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Created on December 22nd, 2011
Health of a Leader
By Ron EdmondsonI work with a lot of church leaders. One thing I’ve discovered, if they let me get close enough inside their real world, is that many are hurting. They are facing burnout… read more
5 Things Your Church Must Do at Christmas
By Betsy Hall, Shane RaynorEarlier this week, someone asked us to list five things that churches really need to do at Christmas. We brainstormed and came up with the following ideas based on our own… read more
Big Events for Christmas
By Robert J. MorganAfter pastoring the same church for 31 Christmases, I’ve got mixed feelings about the holiday. For church workers, Christmas isn’t easy. It comes annually with the… read more
Top 5 Ways to Mess Up Your Christmas Opportunity
By Maurilio AmorimEvery year I have to convince senior pastors that Christmas Eve is a powerful and great opportunity to reach out to their communities. Catholic churches have known this for… read more
Conspicuous Christianity
By Mike PoteetThe “Hallelujah Chorus” you hear during this Advent season may be coming not from a church choir but from Denver Broncos fans. Second-year quarterback Tim Tebow has… read more
The Answer to Bad Religion is Not No Religion but Good Religion
By Martin ThielenWay back in 1859, Charles Darwin startled the world by publishing his famous (many would say infamous) book, On the Origin of Species, which laid out his theory of evolution. You… read more
Renewed Purpose
By Missy BuchananWe have become a throw-away society. A quick glance through your post-Christmas trash receptacle will likely affirm just how much we have come to love convenience. From gift bags… read more