Is everyone on the same page?
“Let’s get everyone on the same page.” I’ve heard this so many times that it has become diluted as to what it really means.
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Student Life joins LifeWay family
LifeWay Christian Resources and Student Life, Inc., minister to more than 100,000 teenagers each year as two of the largest providers of Christian student conferences. On Aug. 15, Student Life officially became part of the LifeWay family of resources.
Read More >Church Executive, December 2012, Volume 11, Issue 12
Perspectives on 2013 Church Executive’s Editorial Advisory Panel looks at the year ahead from the perspectives of their work and interests. Good Steward: Construction Gateway Church, Southlake, TX; Word of Life, Flowood, MS Good Steward: Financial Management Christ Community Church, St. Charles, IL; North Coast Calvary Chapel, Carlsbad, CA; First Baptist Church of West Palm […]
Read More >Churches under fire for using gun classes as outreach
By Greg Horton (RNS) Pryor Creek, Okla., is gun country. Located midway between Tulsa and Siloam Springs, Ark., the town of approximately 8,500 sits in the heart of Oklahoma’s greenbelt. Hunting and fishing are simply part of everyday life in Pryor, as it is known to locals. Derek Melton is the assistant chief of police […]
Read More >A step-by-step church staff review guide
As I mentioned in my last post, staff reviews are thought by some to be intrinsically miserable and somewhat useless.
Read More >Unbelief is now the world’s third-largest ‘religion’
By Kimberly Winston (RNS) A new report on global religious identity shows that while Christians and Muslims make up the two largest groups, those with no religious affiliation — including atheists and agnostics — are now the third-largest “religious” group in the world. The study, released Tuesday (Dec. 18) by the Pew Forum on Religion […]
Read More >Richard Hammar notes 39 church and clergy tax developments as 2013 begins
CAROL STREAM, Ill./Christian Newswire/ – Congress enacted new tax laws in 2012 that include provisions of direct relevance to churches and pastors. Several of the most important changes and clarifications are summarized in the January/February issue of Church Law & Tax Report and will assist ministers and churches in correctly preparing tax forms and returns […]
Read More >Newtown shooting galvanizes religious gun control advocates
By Adelle M. Banks (RNS) The shooting deaths of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school has revived religious support for gun control, galvanizing a movement that has struggled to gain traction against the powerful gun lobby. “We are going to win this and save lives, and faith leaders will not need to […]
Read More >In Newtown churches, many questions – and tears – but few answers
Yamiche Alcindor and USA Today staff NEWTOWN, Conn. (RNS) Dealing with the pain of the school shooting that claimed 28 lives will take faith, support and joyous Christmas celebrations, church leaders said at the first Sunday (Dec. 16) services held since the tragedy. At houses of worship around town, people gathered in pews, crying, kneeling […]
Read More >Why staff reviews are important
It’s staff review time at New Vintage Church. To some, the idea of “reviewing” staff sounds a bit corporate.
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