Issue #352
5/14/2008
How to share God’s vision for your church
by Rick  Warren

Many God-given dreams die in the vision-casting stage. If you want your vision to become a reality, you have to communicate it well to your congregation. In this issue, we’ll look at seven key components of sharing God’s vision with your church. [more]

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Life transitions offer chance to connect people
by Steve Gladen

More than any other time in life, we need people when we go through significant transitions. In this issue, Pastor Steve Gladen identifies five types of life transitions that present great opportunities to connect people into small groups at your church. [more]


The Beautiful Fight
Gary Thomas (Zondervan, 2007)  

The Christian life is about more than just avoiding what we shouldn’t do. It’s about transformation – becoming the kind of person God has called us to be. And that transformation is the core of The Beautiful Fight. Gary Thomas redefines modern notions of holiness – not by weakening it but by expanding it. By doing so he challenges us to take part in the hard work of transformation – the grand, beautiful fight that’ll challenge every believer.

 
   


"Many pastors do not understand the power of the pulpit. Like a rudder on a ship, it will determine the direction of a church either intentionally or unintentionally." - Rick Warren



"You came down on Mount Sinai; you spoke to them from heaven. You gave them regulations and laws that are just and right, and decrees and commands that are good. You made known to them your holy Sabbath and gave them commands, decrees, and laws through your servant Moses. In their hunger you gave them bread from heaven and in their thirst you brought them water from the rock; you told them to go in and take possession of the land you had sworn with uplifted hand to give them." - Nehemiah 9:13-15 (NIV)



2008 Saddleback Worship Conference & Festival - Learn how to sharpen your skills, experience life-altering worship, and participate in leading the worship of others at the eighth annual Saddleback Worship Conference & Festival. Join Rick Warren, Rick Muchow, Delirious?, and others at this conference.
The Global Fund - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria recently launched a new Website for people interested in fighting these three diseases. Visit the site’s online forums, blogs, and other discussion areas to interact with other people who are addressing HIV/AIDS.
American Association of Christian Counselors - Check out this site for information on Christian counseling conferences, counseling resources, or to find a counselor near you.
Free E-book: Facebook for Pastors - Feeling a little in the dark when it comes to social networking sites? This free e-book, produced by Ministry Marketing Coach, will introduce you to using Facebook as a part of your ministry.


Church emerges from hurricane, finds ideal location to rebuild congregation - Tobin Perry

White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives hosts conference in Rwanda - Nicole Leever

Three keys to helping your small groups make it through the summer - Mark Howell

Extraordinary communication, part four: pray for God’s sacred anointing - Glenn Wagner

Hope in the midst of depression: part four - Mary Southerland



“The little Gospel promises me personal salvation and eternal life. But the robust Gospel doesn’t stop there; it also promises a new society and a new creation.” - Scott McKnight, “The Eight Marks of the Gospel, Christianity Today, 2/29/08

“There lives more faith in honest doubt, believe me, than in half the creeds.” - Lord Alfred Tennyson

“A great deal more failure is the result of an excess of caution than of bold experimentation with new ideas. The frontiers of the Kingdom of God were never advanced by men and women of caution.” - J. Oswald Sanders

A recent study showed that 72 percent of      Southern Baptist pastors say that the economy is negatively affecting their churches, yet 76 percent of those pastors say that giving in 2008 is keeping up with budget expectations. - (Source: Lifeway Research, 5/7/08)

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