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Tonight’s Elders Meeting — and New Poll
PROPOSAL A two-day seminar in Tuscaloosa, Alabama beginning Friday morning and ending Saturday at 5:00, to make certain our guests can return home in time for church on Sunday. Classes would be taught by elders, ministers, and members at the … Continue reading
Church Finances and Business: The Annual Review
This is from a great post by Todd Rhoades at “Monday Morning Insight” regarding how to conduct a periodic review of church employees. But before getting to Todd’s advice, some background thoughts. 1. Many elderships don’t do annual reviews of … Continue reading
Posted in Church Finances and Business, Uncategorized
Tagged All, church business, Church Finances, elder training
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What Is “Gospel”? The “Gospel” and “Kingdom” in Acts, Part 1
Acts is, of course, Luke’s sequel to the Gospel According to Luke. I figure it would help us better understand Luke’s “gospel of the kingdom” if we see how the words are used in Acts. The words are used lots … Continue reading
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Tagged Acts, All, Church of Christ Links, gospel, Kingdom of God, kingdom of heaven, Luke
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Youth Ministry: What I Would Have Done Differently
This is from an article by Chris Folmsbee, former youth minister, titled “If I Were to Do It Again.” • Act theologically before methodologically • Be more of a spiritual director than a program director • Hire a parent to … Continue reading
What Is the “Gospel”? The “Gospel” According to Luke, Part 4
Little children (Luke 18:15-17) People were also bringing babies to Jesus to have him touch them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, gospel, Luke, rich man and lazarus
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Second Elder Training Poll
For the last two weeks, I’ve had a poll on elder training at the top of the blog. The results are in. 88% of those answering would like additional training beyond the excellent, one-day per year ElderLink program offered by ACU … Continue reading
Ministers Guilty of Sexual Sin: This Month’s Christian Chronicle
This month’s Christian Chronicle has a fascinating article about how to deal with a minister caught in sexual sin. Now, until you’ve had to deal with this, you likely don’t appreciate how truly terrible these situations are. And while there … Continue reading
What Is the “Gospel”? The “Gospel” According to Luke, Part 3
The Parable of the Sower Jesus later taught the Parable of the Sower. The disciples asked him what it means. Jesus said, (Luke 8:9-15) His disciples asked him what this parable meant. 10 He said, “The knowledge of the secrets … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, gospel, Kingdom of God, kingdom of heaven, Luke, Parable of the Sower
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Free Music from Re:Sound
The Mars Hill Church in Seattle, pastored by Mark Driscoll, is offering a free sampler of 8 mp3s of their contemporary Christian music through June 11. Click over there, download, and enjoy (or delete). I love getting music for free.
What Is the “Gospel”? The “Gospel” According to Luke, Part 2
In this part, we’ll begin sorting through the “kingdom” passages in Luke, because Luke so often refers to the “good news of the kingdom.” Obviously, we can’t understand “good news” without understanding “kingdom.” And the goal isn’t so much to define … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, gospel, Kingdom of God, kingdom of heaven, Luke, Sermon on the Plain
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