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Meet Mark Batterson

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January 4, 2011 at 9:00 am.

Mark Batterson was five years old when his parents took him to a movie theater

Green church 2010

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September 16, 2010 at 4:12 pm.

As we look at what’s to come in the remainder of 2010 and beyond, it’s a

Volunteer steps

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July 1, 2010 at 4:38 pm.

With the recent economic downturn, some churches are closing their doors due to

Lessons from my newspaper

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June 8, 2010 at 11:01 am.

Don’t make staying in church a chore. The church should have high expectations of members. Church leaders should hold people accountable.

Craigslist for churches?

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June 7, 2010 at 3:07 pm.

Inventor Ken Hakuta once said, “Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of an idea is

Meet Larry Osborne

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June 3, 2010 at 2:48 pm.

Larry Osborne says he grew up in a rather legalistic church and that it tended to confuse American values with Biblical values. “Frankly, it turned me off to both God and the church. But by my senior year in high school, through the influence of my parents — who are amazingly godly people without a trace of legalism — and my youth pastor — who is now my Executive Pastor — I came to Christ.

When attendance drops

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June 3, 2010 at 11:50 am.

Case study on church attendance suggests a systematic methodology that takes time and effort, but will produce a more reliable conclusion.

Staying alive: Defusing the emotional time bomb in pastoral work

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June 3, 2010 at 9:07 am.

Ministry is challenging and difficult work that takes it toll on the pastor, his family and often the congregation too. This individual’s story sets the tone for an interview Church Executive sought out on pastoral stress and burnout. Daniel Spaite is a physician and tenured professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, AZ, and the son of a retired senior pastor. He authored a book, Time Bomb in the Church: Defusing Pastoral Burnout

A campus renovation leads to spiritual transformation

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April 27, 2010 at 1:49 pm.

Established in 1964, Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Atlanta, GA, consisted of 250 families that gathered to worship in the cafeteria of a local high school in what was once suburban Atlanta. Within a few years, property was purchased and a temporary worship facility was built.

‘The Church Doctor’ has some strong medicine for congregations

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April 1, 2010 at 10:23 am.

Kent Hunter leads Church Doctor Ministries from Corunna, IN, and has become known as The Church Doctor for his 35 years of consulting with churches and training consultants throughout the U.S.