Banks are lending: Why now is a good time to secure financing
The media is full of stories about how tight credit has been for the last year or so, and how banks are just not lending.
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Crosses Across America
“If we take up the cross handsomely, we shall find it just such a burden as
Read More >Leading by listening
One of the lost arts in leadership is the simple art of listening. It has been said that we have two ears but only one mouth so we can hear twice as much as we say. Unfortunately, I was one of those individuals that had this insatiable need to fill in the silence in many meeting with my own words and my own thoughts.
Read More >Steps to generosity
With so many articles being written lately about declining receipts in church giving, I’ve taken some time to think about why I believe giving has been strong at Fairhaven Church.
Read More >Lessons from my newspaper
Don’t make staying in church a chore. The church should have high expectations of members. Church leaders should hold people accountable.
Read More >Craigslist for churches?
Inventor Ken Hakuta once said, “Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of an idea is
Read More >Don’t let your missions trip become a nightmare
Rodger Murchison, associate pastor of the First Baptist Church of Augusta in Georgia, faced a missions pastor’s worst fear — the death of a team member while on a mission trip. When the enthusiastic group of nine assembled in the church parking lot to head for earthquake-ravaged Chile, no one could have guessed one of their group members would not return with them.
Read More >Church Executive, June 2010, Volume 9, Issue 6
Among the highlights of the June issue is an interview with Larry Osborne, author and lead pastor, North Coast Church, Vista, CA. Also included are articles on how to deal with stress in pastoral work and the social justice movement.
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