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Congregations Offer Welcoming Tips – A Response

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

This article [Congregations offer welcoming tips] has really got me thinking. Some of the points are quite helpful, I think but others are probably culturally conditioned and might well not work in your average Uniting Church, especially the small ones. I think Guyra (40 km north of Armidale) is a genuinely welcoming congregation and makes […]

Modern American Religion

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

February 28, 2002 2002-048 Religious revival on its way, Gallup says by Matthew Greco (ENS) The good news is that Americans are feeling more religious and spiritual. The bad news is they’re not sure who gave the Sermon on the Mount. This situation, and the coming religious revival that will arise out of it, presents […]

Large – Small Church Differences

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Take from The Multiple Staff and the Larger Church – By Lyle E. Schaller Preface Approximately one-half of all Protestant congregations in the United States and Canada average fewer than 75 at worship on a typical Sunday morning, and three-fourths of all churches report fewer than 300 confirmed members. In broad general terms one-half of […]

Choosing To Use Creative Thinking

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“Choosing to Use Creative Thinking” Religion in Daily Life C By the Rev. Edward Chinn, D.Min. Rector, All Saints’ Church 9601 Frankford Ave. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19114 Written 5 March 2002 A farmer had a flock of geese he wanted to sell to a poultry market in the city. He did not have a truck to […]

Burnout

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Burnout seems reserved for people who have more choices than they appreciate. I see it as a modern-day warning system that can help us get back on track. Burnout may just bring with it a more satisfying life for you, your family, and your future employer. “Most people burn out because they have never been […]

Fog Index: A Clue For Writers

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FOG INDEX How High is Your Fog Index? Find the average number of words you use per sentence. Take a fair sample of 5 to 8 sentences. Count clearly independent clauses as separate sentences. Example: “By and by I ran; I jumped; I hid.” This counts as three sentences. Calculate the percentage of words that […]

The Equipping Church

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

THE EQUIPPING CHURCH GUIDEBOOK By Sue Mallory and Brad Smith Zondervan/Softcover/$19.99 The Equipping Church Guidebook is a user-friendly guide containing practical suggestions, charts, checklists and discussion guides to use when building an equipping church. This book will assist senior pastors, elder boards, deacons, directors of equipping ministry, key lay staff and others responsible for building […]

Things More Important Than Capital

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

— by Jim Rohn When starting any enterprise or business, whether it is full-time or part-time, we all know the value of having plenty of capital (money). But I bet we both know or at least have heard of people who started with no capital who went on to make fortunes. How?, you may ask. […]

Postmodern Realities: Tolkien And Lewis

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

HOLLYWOOD JESUS NEWSLETTER #31 December 25, 2001 Greetings from David Bruce, Web Master ___________________________________ Main Topic: EUCATASTROPHE Sub Topic: POST MODERN REALITIES ___________________________________ Contents 1. Merry Christmas J.R.R. Tolkien Style 2. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis are Not Satanic 3. An Appeal to the Boomer Generation 4. Why Protestants Dislike Image ************************* 1. MERRY CHRISTMAS or […]

Is There Room For Mavericks In The Church?

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

By Rowland Croucher I came across an article the other day with this title [1]. It began with an IBM ad:  ¢â‚¬ËœDreams, heretics, mavericks, and geniuses. The story goes that Henry Ford once hired an efficiency expert to evaluate his company. After a few weeks, he reported favorably except for one thing:  ¢â‚¬Å“It ¢â‚¬â„¢s that man […]

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