Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Wednesday's Catch: 'Christmas Eve Is a Sunday This Year (The Big Opportunity)' And More


Christmas Eve Is a Sunday This Year (The Big Opportunity)
"Christmas Eve lands on a Sunday this year. I understand the temptation to scale back. We briefly discussed this option at my church. The reality is this Christmas Eve may be one of the biggest opportunities you have for several years to come. You should do more, not less, this year. Here is why." 
 
7 Steps to Leading Through Change
Todd Adkis a step-by-step guide to leading effective change and becoming a more agile leader.

Ten Reasons Why Church Membership Is Biblical
Is church membership biblical? Yes. The reason is that the biblical nature of church membership is established from a variety of passages and considerations. Here’s a cumulative case of ten reasons why church membership is biblical.

Mutual Responsibility and Interdependence in the Body of Christ
Like the community at Corinth, our natural tendency is to congregate with people who are like us. Our social networks very much reflect our outlook. We find it easier to trust people whose life experiences are like ours. With such people, communication tends to be more natural. For this reason, it might be that not many of our churches convey the ethnic, social, and economic diversity of our neighborhoods. Some of our churches reflect the hidden lines that divide our communities.

What Did Jesus Teach about Himself?
Jesus taught on a variety of topics, from family to money, to discipleship, and more. But there is one subject that is central to all his other teachings—himself. Jesus’s autobiographical words reveal not simply interesting facts, hobbies, or personality traits, but an astonishing identity that, if true, demands our attention and response.

Beyond Tools: Crafting Ministry Success Through Thoughtful Curriculum Choices
A ministry leader’s role is to curate tools for maximum usefulness, with specialized knowledge and contextual understanding of your ministry.

It’s So Easy
It arrived in my mailbox last month, a small yellow envelope containing words of affection and encouragement.

In a world where Christ is king, authoritarian leaders can only be antichrists
Today's anti-democratic leaders are promising to deliver justice by any means necessary.

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