Issue #315
6/13/2007
Rethinking Worship
by Rick Warren
Worship is far more than praising, singing, and praying to God. In fact, the essence of worshiping God is enjoying him. Everyone worships something. Our job, as pastors, is to help people connect their God-given desire to worship to their Creator. [more]
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Celebrate Recovery Kit


The Purpose Driven Church Conference on DVD

 
 

  

 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

The problem with reading
by Pat Williams with Peggy Matthews Rose

People are reading less these days. Pat Williams believes this problem should concern us – particularly those of us in ministry. In this article Pat shares five ways you can be a part of the solution rather than the problem. [more]


The Character of Leadership
Jeff Iorg (B&H Publishing, 2007)  

If you're in ministry, you're a leader. Jeff Iorg's new book is all about helping you develop personal characteristics – like integrity, security, courage, and passion – every leader needs to flourish. Pastor Rick Warren says of the book, “Jeff Iorg defines lasting leadership as character, not capacity or competency. The making of a great leader is built on what God intends you to be rather than doing the leading God intends for you to do.”

 
   


"You discover your identity and purpose through a relationship with Jesus Christ." - Rick Warren



"God in his kindness gave each of us different gifts. If your gift is speaking God's word, make sure what you say agrees with the faith." - Romans 12:6 (GW)



Rockbridge Seminary - Rockbridge Seminary is the world's first fully online, fully purpose driven seminary. It has been an essential part of Saddleback's plan to train its staff. Pastor Rick Warren says, “Because Saddleback fills so many of its staff positions from within our church family, we needed an innovative way to train people without sending them away to seminary for years. Rockbridge Seminary's totally online format provided the answer we needed.”
Christian classics on the Web - Get some of the most important writings in the history of the Church for free on the Web. Included in this library are books like Martin Luther's On the Bondage of the Will, Athanasius' On the Incarnation, and John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion and his entire commentary on the Bible. Besides being able to view the books online, you can also download them to your computer or Palm Pilot for use offline.
How to minister out of your weaknesses - Pastor Rick was joined by Pastor Rick McKinley of ImagoDei Community Church in Portland, Ore., and Pastor Mark Batterson of National Community Church in Washington, D.C., to talk about how to minister out of your weaknesses. While you are on the podcast site, sign up to get alerted when new podcasts are available.
Free E-Sword Bible program - This Bible study program is available in both Windows and Palm formats. Not only can you get the basic program for free, but you can also get several add-on books, such as Bible versions (including Greek and Hebrew), Strong's Concordance, and several basic biblical commentaries. You can add other books for a fee. There's also an interesting prayer request keeper included with the program that can remind you of certain items you need to pray for.


Mobilizing your whole church for missions (Part 4) - Skip Lanfried

How to convince paid staff of the value of mobilizing volunteers - Craig Williford

Respecting volunteers - Don Simmons

Encouraging women to volunteer - Denise George

Potential outreach ministry to AIDS orphans for your church - Charlotte Day

Service-weary pastors stave off stress by scheduling 'personal Sabbaths' - Matt Kennedy

Planning a worship service designed for the hip-hop generation - Tommy Kyllonen

Strive for greatness: Recognizing the source of your strength - Mary Southerland



"A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men." - English proverb

"It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference." - Tom Brokaw

During the year ending in September 2006 about 30.1 percent of women and 23.0 percent of men did volunteer work. People who were between the ages of 35 to 54 were the most likely age group to volunteer (31.2 percent), and people in their 20s were the least likely (17.8) percent. The age group with the largest decline in volunteerism from 2005 to 2006 was high school students (33.5 to 28.8 percent). - Source: U.S. Department of Labor

"God has someone for each ministry he initiates, so don't force pieces into the wrong slots by not doing your homework. Guard yourself from the temptation to fill a position with a warm body."  - Wayne Cordeiro, Doing Church as a Team (Regal, 2004)

"Whatever comes our way, whatever battle we have raging inside us, we always have a choice. ... It's the choices that make us who we are, and we can always choose to do what's right." - Peter Parker in Spiderman 3

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