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Time: How do I balance it all? by Rick Warren
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The Message: Born from a pastor’s heart by Eugene H. Peterson Many of you have used Eugene Peterson's biblical paraphrase, The Message, in your own reading time and teaching. Still you may not know the story behind The Message. What motivated a long-time pastor to re-tell the biblical narrative with the words and images of a storyteller? According to Peterson, the idea was born from a pastor's passion to help his congregation digest God's Word. [more] |
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"I will never let anybody out-sacrifice me for Saddleback Church." - Rick Warren |
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"He will send down help from Heaven to save me because of his love." - Psalm 57:3b (LB) |
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AIDS awareness film on PBS: Thurs., Aug. 31, 9 p.m. ET - Filmed on four continents over a period of three years, A Closer Walk depicts the realities of global AIDS. The 80-minute documentary takes the viewer to locations in the United States, Ukraine, Uganda, South Africa, India, and Haiti, and offers personal stories of children, women, and men around the world who are affected by the disease. Those caring or advocating for people living with AIDS are featured prominently in the film as well. (Check local listings for times.) Full Flame: Igniting a passion for the lost - Our failure to share Christ is not caused by a lack of instruction or information, but by a lack of compassion. Full Flame is an eight-part film series from charismatic evangelist Reinhard Bonnke designed to rekindle compassion for the lost. A unique aspect of the teaching series is that it opens with a cinematic short feature that asks the audience, “Is your church a cruise ship or a life boat?” Upcoming Innovative Church conferences - Granger Community Church is taking its church leader training conferences on the road. Visit their Web site to find more information about upcoming conferences in Lenexa, Kan. (Oct. 17) and Ocala, Fla. (Oct. 19). C.S. Lewis quotes - Get C.S. Lewis quotes for your upcoming sermons on this C.S. Lewis Society of California Web site. |
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Tips for pastors looking for health insurance - Tobin Perry How to eliminate distractions - Dave Stone A pastor’s guide to controlling clutter - Mike Bechtle Fox show highlights Warren's partnership with Rwanda - Tobin Perry Southern church steps out of comfort zone, invites Muslim neighbors to ice cream social - Rheta Murry Interview with Jim Collins: What makes a ‘Good to Great’ church - Leadership Journal Adding humor to your messages - Nick Arnette One year after Hurricane Katrina, demolished Louisiana church to merge with nearby PD church - Rheta Murry Escaping the stress trap (Part 4) - Mary Southerland |
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