Issue #321
7/25/2007
Seven principles for every project
by Rick Warren

Pastor, you need to be able to mobilize people on a common task effectively and efficiently. Here are seven important principles for project management from the book of Nehemiah.

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Surviving life as a pastor’s spouse
by Geri Scazzero

Geri Scazzero felt like life as a pastor's wife was zooming out of control until she finally said, “No more.” Those two words began a journey of spiritual health for herself, her husband, and eventually her church. In this article Geri shares four essential steps for pastors' spouses who need to get emotionally healthy.

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Step By Step - Transitioning Your Sunday School To Small Groups
Hal Mayer  

Flamingo Road Church in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., successfully transitioned from a traditional church to one that is purpose-driven. Hal Mayer explains how the very traditional Sunday school-oriented church experienced explosive growth when it changed from a traditional Sunday school to a relationally based small groups.

 
   


"Any faith that costs nothing is worth nothing." - Rick Warren



"Your baptism in Christ was not just washing you up for a fresh start. It also involved dressing you in an adult faith wardrobe – Christ's life, the fulfillment of God's original promise." - Gal. 3:27 (MSG)



Catalyst Conference: Exclusive offer for friends of Purpose Driven - Join Pastor Rick for the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta on October 3-5, where 10,000 young leaders will converge for the leadership experience of the year, high-octane speakers, incredible worship, innovative programming, and a leadership experience unlike any other. Pastor Rick will join other noted leadership authorities including Andy Stanley, Erwin McManus, John C. Maxwell, Dave Ramsey, and Craig Groeschel, along with several innovative thinkers and practitioners like best-selling author Patrick Lencioni and former Yahoo! executive Tim Sanders. A special registration rate of $229 is being made available to Purpose Driven and Pastors.com friends. To take advantage of this exclusive offer, call 1 (888) 334-6569 to speak with the Catalyst Concierge team, or register on the link above and use RATE CODE PDL. This special offer is good until Aug. 30.
Saddleback's new 10 X 10 vision - A few weeks ago Pastor Rick shared his new 10 X 10 vision with the Saddleback family. This article details some of the highlights of that message.
Get an inside look at Las Vegas' Central Christian Church - On the weekend of Oct. 21 and 22, Central Christian Church in Las Vegas (a former Purpose Driven Church Health Award winner) will be opening up the church for others who want to get an inside look at how it operates – and get an uncensored discussion with Central Christian leaders. 
Schedule your own Purpose Driven 40 Days campaign - Your church can now participate in either 40 Days of Purpose or 40 Days of Community on your own time schedule. See the site for more information.
30-day church campaign on stewardship - RSI (a leading resource for church-based stewardship counsel) and Brett Eastman's Life Together ministry teamed up to produce this new church-wide campaign on stewardship.


Church baptizes 100 in one year through Celebrate Recovery - Manda Gibson

What baptismal candidates need to know - John Koessler

How baptism fuels your Christian growth - J.I. Packer

How to develop personas in ministry marketing - Chris Forbes

The $10 challenge - Larry Davies

Sunday school small groups for the whole family - Alicia Kazsuk

How structured should a worship service be? - Dwayne Moore

Dealing with difficult people in your church - Joe McKeever

Dealing with envy - Mary Southerland



"What you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends on what sort of person you are." - C.S. Lewis

“You formed us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they find rest in you.” - Augustine

Sometime this year (2007) humanity will reach a significant demographic achievement. For the first time in history more people will live in cities than in rural areas. By 2030 more than 60 percent of humanity will live in cities. - Source: The United Nations

"My greatest fear is not falling away from God. It isn't losing my marriage or reverting back to drugs. My greatest fear is that I should ever lose the hand of God on my life. Without his touch, everything I would do, as Solomon said, would be 'vanity of vanities!'" - Wayne Cordeiro, The Divine Mentor (Bethany House, 2007)

Statistics show that 41 percent of pastors say that the evening hours are the most stressful of the day in their homes. - Source: H. B London & Neil B. Wiseman, Pastors at Greater Risk (Regel, 2003)

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