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Created on Friday, 03 May 2013 / Adversity
Tags: George Wood, adversity, eliminate, Ecclesiastes, churches, old-timers
Every ministry, every organization, has something that’s not working. Do you have the courage to deal with it? Ecclesiastes 3:6 says there is “a time to throw away.” You don’t hear that preached very much. ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 22 April 2013 / Worship
Tags: Steve Murrell, weirdness, fruit, Spirit, Victory churches, discipleship, group leaders
Last weekend, my wife Deborah and I drove to San Fernando, Pampanga, for our Central Luzon Discipleship 2013 conference. We now have 11 Victory churches in the region. About 1,000 Victory Group leaders ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 12 April 2013 / Money
Tags: Dan Reiland, economy, challenging, money, churches, pastors, vision, stewardship, spiritual maturity
A friend of mine just lost his job. He’s in his 50s with two kids in college, and he’s worried. Another friend just laid off a large number of employees. And a surprising number of recent college graduates ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 09 April 2013 / Education
Tags: Tony Morgan, comfort zone, stepping out, churches, church consulting, leadership coaching
I’ve been working for churches for 15 years, but, as many of you know, I’m only 12 months into this journey to focus full-time on church consulting and leadership coaching. I’m helping churches (and businesses ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 08 March 2013 / Relationships
Tags: Hal Seed, pastors, roundtable, inspire, churches, trends, books, movies, resources, pray
I spent three days recently at a cabin with five other pastors, holding what we call a roundtable. I’m from California. We met in Illinois, where there was a blizzard one day and the temperature hit minus ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 25 February 2013 / Main
Tags: Joseph Mattera, Churches, Business, Leaders, Local
I have been a pastor for more than 29 years and have ministered to hundreds of pastors and visited numerous churches over the past three decades. During this time, I have noticed often that key marketplace ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 22 February 2013 / Growth
Tags: Tony Morgan, Churches, Decline, Mission, Vision, Strategy
Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with a denominational leader in a different part of the country. Over the last few years, he’s personally been involved in consulting engagements with about 60 declining ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 21 February 2013 / Finance
Tags: Megachurches, thriving, tough, economic times, Leadership Network, staff
Despite the tough economy, many of the nation’s largest churches are thriving, with increased offerings and plans to hire more staff, a new survey shows. Just 3 percent of churches with 2,000 or more attendance ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 25 January 2013 / Ministry Leadership
Tags: Daniel Plan, Churches, Dee Eastman, Saddleback Church, Roadmap
Why thousands of churches follow this roadmap to wellness—and how yours can too Pastor Dave Barr and his congregation at New Hope Windward Church in Hawaii managed to get their entire congregation of 900 ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 14 November 2012 / Multicultural
Tags: Spanish-speaking American churches, Latino American churches, Assemblies of God, culture shock, Central American churches
For many decades, Spanish-speaking Assemblies of God churches could typically be described as predominately Mexican and Mexican-American churches where all services were held in Spanish. Today, some see ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 02 November 2012 / Growth
Tags: Churches, Size, Mold, David Hogg, Word of God, Smaller communities
Ever heard of David Hogg? He taught Sunday school in Blantyre, Scotland, in the early 1800s. In the small church where he taught boys year after year, Hogg certainly had opportunities to question his ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 12 October 2012 / Pastor's Heart
Tags: Wiki Churches, Steve Murrell, Wikipedia, Volunteers
... word meaning “quick.” While it may seem as though Wikipedia has had quick success, it was actually a bit of an accident. In 2000 Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger started an online encyclopedia called Nupedia. ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 12 January 2012 / Main
Tags: A New Communion of Churches Committed to Evangelistic, Prophetic Action
by Bishop Harry R. Jackson Jr. On June 10, 2011, the International Communion of Evangelical Churches (ICEC)—a new communion of churches—was formed. This confederation has been organized by a multi-racial ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 11 May 2010 / Main
Tags: church world service,churches,cuba,michael kinnamon,nation council of churches,religious travel,restrictions
QUOTE: "These impractical restrictions have reduced our ability to send religious delegations to Cuba, limited our opportunities to accompany and support our Cuban church partners and have the ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 27 April 2010 / Main
Tags: bob frie,building blocks program,catholic,churches,colorado,dave runyon,denver,foothills community church,neighbors,outreach,protestant
For more than a year, 20 Catholic and Protestant pastors in Denver have been partnering in an outreach program designed to encourage their congregations to take the commandment to “love your neighbor” ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 06 April 2010 / Main
Tags: budget cuts,crown financial ministries,decline,donations,giving,maximum generosity and christianity today international,megachurches,study,tithing,west coast
Some 38 percent of churches faced declines in church offerings in 2009, according to a new study by Maximum Generosity and Christianity Today International. Megachurches and congregations on the ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 09 February 2010 / Main
Tags: brana group,churches,congregations,contributions,david kinnaman,donations,economic recession,economy,fund raising,generosity,household income,nonprofit organizations,tithing
Although recent economic news show some positive signs the economy is improving, many Americans have cut back on donations to churches and other nonprofit organizations, according to a study released ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 19 January 2010 / Main
Tags: campus crusade for christ,churches respond,compassion,compassion international,destruction,earthquake,haiti,james macdonald,mark driscoll,ministry,relief,response,salvation army,supplies,world v
With the world focused on the horrific aftermath of last week's earthquake in Haiti, thousands of churches, ministries and organizations across the United States have responded with love in action. ... [ +++ ]
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