Issue #294
1/17/2007
The six convictions Saddleback is built on
by Rick Warren
If you've ever wondered why we do some of the things we do at Saddleback, these six convictions say everything. Every person and every church need to understand the convictions that their decisions rest upon. These are ours. [more]
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Celebrate Recovery Kit


The Purpose Driven Church Conference on DVD

 
 

  

 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Dealing with a love of risk in ministry
by Mike Barrett

Can you turn your love of risk into a God-empowered ministry? Mike Barrett believes so. In this article, he'll help you understand how God can use your penchant for danger in a way that honors the One who gave it to you. [more]


Wide Angle: Framing Your Worldview
Rick Warren & Chuck Colson (Purpose Driven Publishing, 2007)  

Through this small group study, you can help your congregation focus on seeing the world from God's point of view. The study touches on topics your church members have on their minds and are discussing every day at work, such as: terrorism, the creation/evolution debate, tolerance, moral relativism, and more.

 
   


"Self worth and net worth are not the same." - Rick Warren



"Have a profound respect for each other." - Rom. 12:10b (JB)

"Be content with what you have ..." - Heb. 13:5 (NIV)



Schedule a 40 Days campaign on your own - Have you ever wanted to do 40 Days of Purpose or 40 Days of Community, but the timing was never right? Now you can do the campaign on your schedule! Click on the link above for more information.
7 Pillars of Health curriculum - This curriculum allows you to study Dr. Don Colbert's 7 Pillars of Health as a small group in your church.
Conversational Evangelism Conference (March 9-10, 2007) - With Lee Strobel, Mark Mittleburg, Todd Hunter, and more, this conference should prove to be a very helpful evangelism training opportunity for you and anyone else in your church with a passion to reach the lost.
Church Copyright Administration - If you want to play your worship services on the Internet, you better get proper copyright permissions for the songs you use. Find out more on this Web site.
Help for your Super Bowl party - Sports Spectrum has some great resources to help your church host a Super Bowl party outreach for the big game on Feb. 4. These kits include testimonies by the Seattle Seahawks' Shaun Alexander and Matt Hasselbeck, along with many other resources that can help you make your party an evangelistic event.


Saddleback’s Christmas services reach thousands with Gospel through Fox News broadcast - Allison Cox

How to improve the marriages in your church - Alan Nelson

Ideas for reaching out and including singles this Valentine’s Day - Dawn Eden

Rekindling romance: It’s the thought that counts - Jim Burns

Strengthening marriages after a broken trust - Paul David Tripp

Catholic youth group embraces PD model - Manda Gibson

Ask Rick Muchow: Developing community on the worship team - Rick Muchow

Ministry before an audience of one - Mary Southerland



"Don't buy into the myth that says romance is only good when it's spontaneous. Even the actors and actresses who propagate that myth were scheduled to kiss on the day they shot that scene." - Mark Whitlock, Simply Romantic Nights

"Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly." - Rose Franken

"Where is God when it hurts? He has been there from the beginning, designing a pain system that, even in the midst of a fallen world, still bears the stamp of his genius and equips us for life on this planet." - Philip Yancey, Where Is God When It Hurts (Zondervan, 1990)

"Dreams aren't perfect. They come true, not free." - Joey Potter character, series finale of Dawson's Creek

According to a survey by LifeWay Christian Resources, 66 percent of churchgoing young adults (age 18-34) and 47 percent of young adults who don't attend church regularly said that meeting the needs of others through social action was extremely important to them. - Source: LifeWay.com

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