Issue #299
2/21/2007
Dry relationship with God will kill your ministry joy
by Rick Warren
If you’re stuck in a joyless ministry, it may be because you’ve allowed your relationship with God to slide. Just because you’re a pastor doesn’t mean spiritual growth is automatic. In fact, you get to know Jesus better the same way everyone else does. [more]
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How single adults in your church can change the world
by Clayton  Coates

Unlocking the ministry potential of singles in your church is a key part of it becoming all God wants it to be. In this article, Clayton Coates, pastor of single adults at Saddleback, gives you a peek into how that’s true at Saddleback – and how it can be true in your church. [more]


Devotional Ventures
Corey Cleek (ed.) (Regal, 2007)  

This book is a great discipleship tool for the business people in your church. Committed believers in high-profile marketplace positions around the country wrote the 60 devotionals included in the book. Each of  the topics are specifically targeted to the business community. It also may be a nice outreach tool to help you reach out with the Gospel to business leaders in your area.

 
   


"The first job God gave humans was to manage and take care of God’s 'stuff' on earth." - Rick Warren



"And don't be wishing you were someplace else or with someone else. Where you are right now is God's place for you. Live and obey and love and believe right there. God, not your marital status, defines your life. " - 1 Cor. 7:17a (MSG)



Refdesk.com - This site is the place to start your search for facts on the Internet. It includes multiple search engines, links to top news stories as well as sources for news from around the world, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almost everything else you could ask for in a research Web site.
Find a Christian song - Have you heard a title of a song but don't know what CD to find it on? Christian Book Distributors has a song search feature on their Web site.
What songs we're singing at Saddleback... - Want to get a feel for the type of music we're using in the worship services at Saddleback? Check out this page.
Rockbridge Seminary - Co-founded by a Saddleback church member, Rockbridge Seminary is the first fully purpose driven seminary in the world. It's also completely online.
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New children’s ministry model helps church reach out to unchurched kids - Manda Gibson

The senior pastor’s role in singles ministry - Bud Pearson

Trends in single adults that every pastor should understand - David Lorenz

How the Church can reach and help single parents - Dennis Franck

Two of the most powerful words in ministry – use me - Kenny Luck

Blogging believers: Who's out there in the blogosophere? - Cory Miller

Leaning on prayer in ministry - Mary Southerland



"A word to the wise ain't necessary. It's the stupid ones who need the advice." - Bill Cosby

"If life were fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead." - Johnny Carson

A YPB&R/Yankelovich Partners survey found 30 percent of grandparents who traveled more than 75 miles from home on a pleasure trip took a grandchild with them. Some hotels now offer discounts on adjoining rooms for grandchildren, and AAA published Traveling with Your Grandkids to help grandparents plan their adventures. - Source: Fox News, July 16, 2003

"Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work." - Vince Lombardi

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