In our recent newsletter, I shared a few ways to minimize the distractions that our smart phones bring when it comes to ministry. In this post for today, I want to address another distraction that, when left unchecked, can take us away from the important parts of our ministry… email. I sat in on a […]
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When the Israelite families would travel to other places, often times it would be with their extended families. Children would have the chance to mingle with cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents – all ages together. These times offered informal opportunities for the children to learn from other adults besides their parents. Today with our mobile society,
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Mission projects and community service opportunities during the summer are great for intergenerational projects or for specific age groups. Find projects for your faith community: Check with local helping agencies to see what needs they typically have during summer months Do you have other mission trips planned that need items collected to take along? Check
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Editor’s Note: Part one of this series was the feature article in “The E-ncourager”, our periodic email newsletter. You can view Part 1 here. To subscribe to our newsletter, click here. In Part One we noted that every member of the church is responsible for the mission of the church, but the ministers are the
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Do you know a Sunday School director who is having troubles getting their classes together for planning, sharing and encouragement? In this free webinar led by Steve Zimmerman in partnership with the Baptist General Association of Virginia they will see what Teachers ‘N Training (TNT) can do for their groups to move them forward. Join
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I’m thinking this week about the issue of energy in a spiritual ecosystem. Every ecosystem is dependent on energy. In nature the ultimate source is the Sun. That energy is converted by plants into food which some animals consume directly and others consume by consuming plant-eating plant animals. Animals die and decay; energy returns to
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“There’s an App for that.” I’ve heard that said and repeated it a time or two. As with the previous segment on integrating social media in ministry, consider the following as you begin to use Apps with your ministry: Decide who, where, why and how you want to use Apps with your ministry. To be
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Social media is a new highway of communication. There are many social media offerings available for individuals and groups to access. Businesses are using it to increase their marketing and get their message out to consumers. Students use it to keep up with friends and what is trending. Parents use it to keep up with
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Teens want their faith to matter. So it’s very important to create opportunities for them to serve, both inside and outside the church. It seems that we’re always impressed on Youth Sunday when they lead the worship service for a day. Some churches even have a “Youth Week” where teens take on different roles of
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It really does take a community of faith to raise a child in the faith. Teenagers should have at least four to five adults in their life who they could go tell them the worst possible thing and not feel condemned. Some youth feel that adults are against them already, so it’s important to show
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