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Issue #374
3/18/2009
Seven ways to help your staff go the distance
by Rick Warren
There are a lot of burnt out ministers out there. If we want our staff to go the distance, we need to learn to relax and have fun together – to take God seriously without taking ourselves too seriously. So, how do we do that? In this issue, we’ll look at seven ways to maximize energy and minimize burnout. [more]
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Taking everyday risks to talk about Jesus
by Lee Strobel

As God’s messengers of hope, every day has the potential to bring a life-changing encounter. In this issue, Lee Strobel encourages us to take risks and embrace the unexpected adventure of sharing our faith with others. If you want to reignite your passion for the lost, this may be just what you need. [more]

The Monkey and the Fish
Dave Gibbons (Zondervan 2009)  

In this groundbreaking book, Dave Gibbons encourages the church to become “third culture” – to clearly demonstrate the love of God through an ability to “love, learn, and serve in any culture, even in the midst of pain and discomfort.” Gibbons challenges the church and church leaders to go into places that make them feel uncomfortable in order to love the people in those places like Jesus would. If you’d like to become more incarnational and “liquid” in your leadership, this book is a great read.

 
   


"If your church is serious about reaching the unchurched, you must be willing to put up with people who have a lot of problems…Fishing is often messy and smelly. Many churches want the fish they catch to be already scaled, gutted, cleaned, and cooked. That is why they never reach anyone." - Rick Warren


"You are the light of the world – like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father." - Matthew 5:14-16 (NLT)

"Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you." - Isaiah 60:1-2 (NIV)


One Prayer 2009 - Last year more than two million believers stood together during One Prayer to learn, pray, fast, and love others. This June, thousands of churches around the world will team up once again to share resources, serve our communities, and give to a meaningful cause. Discover how your church can get involved on this site.
2009 Purpose Driven Network Summit - Gather with other church leaders to network, exchange ideas, refill your spirit in worship, and revive the vision of growing a healthy, balanced church.
Churchmetrics.com - Created by Lifechurch.tv, this free Web-based application can help your church keep track of attendance, salvation decisions, baptisms, and more.
American Religious Identification Survey 2008 - This recently released survey includes some surprising information about the religious life of Americans. The most newsworthy elements include an almost doubling of the percentage of Americans who report no religion and the center of American Catholicism moving from the Northeast to the Southwest.
Ed Young Jr. blog - This blog gives you great insight into one of the most creative pastors in America. Sometimes he posts once a week, sometimes more often.


The pastor as listener - Warren Wiersbe

Five guiding principles for pastors’ wives - Geri Scazzero with Pete Scazzero

Walking by faith, not fear - Dave Browning

Touching the untouchables - Mary Southerland


“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.” - Edmund Burke

“Some wish to live within the sound of a chapel bell; I wish to run a rescue mission within a yard of hell.” - C.T. Studd

Only 19 percent of teenagers who regularly attend church do not have parents who regularly attend church. - (Thom and Sam Rainer, Essential Church, B&H Publishing, 2008)

“A tiny group of believers who have the gospel keep mumbling it over and over to themselves. Meanwhile, millions who have never heard it once fall into the flames of eternal hell without ever hearing the salvation story.” - K.P. Yohannon

“We no longer have a coherent conception of ourselves, and our universe, and our relation to one another and our world. We no longer know, as the Middle Ages did, where we come from, and where we are going, or why. That is, we don't know what information is relevant, and what information is irrelevant to our lives.” - Neil Postman

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