Issue #289
12/13/2006
How to worship when you are wounded
by Rick Warren
We all get wounded, even those of us in ministry. There's only one antidote to these wounds – whether they're spiritual, emotional, or relational – worship. How do you worship when you're in pain? The book of Job teaches us five key lessons about doing just that. [more]
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The Saddleback small group difference (Part 3)
by Steve Gladen

In the past four years, God has dramatically grown small group participation at Saddleback. In the final part of Steve Gladen's series on what makes Saddleback small groups different, he shares the final three Saddleback small group distinctives. [more]


The Way of a Worshiper small group study
Buddy Owens, Purpose Driven Publishing (2006)  

This small group study is not about music. It's not even about going to church. It's about living your life as an offering of worship to God. If you're looking for curriculum that can help your congregation understand what worship truly is, this study might be a good fit.

 
   


"When you get a church the size of Saddleback, numbers don't matter. There isn't a statistical difference between whether 15,000 or 16,000 show up. What motivates us is the power of one changed life. I'm addicted to changed lives." - Rick Warren

"The easiest way to discover the purpose of an invention is to ask the creator of it." - Rick Warren



"After this, I heard the Lord ask, 'Is there anyone I can send? Will someone go for us?' 'I'll go,' I answered. 'Send me!'" - Isa. 6:8 (CEV)



Seeker Worship Help - Seeker is a “Google-like” search engine for pastors and worship leaders. It features information and links to thousands of relevant media resources such as songs (sacred and secular), videos, dramas, copyright info, webstreaming “How To's,” and much more. You simply type in a topic and let Seeker do the work. There is a cost to the service, but you can sign up for a free trial.
New church planting conference in New York City - Learn from proven church starting strategies that have worked in churches across the country. Nelson Searcy and Kerrick Thomas will share practical guidance on quickly raising funds, creating a team, planning services, crafting effective evangelism projects, and rapidly developing a growing membership. The conference will be free of charge if you RSVP.
Free Christmas story podcast from The Bible Experience - Zondervan is giving away podcasts of the Christmas story from their new product, The Bible Experience. This new product is a dramatic reading of the Bible from “an all-star cast of today's leading voices,” including Denzel Washington, T.D. Jakes, Samuel Jackson, and more. It may make a good Christmas gift.
Complimentary six-month subscription to Rev! magazine - Rev! magazine is offering Toolbox readers a free six-month subscription. Pastor Rick writes a regular column for this magazine, which provides great insights and ideas to help you be more effective in ministry.
Upcoming regional Celebrate Recovery conferences - Help your church members and community overcome sinful habits that hold them back from being what God wants them to be. Find a regional Celebrate Recovery conference in your area where you'll learn everything you need to know about putting one of these programs into your church.
MinistryMarketingCoach.com blog - MinistryMarketingCoach.com founder Chris Forbes has started a blog that is teaching the step-by-step principles of ministry marketing. Log on and improve your media communication strategy skills.


The Purpose Driven Life helps business move from success to significance - Manda Gibson

10 ways to keep your preaching fresh - Michael J. Quicke

Seven tips for leading worship - Rick Muchow

The worshipful fragrance of justice - David Ruis

The changing world of church music - Greg Scheer

Emerging worship: Moving beyond only preaching and singing - Dan Kimball

Using an e-mail newsletter to keep your congregation informed, build community - Cory Miller

How to deal with stress - Mary Southerland



"Our tendency is to overestimate what we can accomplish in one year and underestimate what we can do in 10 years." - Richard Foster

“Everyone worships something. It is inevitable. It is in our spiritual DNA. We were designed to worship. We were created to be temples. Some people worship power. Some worship money. Some worship possessions. Some worship themselves. And some worship the true and living God.” - Buddy Owens, The Way of the Worshiper (Purpose Driven Publishing, 2004)

“I believe the pathway for the Church’s moving into its full destiny in God’s counsels, while retaining a practical sanity and spiritual balance on earth’s surface, lies in our ability to perceive the true purpose and spiritual dynamic in worship. What has been defined for too long as an hour’s exercise on Sunday, packaged by enculturated tradition and preserved in doctrinaire posturing is being redefined, unwrapped, and unsealed today. Worship is being redefined in terms of its form and focus. It isn’t that valid traditions must be scorned or discarded but that newness must refill them with meaning.” - Jack W. Hayford, Worship His Majesty (Gospel Light Productions, 2000)

Forbes.com projects that Americans will spend an average of $795.86 on Christmas this year. That’s up 5 percent from last year. - Source: Forbes.com (12/5/06)

"And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store? What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more?" - Dr. Seuss, How The Grinch Stole Christmas (Random House, 1957)

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