Article from visionroom.com, posted on blog.echurchgiving.com 3 NOVEMBER 2015 Recently I had the privilege of launching a Generosity Culture session with a pastor who is leading one of the most successful churches in his state. Over the years they have grown from a few hundred
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