‘ELMER GANTRY’: Why can’t the church put its house in order?
It was Wednesday evening New Community at Willow Creek Community Church and Bill Hybels had some “family” business to share with the congregation.
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Generosity Evangelist: ‘Live open-handed in a tight-fisted world’
“Growing up, I was very materialistic; I was a taker, not a giver,” says Brian Kluth, author of the stewardship devotional 40 Day Spiritual Journey to a More Generous Life.
Read More >Create a childhood ministry that genuinely impacts faith
During the past 20 years, childhood ministry has received unprecedented attention from churches desiring to reach families with young children. Many churches have been adding staff to design and manage these ministries.
Read More >Mark Bankord, Directional Leader, Heartland Community Church, Rockford, IL
By Ronald E. Keener It was a typical Sunday morning for stockbroker Mark Bankord. He had played a round of golf with his buddy and now they were sitting in their cars — he in his Porsche and his friend in a Mercedes — at an intersection in front of a church in Rockford, IL […]
Read More >Protect the most precious members of your congregation
Jim Wideman has been involved with children’s ministries for more than 30 years. Wideman has also been at one time or another in charge of large events, ministry consulting and leadership training for several churches.
Read More >Extended vacation: 5 ways VBS advances church culture
Vacation Bible School (VBS) has come a long way from its humble flannelgraph beginnings. VBS programs have moved out of the church basement and into worship centers, bringing along slick dramas, robust music, multimedia clips and sophisticated crafts.
Read More >James A. Harnish, Senior Pastor, Hyde Park United Methodist Church, Tampa, FL
Hyde Park United Methodist Church took its name from its neighborhood at the turn of the last century, in what is a middle to upper class neighborhood of Tampa, FL. Downtown Tampa is across the Hillsborough River but the church sits in the midst of what in the next 10 years will be 6,000 new residential units downtown.
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