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Blog Narrowing the Search for a Great Sermon Illustration
- By John S. McClure
- Posted on July 18th, 2011
In the old days (meaning when I was a parish minister), publishers produced books such as 5000 Best Sermon Illustrations, or Stories for Sunday, and we would plow through volumes…
Blog The Need to Belong
- By Shawn Wood
- Posted on July 18th, 2011
The feeling that we don’t belong can be very frustrating. For a new person to a church it can be especially discouraging. As a new church planter, this makes me determined…
Blog 5 Strategies for Leading Change in Worship
- By Len Wilson
- Posted on July 18th, 2011
A friend called me the other day asking for advice on first steps in a new worship position at a local church. We only spoke for a few minutes, but after hanging up, I continued…
Blog A Prejudice I Didn't Know I Had
- By Matthew L. Kelley
- Posted on July 16th, 2011
I have prejudices. We all do. Unlike Stephen Colbert, we see things like race, gender, clothing, body size/type, etc, and we automatically make assumptions about people based on …
Blog Harry Potter is Not Jesus
- By Robert A. Ratcliff
- Posted on July 15th, 2011
Or, "Why the World’s Most Famous Boy Wizard is Not a Christ Figure" SPOILER ALERT: critical plot details discussed (or at least hinted at) below. With the release of Harry …
Blog A Guilt-Free Vacation
- By Jay Cooper
- Posted on July 14th, 2011
I took a vacation recently, and frankly, I feel guilty about it. I am, after all, trying to start a new church. Shouldn’t I have been busy doing something productive and…