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Issue #319
7/11/2007
Learn to laugh
by Rick Warren
Pastor, have things been tense around your church? Maybe you need to laugh more. We've long had a motto around Saddleback that says, "We take God very seriously; however, we don’t take ourselves seriously at all.” I think that's played a big part in what God has done through our church. [more]
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Is your church a praying church?
by Chuck Lawless

How important is prayer to your church? In this article Chuck Lawless offers seven important questions to help you determine how prayerful your church is. It will be a strong evaluation tool for your congregation.

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The Good Life
Chuck Colson (Tyndale House, 2005)  

If you've read and profited from Chuck Colson's best-selling book How Now Shall We Live?, then this book is a must read. In it, Colson makes the case that the key questions about life determine our future. He illustrates this truth through the life stories of everyone from CEOs to heads of national agencies, from authors to philosophers, from well-known politicians to lesser-known prisoners. This particular edition of the book includes special material that relates to small group curriculum by Colson and Rick Warren on worldview.

  
   


"You must continually ask, 'WHY am I doing this?' The WHY always determines HOW LONG. Your perspective always determines your persistence." - Rick Warren


"We do not speak in words taught by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, as we explain spiritual truths to those who have the Spirit." - 1 Corinthians 2:13 (TEV)


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Free marketing coaching for churches and Christian organizations - MinistryMarketingCoach.com's Chris Forbes is offering free church marketing advice for churches that are willing to allow him to put the advice on his blog. Your church’s location and your name will remain anonymous in the post.
Saddleback's Online Media Centers - Check out audio and video from around the Saddleback universe, including audio devotionals from Tom Holladay; messages from the Saddleback men's, collegiate, and singles ministries; and information on P.E.A.C.E.
Keeping kids safe at church - This article offers some ideas about how to find effective check-in/check-out programs for your children's ministry. At the bottom of the article are some recommended places to find such systems.


New small group ministry networks forming around the country - Manda Gibson

College town church reaching emerging generation by sticking to God's purposes - Manda Gibson

Tomorrow’s pastor – the ‘impartational’ leader - Rex Miller

How to stay at peace in a changing future of ministry leadership - Nick Cuthbert

Where to find great sermon illustrations - Joe McKeever

Breaking the bonds of sexual addiction in a pastor’s life - Ted Roberts

Fresh ideas for your homebound ministry - Diana Davis

The Church and depression: What should we do? - Mary Southerland


"Only those leaders who act boldly in times of crisis and change are willing to be followed." - Jim Kouzes, found in Andy Stanley's Next Generation Leader (Multnomah, 2003)

"God must have had a lot of confidence in you to put you on the planet at just this time. It was his sovereign decision to insert you onto planet earth during a time of huge transition. It takes incredible faith to lead during hinge points of history." - Reggie McNeal, The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church (Jossey-Bass, 2003)

"Why do bad things happen? I don't know. Why did Jamie die? I don't know. But I do know that God has the answers, I know he loves me, and I know he has a plan – whether it makes sense to me or not. Rather than asking why, I'm asking what. What can I learn from this? What can I do for God's glory and to help others?" - Tony Dungy, talking about his son's 2005 death in Quiet Strength (Tyndale House, 2007)

The estimated cost of all of the parts of the iPhone cost $200. The average cost for the newest technological gadget to create consumer feeding frenzy is $499. - Source: Time magazine (July 16, 2007)

"You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving." - Amy Carmichael

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