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Issue #310
5/9/2007

Following Jesus’ model for ministry
by Rick Warren

Pastor, there are a lot of good ministry models out there, but the ultimate model we have is Jesus. By looking at how he ministered to people during his time on earth, we can pick up 10 key principles to apply to our own ministries. In this article, I'll share the first five. [more]

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Worshipping God with our minds
by Peter Beck

Theology matters. What you believe – and what your congregation believes – about God, Jesus, the lost, and the Church will impact just about everything you do as a local body of believers. In this article Peter Beck tells readers that theology is for all of us, not just theologians. [more]

Dream
Kenny Luck (WaterBrook, 2007)
Tap into the dreams of your church's men through this new book (and workbook) by Kenny Luck, Saddleback's men's pastor. The book helps men capture God's dream for their life – developing the character of Jesus. It's a great next step for men's groups who have studied other books in Kenny's Everyman series.

"With every promise, there is a premise." - Rick Warren

"Everybody dies in Adam; everybody comes alive in Christ. But we have to wait our turn: Christ is first, then those with him at his Coming, the grand consummation when, after crushing the opposition, he hands over his Kingdom to God the Father. He won't let up until the last enemy is down – and the very last enemy is death!" - 1 Cor. 15:22-26 (MSG)

Saddleback's Drive Time Devotionals - Get daily verse-by-verse devotionals right on your iPod for free. Taught by Saddleback's Tom Holladay, these podcasts are a part of Saddleback's spiritual maturity strategy, which includes a monthly Night of Worship, weekly small groups, and a daily verse-by-verse study of God's Word. Currently Pastor Tom is going through the book of Philippians. You can also find his verse-by-verse study of Romans in the archives section.
North American Mission Board Center for Missional Research - On this site you'll find all kinds of informative research about church planting, evangelism, and more. You can also sign up for a regular e-mail report of the recent survey data. Most of the articles also include Powerpoint slides with the material as well.
John Stott announces his retirement - One of the most influential pastors and theologians of the past century. John Stott, announced his retirement, at the age of 86.
Zondervan podcasts its National Pastors Conference - You can now get Zondervan's Pastor's Conference on your iPod. Eugene Peterson and John Eldredge were among the featured speakers at the conference. Zondervan also podcasts interviews with some of its authors, including Phillip Yancey and Ann Spangler.
Serving Central - Looking for resources to help you “uncover and unleash” the talents of your church? Serving Central can help with this and much, much more. You can also find resources to help you promote your ministries to the church body and follow-up resources to ensure your new volunteers are fully plugged in. The site is run by Saddleback's own Erik Rees.

Nation’s oldest Presbyterian church reaching out into community with PD principles - Allison Cox

How to minister to the dying - Dave Gallagher

Pastoring someone who is too young to die - Paul David Tripp

How to minister personally and corporately to dying unbelievers - Melody Rossi

Transitions in your singles ministry - Clayton Coates

Using drama in church (part 3) - Jeremy Barnes

Ten effective habits for time management - Gregory P. Smith

Being a mom that matters (part 2) - Mary Southerland

"Someday you will read in the papers that D.L. Moody of Northfield is dead. Don't you believe a word of it. At that moment I shall be more alive than I am now. I shall have gone higher, that is all – out of this old clay tenement into a house that is immortal, a body that sin cannot touch, that sin cannot taint, a body fashioned like his glorious body. I was born in the flesh in 1837; I was born of the Spirit in 1856. That which is born of the flesh may die; that which is born of the Spirit will live forever." - D.L. Moody

"Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives." - A. Sachs

Anna Jarvis, the leader of the early 20th century movement to make Mother's Day a national holiday, later fought against the holiday. She felt the day had become over-commercialized. In fact, she was so frustrated that most people sent greeting cards on the holiday that she once called the cards, "a poor excuse for the letter you are too lazy to write." Jarvis and her sister spent their family inheritance fighting against the holiday. They both died in poverty. - Source: Wikipedia.com

"I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening." - Larry King

Ed Stetzer and Mike Dodson's recent book, Comeback Churches, focuses on 324 churches that have showed significant recent growth after a period of plateau. According to the book the majority of these "Comeback Churches" raised their membership expectations as part of their turnaround. Only one of these 324 churches reported lowering membership standards. - Source: Ed Stetzer & Mike Dodson, Comeback Churches (B & H Publishing, 2007)

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