The Alternative To The Halloween Alternative
by Matt McKee It’s that time of year when leaves start changing color, temperatures start to cool down, and football is in the air. It is also the season when churches have to decide what to do with...
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by Brett Talley The moment of panic. We’ve all felt it at different times and in different ways. You are in a conversation about a specific family or person from church and, all of a sudden, you...
View ArticleResponding When Tragedy Strikes
by Powell Grisham As leaders, we make lots of decisions. While some are truly difficult and have the potential to impact our overall direction, many decisions could possibly be made by two, three or...
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The New Frontier of Family Ministry
by Pat Rowland In Choluteca, Honduras, there is a bridge that has become famous for leading nowhere. (See picture at right.) The bridge wasn’t designed that way, at one time it was highly functional....
View ArticleHow To Cultivate A Culture Of Service In Your Ministry
by Nate Reeves Calendars. I love many things in life; fall weather, coffee, watching The Office through nine times and counting on Netflix, but a calendar is not one of these loves. Here is a big...
View ArticleSocial Media Is Waiting For You To Connect
by Ronne Rock A few weeks ago, I sat at a lovely dinner and listened as the folks talked about how they had met. Most had found each other through social media groups; in fact, very few of us had...
View Article5 People Who Should Be On Your Speed Dial
by Matt McKee How do you know if you are part of the community as a pastor, a business leader, or the CEO of a non-profit? For me, there are two questions that I ask myself: If something happens in the...
View ArticleHow To Support Your Local Schools This Holiday Season
by Leslie Bolser It may seem a bit early to think about Christmas, or even Thanksgiving. Over the last few weeks, my daughters and I have spent an unhealthy amount of screen time on Pinterest, seeking...
View ArticleVBS: More than Event Planning, Make it Intentional
by Rebekah Bullard A few months ago, in a conversation with another ministry leader, I asked, “How does your church do VBS?” Her response caught me off guard. She said, “We don’t. I am not as brave as...
View Article3 Ways To Use Social Media For Outreach
by Tom Pounder The one thing I love so much about Twitter and Instagram is the organic reach possibilities. A lot of that reach comes through the use of hashtags. We’ve all used them before. Had a bad...
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