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I think most everyone is a bit weary of the commercialization of Christmas. Most of us love the season, the traditions, time with family, carols, food, and opportunity to rest. We are not tired of Christmas; we just fear losing what made it “Christmas” to begin with.
That is particularly true when it comes to our children. We do …
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It's that time of year again when churches focus on the celebration of the birth of Jesus. We can't afford to pass up the extra attention that people tend to give to the greatest story ever told. This post is an open thread. Use the comments below to tell us what your church has planned for the holidays. Your name, along with your …
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At precisely 11:31 am, I glanced at the traffic stats for pastors.com and was elated that we were setting an all-time, single day record for pageviews. One article was responsible for much of the surge, and article originally entitled Young Pastors: 7 Women to Watch Out For.
At 11:32, I read and email that reflects feedback I've …
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That’s a phrase you will only hear in the modern, western church – particularly in the United States. In first century Jerusalem, if you didn’t like the music, the Pastor, or the amount of perfume Sister Bertha wore, you had to stay and work it out. Where else would you go?
Disclaimer: What I’m about …
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There are certain elements that must be included in every single sermon that we ever preach. They are non-negotiable. To put it another way, every sermon you preach has three key components…
The God Component
The “God component” is what sets preaching apart from other kinds of public speaking. We are God’s spokespeople. We …
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Some churches raise the bar when it comes to recruiting small group leaders. You need to be a member for X amount of time, well versed in the church’s doctrinal statement, agree to a lifestyle covenant, etc. The more qualified the leader, the stronger the group will be… or so goes conventional wisdom. But is that really true?
My …
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New social technologies have enabled people to share their faith at unprecedented rates, which makes this a great time in which to pass along tools and resources to the people in the pews to help them along. One such great tool is the How to Share Your Faith app. It's free, and it's available on a variety of platforms.
Check out the …
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Because a special friend in ministry looked out for us, we've received the special gift of a new Twitter username - @pastors. We promote three different accounts on pastors.com:
@RickWarren - updates from Pastor Rick Warren - operated solely and exclusively by Pastor Rick.
@Pastors - updates from pastors.com and conversation - …
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Traditional small group ministry might seem like a leap ahead of the lecture-based classroom in terms of relationship-building, but the rate of change in our surrounding culture still far outpaces the rate of change within the church. Small group ministry is changing. Again. And Rick Howerton, one of the few guys I read religiously …
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One of the challenges of church planting is staying lean. I became a Pastor under a programmatic mindset – offer enough things and more people will come. Thankfully, I came across a good book long ago that helped to shift my thinking. Instead of a list of programs to attract people, what we really need is a simple process for growing …
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