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Monday, September 27th, 2010
Wycliffe Associates, the international organization that mobilizes volunteers and resources in support of Bible translation efforts, has received a matching funds challenge of $19,500 toward the $255,039 it is currently seeking for the assistance of Bible translators and missionaries working in sensitive countries where Christianity is met with hostility, violence, and persecution.
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Mike Klockenbrink
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
You’ve heard it said; “When the cats away, the mice will play.” Will they? And if they do, is it a bad thing?
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WEB EXCLUSIVE
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
The editor’s page in the October 2010 issue of Church Executive shared
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
In recent decades, church members have elected a greater diversity of bishops, seminaries have enrolled more multiracial student bodies, and general agencies have hired more racial and ethnic minorities. Yet the church still has precious few children who are red, yellow or black.
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BLOGS, Sam Rainer III
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
A dialogue continues among researchers about the differences between managers and leaders. It is clear that there is overlap between the two roles. It is equally clear that some managers do not lead, and some leaders do not manage. A helpful (but ultimately inadequate) distinction is that managers deal with maintaining consistency in the here and now, while leaders work to change the future.
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Thursday, September 16th, 2010
As we look at what’s to come in the remainder of 2010 and beyond, it’s a
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Sam Rainer III
Monday, September 13th, 2010
For the most part, leaders should act in a more transformational capacity. There are times for transactional leadership—a Sergeant under fire in a foxhole needs to use his authority without explaining the “big picture” to everyone.
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Monday, September 13th, 2010
At Fairhaven Church, we’ve pushed formal performance appraisals to the side in favor of informal coaching. That’s working well for us, but one downside to not having that formal meeting is we may miss the opportunity to get good feedback from our employees
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Monday, September 13th, 2010
The iPad has been described as a tool primarily for consuming media. That may be too limiting. It’s useful for many other reasons.
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Thursday, September 9th, 2010
A Florida pastor’s plan to hold a large-scale burning of the Quran is “appalling” and does not represent the teachings of Christ, Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land says.
