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Friday, July 06, 2018

Friday's Catch: "Leadership Development Leads to Multiplication" and More


Leadership Development Leads to Multiplication

Churches that multiply do not see their volunteers as hirelings to carry out grunt work so that the pastors can do the real work of ministry. Read More

3 Reasons Why Crazy-Driven, Ambitious-Type Leaders Need To Relax

If you’re tempted to blow off the summer and keep your head down working, ignoring your spouse and kids and the beach and some rest….here are a few things to consider. Read More

8 Hacks For Managing a Roomful of Teenagers

Corralling teenagers can be exhausting, frustrating, and even a little bit exhilarating at times. Honestly, managing a roomful of teenagers is an art. But when you learn to do it well, you’re opening the door to communicating the truth of Scripture clearer and louder than before, cultivating an environment where teenagers want to listen. So to help you master the art of wrangling your students, here are eight hacks I’ve learned along the way.... Read More

6 Questions Toward a Far-Reaching Family Ministry

Whether your church has a family minister who is focused on synergy between ministry to kids and ministry to parents, your children’s ministry team handles the parenting side as well, or you are just beginning to think about how to minister to parents and equip them to disciple their kids in their home, here are six questions to consider.... Read More

Four Ways to Communicate Better with Your Volunteers

It may be time for your church to try a fresh way to communicate with volunteers. Here are four tools that can help. Read More

The Four People

Regardless of what type of season you’re in—a frustrating one or a super fruitful one—I’ve learned there are four different people that I need in my life. Four people that I need to learn and grow (and some days survive). And four people I think you need too, in every season. Read More

How (Not) to Discover Your Spiritual Gifts

Is it important to know your spiritual gifts? Or is that concern evidence of the narcissism so characteristic of our culture today? Read More

A (Not So) Revolutionary Strategy for Great Quiet Times

Just ask a room full of Christians how many minutes they spent in concentrated prayer last week—and listen to the room fall silent. Ask how engaged they were in Bible reading, Bible memorization, or any type of Bible study—and prepare to hear the crickets chirp. Read More

7 Ways to Share the Gospel Without Being a Jerk

Through the years, I have had the privilege of having friends who seemed to be naturally gifted in sharing their faith. They made it look easy, but when I spoke to them, I discovered they had the same difficulties that I experienced. They had the same fears and worries. They stumbled over their words. Here are seven helpful points I learned from them. Read More

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