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Our twenty-first-century society has a very different view of aging than what the Bible has. What is your image of aging and how does that impact your life and your ministry? In Aging Successfully, How to Enjoy, Not Just Endure, the Second Half of Life, ten biblical principles are given to help you build bridges with the 50+ …
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In church planting circles we are more apt to look backwards rather than forward when talking about models, methods, forms, and expressions. Besides, it is this concept of reverse-engineering which is the topic of many books on church planting as leaders reflect on what worked, and worked wildly well. To propose a theoretical framework is …
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The Exchange, a free webcast for pastors and church leaders hosted by Ed Stetzer, now airs weekly.
"A weekly program will provide our audience with more information," said Stetzer, vice president of research and ministry development at LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention and author of numerous books on a …
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By Christina Darnell/WorldonCampus.com
When Alex Eklund updated his Facebook status on Nov. 30, he had no idea it would make him a social media star.
Eklund was studying in the Baylor University library when he noticed a theme among his friends' status updates. During the airing of the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show on CBS, …
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Guest Contributor: Paul Franklyn
All translation is interpretation.
Consider the word “atonement.” William Tyndale in the 16th century invented that compound word from at+one+ment. Since then hundreds of books have been written to explain what the word means, and theologians have pitched their camps around the theories for a …
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I had a chance this week to make my way through "Witness Essentials: Evangelism That Makes Disciples" by Daniel Meyer. Based on the simple observation that “in much of the Western world … Christian witness is obviously struggling, churches are shrinking and the credibility of the Christian message is sinking,” this study aims …
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An Interview with Dr. Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church, Dallas and author of ‘Twilight’s Last Gleaming’
Q: Your latest book is “Twilight’s Last Gleaming: How America’s Last Days Can Be Your Best Days.” Explain what you mean by “America’s last days.”
I want to help people realize that, ultimately, we …
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By Guest Contributor Chuck Fuller
Just six years after its advent, Twitter boasts around 500 million users and has been recognized by MLA as a citable source in academic papers.
With no "friendships" to maintain, Twitter offers the ultimate in low-maintenance networking. Any user may follow or unfollow any other user. With …
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The Exchange, a free webcast for pastors and church leaders hosted by Ed Stetzer, now airs weekly.
"A weekly program will provide our audience with more information," said Stetzer, vice president of research and ministry development at LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention and author of numerous books on a …
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A 2007 LifeWay Research study found that 70 percent of young adults who attended church in high school subsequently stopped attending church for at least a year during their college years.
Perhaps just as alarming, only 20 percent of those who left the church had planned on doing so while in high school. For most, the decision was not …
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