Trends/Pastoral
Key words: equip, church growth, track, healthy, dynamic.
Listing these links is not an endorsement, I don’t agree with a lot of ideas presented in these links. I just use them to gather information. I am not responsible for their content, if you go there it is at your own risk. Especially for those that have been spiritually abused there may be a lot of terms that TRIGGER.
Christianpost.com
- USA vs Honduras Live Stream Free Soccer: Watch Online World Cup 2014 Qualifier Football - USA vs Honduras takes place in their World Cup 2014 Qualifying clash on Tuesday night, with the United States clear favorites to claim all the points on offer and progress in their quest for an automatic qualification spot.
- Court Grants Pastor Right to Sue Oklahoma Over Native American License Plate - An Oklahoma pastor has been given approval by a federal appeals court to sue the state over its license plate depicting the image of an Indian "rain god" made famous by a Native American artist.
- Pet Food Recall: Salmonella Contamination in Natura Pet Products - A pet food recall has been issued by Nebraska-based Natura Pet Products after a positive test for Salmonella.
- Louie Giglio Attends 'The Voice' Finale Alongside 'The Bible' Producer Mark Burnett - The fourth season finale of "The Voice" took place last night in Los Angeles with Passion movement founder Louie Giglio in attendance. Giglio took to Instagram to post a photo of him, his wife, Shelley, as well as "The Voice" producer Mark Burnett, and his wife, Roma Downey, on the set of the show.
- Jury: Church Should Pay $3.6M to Woman Sexually Assaulted by Pastor - A jury says an Ohio church should pay $3.6 million to a woman who was sexually assaulted as a teenager by her then pastor.
- Sarah Palin Writing Book to Defend 'Christ' in Christmas - Former GOP vice-presidential nominee and ex-Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin is getting ready to defend the "Christ" in Christmas in an upcoming book.
- Wondering Why Your Phone Bill Keeps Going Up? Thank the Government. - Are you wondering why the cost of your smartphone plan keeps going up? Demand for data among cell phone users is greater than the phone carriers can supply—because a huge chunk of the electromagnetic spectrum in America—the system needed to carry the data—is owned by the federal government.
- The Office of the Public Spouse - Gay marriage cannot be an equal rights issue for the simple reason that no one has a right to get married.
- Alcoholic Who Stole, Got Drunk on $5 Bottles of Church Wine Gets Probation - A 21-year-old alcoholic prison inmate from Lancaster County, Pa., who broke into a Catholic church four times last year and was caught drunk on $5 bottles of sacramental wine was given three years' probation for his crime by a local judge on Monday.
- City Transplant John Piper Unsure He's Suited for Country Silence - Living for a short while in his new home in Tennessee, Desiring God founder and theologian John Piper observes that there is a still quietness in his new locale, so much so that at times he can hear his wife breath. And he's not sure he can get used to it.
- Cambodian Lost City: Airborne Laser Scanning Uncovers Lost City of Mahendraparvata - A Cambodian lost city has been uncovered via technology known as airborne laser scanning, according to reports.
- White House Petition Calls for Ban of Creation Science, Intelligent Design From Schools - A petition posted on a White House website has called for the ban of intelligent design and creation science from schools.
Church Central
“Equipping leaders to grow healthier churches.”
pastors.com
PASTORS.COM IS A DIVISION OF PURPOSE DRIVEN MINISTRIES (Rick Warren - Saddleback Church)
“Encouraging pastors and church leaders with tools for healthy, growing churches.”
BuildingChurchLeaders.com - The Multi-Site Movement
“A new and effective way to reach more people for Christ” by Dave Ferguson
“But with the multi-site church you are able not only to reach out to more Christians but also to make more mature Christians who fully utilize their serving and evangelistic potential.”
Dave Ferguson helped launch Community Christian Church (www.communitychristian.org) in the west suburbs of Chicago. Dave serves as a resource for the NewThing Network (www.newthing.org), a catalyst for a movement of reproducing churches. You can e-mail Dave at davef@communitychristian.org
Survey Source: Bird, Warren. “Survey of 1,000 Multi-Site Churches,” Leadership Network, www.leadnet.org/multisitechurchesresources.asp (11-23-04).
Leaders-Digest.com
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