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Churches embrace the opportunity to minister in a ‘third culture’ world

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November 1, 2009 at 10:09 am.

They are the young family from South Africa that just got transferred to Florida to head up a new division of a Global 1000 company. They are the American military family who has lived in Germany for more than a decade. They are the young family who was transferred to India, adopted two children while living there, one from India and the other from China. They now have five children from three different countries, and each family member has lived in at least two countries.

Dirt’s flying, but pledges are down. What can we do?

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budget, capital campaign, church, Communication, congregation, economy, FINANCE, generosity, Giving, LEADERSHIP, management, money, pledges

October 1, 2009 at 5:49 pm.

The pastor of “Hometown” Community Church noted in a casual way one Sunday that the pledges for the new worship center and classroom buildings were coming in only at a 50 percent rate.

How one church helped families secure stronger finances in tough times

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budget, church, Communication, congregation, debt, economy, FINANCE, financial, Giving, management, money, savings

October 1, 2009 at 5:31 pm.

When Blackshear Place Baptist Church offered a family finance program, 1,200 people signed up, and trimmed thousands in personal debt.

Churches share nation’s concern for needed immigration reform

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church, Communication, debate, holistic, immigration, laws, LEADERSHIP, management, minority, reform

October 1, 2009 at 5:17 pm.

Churches are as engaged in the issue of immigration in this country as are other groups, many doing quiet, steady work and providing dialog and attempting resolution that goes well beyond the public clamor that adds little to a real solution.

When being an unbeliever qualifies you for a church job

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church, Church Growth, Communication, consulting, LEADERSHIP, management, mystery shopper, visitor

October 1, 2009 at 11:18 am.

“Get Paid to Go to Church.” This headline appears in classified ads all over Missouri, and it’s catching the attention of unchurched individuals everywhere. It’s not a gimmick or a scam. It’s a mystery visitor program designed to provide feedback to church leaders on how their worship services are experienced by first-time visitors.

The CE Interview: Miles McPherson

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October 1, 2009 at 11:14 am.

It’s something of an irony that Miles McPherson some three decades ago wasn’t much the “marrying kind,” but today can say, as he did in a recent blog, “I am for traditional marriage as God designed it, because it is the model that honors His original and eternal intent.”

Life is overwhelming enough, don’t add to your members’ load

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bloggers, BLOGS, church, Communication, conversation, ministry, social media, TECHNOLOGY

October 1, 2009 at 10:42 am.

You’ve seen the billboard of two pair of feet sticking out of the covers of a bed, advertising a message series on sexuality. “We don’t set out to create a flurry of activity, but to create a helpful series about real life dangerous topics for people who aren’t hearing the truth from anyone, anywhere else,” says Kem Meyer, communications director at Granger (IN) Community Church.

Communicate and share with a trusted network

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church, Communication, congregation, media, social networking, TECHNOLOGY

September 1, 2009 at 11:33 am.

There’s no doubt that your church members desire increased communication with their church friends, small groups, Bible studies and pastors. As more of the population joins Facebook to try and stay connected with the people they love, many church leaders are not quite sure how to leverage these new social networking tools to generate true fellowship with their congregations.

Annual reports are as much for the church as for business today

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September 1, 2009 at 11:11 am.

No doubt as investors or participants in an employer’s 401(k)or IRA retirement fund, many congregants are used to perusing financial statements that affect them. They may or may not understand the fine details, but many a financial advisor has remarked at how good people can be at getting to the bottom line.

Pastors aren’t stupid, they just can’t see their own mistakes

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church, Communication, growth, LEADERSHIP, management, mistakes, pastor, staff, stupid

August 1, 2009 at 11:14 am.

It’s not that pastors are stupid, says Geoff Surratt, on staff at Seacoast Church, Charleston, S.C., and author of Ten Stupid Things That Keep Churches From Growing, (Zondervan, 2009) “The challenge is seldom intelligence; the problem is often perspective. Many times we are so close to the action that we can’t see our own mistakes and we end up making decisions that undermine the very outcome we desire.”