December 2009

Teamwork– hard to live with it, but impossible to live without it! Our Resource Center staff is nearing the completion of a five-year RBP revision …

Healthy churches recognize the need to welcome guests effectively as they arrive for Sunday services and special events.  Many enlist and train a group of …

The Manhattan Declaration drafted recently by “Orthodox, Catholics,  and Evangelical Christians” and signed by many has attracted considerable attention. Many notable leaders have weighed in …

Do you have Sunday School students who delight in causing mischief? If so, think for a moment about your practices as a teacher. You might …

Our church connects with our community by calling residents listed in our local phone book. During our conversations, we ask how we can pray for …

Our church became interested in helping people with addictions in 2005, when former Pastor Greg Stine became burdened for our county. At that time Barron …

As part of the church’s installation service for their new pastor, Faith Baptist of Salem, Oregon, read their church covenant, affirming their intent to live …

The Birth of Jesus was Right, written by Pastor Stan Lightfoot of Rustic Hills Baptist in Colorado Springs, CO, is a good devotional thought that …

As a pastor, I have the responsibility of training and equipping our people with fresh ideas and utilizing technology that God has given to us. …

Recently I realized a couple of our elderly attendees could not read the bulletin, prayer notes, or other handouts.   For the next printing of the …

“What material do you and John use as a couple for devotions?” I received this email question from a young husband/pastor who was seeking suggestions …

Our little church is placed in the middle of an aging community. The local economy is worse than most, and the incident of single parents …