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Learning by heart

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education, Ministry education, online education

May 30, 2014 at 3:00 am.

More and more church leaders are discovering how (surprisingly) personal online education can be.

Good Steward Awards 2013: Financial education/ministry

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good steward, good steward awards

May 30, 2014 at 3:00 am.

Asbury United Methodist Church (Madison, AL) A 2013 “Good Steward” Award winner in the area of financial education / ministry, in 2009 Asbury United Methodist Church launched a church-wide focus on financial repentance that included sermons, story-telling, and educational environments. The church registered about 970 individuals — at a time when it hosted 2,000 in […]

Good Steward Awards 2013: Technology (Special Needs)

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good steward awards, Good Steward Awards 2013, Grace Church (Eden Prairie, MN)

April 1, 2014 at 9:00 am.

Grace Church (Eden Prairie, MN)

Mission-critical

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church cyber insurance, church hacking, church social, hactivism, social engineering scams, social media risk

April 1, 2014 at 9:00 am.

How to manage privacy and social media risk for religious and non-profit entities

Good Steward Awards 2013: Innovative Outreach

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good steward awards, Good Steward Awards 2013

April 1, 2014 at 9:00 am.

First Mount Zion Baptist Church (Dumfries, VA) A “Good Steward” Award winner in the area of Innovative Outreach, in 2009, First Mount Zion Baptist Church — under the leadership of Pastor Dr. Luke E. Torian — began working closely with Rev. Dr. Michael Barry, director of Pastoral Care at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) […]

“Engagement is everything”

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Church social media, Engaging Millennials, pastor social media, social media

April 1, 2014 at 9:00 am.

Mobilizing social media for mission trips

Uplifting accommodations

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Portable wheelchair, portable wheelchair lifts

April 1, 2014 at 9:00 am.

Portable wheelchair lifts ensure the worship experience is intact and dignified.

Expert advice for accommodating the next generation of generosity

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church groups, church online giving, generosity, Giving, giving kiosks, giving options, LightCMS, MinistryLinq, mobile giving, online giving, Pushpay, SecureGive, small-project church fundraiser, Small-Project Fundraisers, text-to-give applications

April 1, 2014 at 9:00 am.

NEW-SCHOOL GIVING OPTIONS ———————————————————————————————————— Eliot Crowther | Co-Founder | Pushpay Designed as a fast, simple, secure, tactile — and fun — new-school giving option, Pushpay is distinct from other solutions in how it draws givers into the mobile experience, according to Co-Founder Eliot Crowther. “We realize that it’s mobile giving which is encouraging a lot […]

XP Roundtable

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executive pastor, lead pastor, LEADERSHIP, ministry, senior pastor, worship leader, XP

February 3, 2014 at 9:00 am.

Three experienced executive pastors discuss the traits and skills that make an effective XP — and why the need for one is so often overlooked by senior pastors.

The Master of Divinity degree: past, present and future

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education, Master of Divinity, MDiv degree, Regent University

February 3, 2014 at 9:00 am.

The year was 1975. The Master of Divinity (MDiv) choices I had were one-size-fits-all, with only the “big three” main Christian education, preaching and evangelism options. All were offered on campus, and only during the day.