I’ve recently been getting a lot of emails and seeing a lot of articles about how “Invite a Friend” Sunday can help your church grow. Let me be honest, my initial response is to scoff, call it a lame idea that will never work and rant about it being out-dated […]
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It’s popular today to say that we want to reach the “nones” and the “dones.” In, 3 Tips for Reaching the Dechurched, Ed Stetzer suggests how we can thoughtfully reach the “nones” and “dones.”
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I recently spoke with Lisa Howden, Communications Coordinator, to get the scoop on the new Vision Video. “The original vision video came about came about because a lot of people were trying to communicate what the Free Methodist Church in Canada was all about. We decided it would be a
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“I can see trends emerging and patterns developing. For that reason, I can say that the next new church staff position will be the pastor of community evangelism. For some it will be a full-time position. For others it will be part-time. And still others will have lay volunteers handling
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Hi there friends, Every now and then I get a call from someone asking me how to add page numbering in Indesign. If you don’t do it often, or if you are new to the program then it can be a bit of a challenge. So here’s a youtube clip
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The Day of Atonement was a holy day set aside for fasting, prayer confession of sin and sacrifice for sin. Two goats were required for the Day of Atonement – and a whole bunch of other stuff but I’m all about the goats right now. One goat was killed as
One of my favorite things is turning on my laptop to discover an email inquiring if “INSERT GREAT STORY HERE” would be suitable for the FMCiC website. I recently received this type of email from Dennis Ball, the pastor at Bramalea Free Methodist Church in Brampton, ON. What’s the great
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“No matter where or how you serve God in ministry, he wants you to be an agent of mercy in the world. And the world is starved for mercy. Jesus said in Matthew 5, verse 7, “God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” In other words, what you
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I have the privilege of working with all kinds of churches. There are lots of differences that exist from church to church. But as unique as churches are, there are also a number of similarities that exist and surface from time to time. Some of the stuff that keeps coming
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