Jun 2006

Summer is a great time for much needed R & R. We hope you will give yourselves a breather. Remember—laziness may be a sin, but …

Building Your Ministry A Looking Toward Sunday e-mail notice allows me to communicate with our church people on Thursday about our upcoming Sunday services so …

Inward Look Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the demands of ministry, family, and financial responsibilities? Craig Golden, state representative for the Empire State Fellowship …

Global Outlook As our missions conference approaches, the president of our ladies’ missionary group prepares for each Sunday School class a conference packet containing an …

Idea Exchange Summer is a good time to focus your congregation on good influences by promoting a summer reading challenge. A reading program is versatile; …

Ministry Toolbox 2 Corinthians 11:23–28 Paul reminds us that physical, emotional, and spiritual peril during the pastor’s or missionary’s earthy sojourn is to be expected. …

Student Ministries PreEm is a formal event our church hosts to provide a healthy atmosphere for fellowship among Christian teens (ninth through twelfth grades) as …

Idea Exchange Four times a year, there are five Sundays in one month. When this occurs, our church does something different to add spice to …

Idea Exchange Our area GARBC churches get together whenever a fifth Sunday occurs in a month for a Sunday evening Singspiration. Different churches take turns …

Reach Out Our church sponsors an annual Family FunFest, offered free of charge to the surrounding community. A 5K run starts the day with approximately …

Women’s Ministries Ladies’ Retreats are a great thing, but unchurched women will not usually attend them. To offer an event that appealed to community ladies …

Reach Out As a volunteer chaplain for our local fire department, I have witnessed many things our public servants deal with day by day. It …