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Issue #370
1/21/2009
Ministering to someone who is dying
by Rick Warren
What do you say to someone who’s facing death? Pastor, no matter how much training you’ve had, walking into the hospital room of someone who’s dying can turn anyone to mush. Although you can’t guarantee their healing, you can comfort them. In this issue, I’ll tell you how. [more]
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Choosing the best multi-site model
by Greg Ligon

Those who’ve tried a multi-site approach know the model that works great in Seattle’s exurbia may not fly in downtown Miami. And the model that fits inner-city Philadelphia may not draw the same response in center-city Vancouver. In this issue, Greg Ligon identifies five multi-site approaches to help you discover the one that’s best for you. [more]

An Agenda for Change
Joel Edwards (Zondervan, 2008)  

In this book Joel Edwards, the general director of the Evangelical Alliance UK, lays a powerful agenda for evangelicals to re-center their mission around the Good News about Jesus – an agenda that Edwards believes will transform society in the process. The three-part book focuses on presenting Christ’s credibility to the 21st century, rehabilitating evangelical as “Good News,” and engaging in spiritual and social transformation. If you like books that stretch your view of the church, this one will be a great addition to your library.

 
   


"You measure the health or strength of a church by its sending capacity rather than its seating capacity. Churches are in the sending business. One of the questions we need to ask is, ‘How many people are being mobilized for the Great Commission?’" - Rick Warren


"’You are my witnesses, O Israel!’ says the Lord. ‘You are my servant. You have been chosen to know me, believe in me, and understand that I alone am God.’" - Isaiah 43:10 (NLT)

"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere – in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." - Acts 1:8 (NLT)


Online missions trip - Get your students involved in a missions trip around the world without leaving their home. By harnessing your youth’s use of social media, they can reach people around the world with the Gospel. The February 1-14 dates are coming soon.
2009 Saddleback Small Group Conference - Saddleback has four small group conferences planned across the country this year. Conferences will be held at the Saddleback campus in Southern California; Atlanta, Ga.; Houston, Texas; and Cincinnati, Ohio.
Glocalnet blog - Bob Roberts’ (Northwoods Church in Keller, Texas) Glocalnet blog is updated regularly and has lots of great thoughts for pastors.
Presidential Prayer Team - With the eyes of the nation on the historic transfer of the U.S. presidency, it’s a good time to get your congregation involved in praying regularly for the country’s chief executive.


The three biggest tax savings for ministers - Steve Merriman, E.A

“Big idea” creates missional velocity - Dave Ferguson

The need for pliability in corporate worship - Dwayne Moore

Coming out of the dark – part two - Mary Southerland


“We are in a fight for our principles, and our first responsibility is to live by them.” - President George W. Bush (shortly after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001)

“Vision is at the very core of leadership. Take vision away from a leader and you cut out his or her heart. Vision is the fuel that leaders run on. It’s the fire that ignites the passion of followers.” - Bill Hybels, Courageous Leadership (Zondervan, 2002)

According to an analysis of prescription drug claims from a large group of employers, the number of college-age adults who took prescription sleeping pills tripled between 1998 and 2006. - (Source: New York Times, Jan. 14, 2009)

“In times of profound change, the learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” - Eric Hoffer

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that when surgical teams followed simple checklists – like pilots do – to prepare for surgery, fatalities were cut in half. The typical surgical checklist used in the study contained 19 actions that needed to be carried out during the surgery. - (Source: Time.com, Jan. 14, 2009)

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