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Schedule a buffer for yourself
by Rick Warren
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Some of you are playing the waiting game to find margin in your life – you're waiting until your kids move out or until ministry demands slow down. The problem is, you'll never find it that way. Only you can create a buffer of margin in your life. The question is – will you do it? [more]
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The Saddleback small group difference (Part 2)
by Steve Gladen
What makes Saddleback small groups different? According to the church's small group pastor, it isn't just one thing – it's eight. In this article, the second in a three-part series, he explores two of those eight Saddleback small group distinctives.
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| 52 Family Time Ideas |
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| Timothy Smith (Bethany House, 2006) |
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This book includes practical ideas to help you draw your kids closer to God. Included in each of Timothy Smith's 52 family time ideas are coordinated Bible readings, discussion questions, and adaptations that can be helpful for both younger and older children. If you struggle to develop devotional times with your children that are meaningful and fun, this book can help.
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"I will never let anybody out sacrifice me for Saddleback Church." - Rick Warren
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"He will give beauty for ashes, joy instead of mourning, praise instead of despair."
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Isa. 61:3 (NLT)
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Six convictions that drive Saddleback - Pastor Rick recently preached a message at Saddleback that addressed the six convictions that drive all that the church does. He's made the video available to everyone online. If you've ever wondered about what makes Saddleback tick, you need to listen to this message.
Church Communication Pro - On this site, you'll find all sorts of tips for improving communication from your church to the community. Check out this month's featured articles on what makes a good church Web site.
Saddleback's Christmas Web site - Check out what Saddleback has planned for Christmas this year. It may give your church some ideas.
63 Christmas gift ideas for $10 or less - Homemade cookies, gourmet popcorn, board games, etc. Here are all sorts of gift ideas for those wanting to save money this Christmas season.
Pastor Rick's interview for Urbana.org - Pastor Rick will be a special guest speaker at Urbana '06. During this interview on the conference site, Pastor Rick discusses the P.E.A.C.E. Plan, a coming Reformation of the Church, and the Church's role in addressing HIV/AIDS. While you are there, click on the link at the top of the Urbana Web page to find out more about this very special conference.
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At global AIDS summit, churches challenged to take the lead
- Manda Gibson
Build your family before building a ministry
- Ronnie Floyd
Preparing our children to change their world
- Timothy Smith
Four common misconceptions ministers hold about their wives
- Shirley Walker
Helping ministers’ kids deal with criticism
- Vickie Lee
How people will respond to a new idea
- Charles Arn
How to help your ministry successor succeed
- Lawrence W. Farris
Knowing God through his names
- Mary Southerland
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"My children will not remember the words of wisdom I've passed along over the years, nor will yours remember the good advice you've given. However, etched in their minds and planted in their hearts is a permanent picture of who you are and how you've lived before them."
- Dorothy Kelley Patterson, Parents in Ministry (co-written by Armour Patterson)
While the prevailing wisdom says that born-again Christians are just as likely as non-Christians to divorce, that may not give the whole picture. Sociologist Brad Wilcox says that when church attendance is taken into the discussion, it isn't even close. Churchgoers – whether they are evangelicals, mainline Christians, or Roman Catholics – are far more likely not to get divorced than those who don't attend church.
- Source: Interview with Brad Wilcox in Christianity Today (October, 2006)
"Missions is not an action of a handful of global church advocates in a foreign land, but the loving drive of the God who is a missionary God reclaiming all of his creation from the inner cities to the suburbs to the ends of the earth."
- Jimmy Dorrell, Trolls & Truth (New Hope Publishers, 2006)
When William Carey went to India, only 1 percent of all Protestants lived in Asia, Africa, and Latin America – combined. A hundred years later only 10 percent of Protestants lived in these lands. Despite the fact that the percentage of the world who call themselves Christians remained constant during the 20th century – around 33 percent – a whopping 67 percent of all Protestants now live in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
- Source: Timothy C. Clark, Preaching to a Shifting Culture (Baker, 2006)
A new survey by Rasmussen Reports shows that 69 percent of Americans prefer "Merry Christmas" to "Happy Holidays."
- Source: The Washington Post
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