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Issue #272
8/16/2006

Why there's no altar call at the end of Saddleback services
by Rick Warren

I often get asked why Saddleback doesn't have an altar call. It might surprise you to know that it doesn't have anything to do with theology or strategy. It was because of the layout of our first meeting place. [more]

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	Celebrate Recovery Kit The Purpose Driven Church Conference on DVD

How to perform a personal, Christ-honoring wedding
by Glen Kreun

Weddings can be incredible opportunities for ministry. Not only are you connecting with people on one of the most important days of their lives, but ceremonies are rich with opportunities to lift up Jesus. In this article, long-time Saddleback Executive Pastor Glen Kreun gives helpful tips on making the weddings you perform memorable for all the right reasons. [more]

Starting New Churches on Purpose
Ron Sylvia (Purpose Driven Publishing, 2006)
This book is a blueprint for starting and growing a purpose driven church in the 21st century. Written by Ron Sylvia, who has taught thousands of church starters all across the country, this book will take you from the dream stage to the strategic leadership stage – and everywhere in between. In the book, you'll find a two-year map for how to start an effective, balanced, purpose driven church.

"It takes a team to fulfill a dream." - Rick Warren

"Pride only leads to arguments." - Prov. 13:10 (NCV)

"Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering." - Heb. 13:3 (NIV)

Board Source - This site – designed for board members of non-profit organizations – has helpful resources that could aid your elder or deacon board.
How Stuff Works - On this site, you'll find info on how a variety of things work – from your ear to e-mail to sunglasses.
One-stop reference site - Look up just about any kind of reference material you might need on this site, includes everything from calculators to dictionaries to historic documents.
Most Important Thing road trip - Follow two Oklahomans on a two-week faith-sharing trip through Western Central United States. On the site, you'll find a travel blog and an opportunity tap into their “roadcast” where they'll broadcast a Gospel presentation on FM radio to those near them on the road.

Should you marry the ‘unequally yoked’? - Tony Liston

Performing weddings as an outreach opportunity - Bill Yaccino

Helping engaged couples find A.W.E. in their upcoming marriage - Jim Burns

Finding marriage mentors in your church - Harry Benson

Small, rural Missouri church starts second worship site, quadruples in size - Alan Brandt

Report says church efforts against AIDS single most effective - Michelle Vu

Your family’s midyear financial checkup - Sherre Stephens

Escaping the stress trap (Part 3) - Mary Southerland

"The basis of marriage is not mutual affection or feelings of emotions and passions that we associate with love, but a vocation, elected to build together a house for God in this world, to be like the cherubs whose outstretched wings sheltered the Ark of the Covenant and created a space for Yahweh to be present." - Henri Nouwen, Clowning in Rome

The average wedding costs between $20,000 and $25,000. - Source: Hallmark.com

"Satan never plays fair; he is a deceiver and a liar. He does not like you or me, and it might surprise you that he has a plan of destruction for your life. The only hope for people is to know the true and living God." - Wayde Goodall, The Battle, Creation House, 2005

"Make sure you are in trouble for Jesus, because if the idols that are surrounding you are leaving you alone, chances are that's because you are worshipping them and not walking the way of the cross." - Ronald Boyd-MacMillan, Faith that Endures, Revell, 2006

"If the 10 commandments were not written by Moses, they were written by another fellow of the same name." - Mark Twain, quoted in Summon's Christian Miscellany

The one-hour special on Rick and the P.E.A.C.E. Plan has been rescheduled for Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006, at 10 p.m. EST and then again at 1 a.m. EST on the FOX News Channel.

- Staff

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