October 2007

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Issue #335:
Four ways to be a better listener

Good leaders are good listeners. And if you’re going to be in ministry, it’s a skill you’d better develop. You may think you’re already a good listener, but there’s a big difference between hearing and listening. This week we’ll cover four tips to becoming a better listener and a better leader.
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Published Wed, Oct 31 2007 12:00 AM by MTBEditor

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The power of the mind

What we allow to dwell in our minds will work its way out in our lives. We must set our minds on God’s Word and then guard that setting. Mary Southerland We fight with weapons that are different from those the world uses. Our weapons have power from God...

Published Wed, Oct 17 2007 4:20 PM by MTBEditor

Filed under: Ministry Library, The power of the mind
Staying fresh for life

If anything, movie stars should envy us. We have the Creator of the Universe and the Overcomer of death, hell, and the grave living inside us. Life should be bursting out of a believer. Dwayne Moore, author and founder of Next Level Worship, LLC If you...

Published Wed, Oct 17 2007 4:12 PM by MTBEditor

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Journey through the wall

Regardless of how we get there, every follower of Jesus at some point will confront the wall. Pete Scazzero, author and senior pastor of New Life Fellowship Church I meet many believers (and churches) today who are stuck at a wall. Some are discouraged...

Published Wed, Oct 17 2007 4:00 PM by MTBEditor

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In single day, church plants 24,000 Purpose Driven books in S.C. prisons

COLUMBIA, S.C. (ABP) -- Giving Rick Warren’s best-selling The Purpose Driven Life to prisoners is nothing new for church volunteers. In fact, O.J. Simpson reportedly received a copy of the inspirational book from ministers at Clark County Detention Center...

Published Wed, Oct 17 2007 2:58 PM by MTBEditor

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Free online tool for making Jesus-focused disciples

So, how are your disciples doing? Then again, are they really your disciples? In Jesus’ time, a disciple was one who actively studied and applied the teaching of his Rabbi or master teacher. When Jesus, the master teacher, commissioned followers to "go...

Published Wed, Oct 17 2007 2:18 PM by MTBEditor

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How Saddleback uses students to lead worship

Learn more Visit Saddleback’s student ministry worship blog for an insider’s look at Saddleback’s student bands. And for more updates on what Saddleback’s student bands are doing, including what songs they play in each weekend’s services, check out Chris...

Published Wed, Oct 17 2007 1:53 PM by MTBEditor

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Evaluating your church on purpose (part 2)

In the last issue of Toolbox, I shared with you three questions that can help you come up with evaluation tools for your church. Those three questions will give you a great start in evaluating whether or not your church is fulfilling its purposes. Here...

Published Wed, Oct 17 2007 12:37 PM by MTBEditor

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To catch fish, learn to think like them

If you’re going to be good at fishing, you’ve got to learn to think like a fish. If you’re going to be an effective fisher of men, you’ve got to think like a lost person. Here’s the problem. Unfortunately, the longer you are a Christian, the less you...

Published Wed, Oct 17 2007 11:13 AM by MTBEditor

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Bible Bytes -- 10/17/2007

"I don’t speak on my own authority. The Father who sent me has commanded me what to say and how to say it. And I know his commands lead to eternal life; so I say whatever the Father tells me to say." John 12:49-50 NLT

Published Wed, Oct 17 2007 8:08 AM by MTBEditor

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Saddleback Sayings -- 10/17/2007

"Just as saltwater fish exist their entire lives in an ocean without becoming saturated with salt, Jesus ministered in the world without being of the world." Rick Warren

Published Wed, Oct 17 2007 8:03 AM by MTBEditor

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Notes & Quotes -- 10/17/2007

Wal-Mart is the United States’ and the world’s largest employer with more than 1.6 million employees. Another three million people have jobs directly dependent upon business by Wal-Mart. Source: The Wal-Mart Effect by Charles Fishman (Penguin Press, 2006...

Published Wed, Oct 17 2007 7:49 AM by MTBEditor

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15 Characteristics of Effective Pastors, By Kevin W. Mannoia & Larry Walkemeyer (Regal, 2007)

Sit under the mentoring of nine veteran pastors through this new book by Regal Publishing. These experienced pastors tackle issues like preaching, balancing family life, and your own spiritual formation. Each chapter introduces you to the biblical foundations...

Published Wed, Oct 17 2007 7:42 AM by MTBEditor

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Issue #333:
To catch fish, learn to think like them

If you’re going to be good at fishing, you’ve got to learn to think like a fish. If you’re going to be an effective fisher of men, you’ve got to think like a lost person. Jesus gives us a great example of someone thinking like a fish. This week we’ll explore how to discover the mindset of lost people in your community.

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Published Wed, Oct 17 2007 12:00 AM by MTBEditor

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Good to Great in God’s Eyes, Chip Ingram (Baker, 2007)

Jim Collins’ book Good to Great became a bestseller because it isolated some of the characteristics of great businesses. According to Chip Ingram in Good to Great in God’s Eyes , Christians need a bigger goal – to become great in God’s eyes. In this book...

Published Thu, Oct 4 2007 10:58 AM by MTBEditor

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