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Preaching & Strategic Planning – Simple Steps with High Impact History & Holidays

Preaching & Strategic Planning – Simple Steps with High Impact

Strategic planning is an invaluable part of ministry. And, in my opinion, the strategic planning of a basic annual preaching schedule is a crucial task…
Kellen Criswell
Kellen CriswellJanuary 2, 2015
Fine Tuning for the New Year Christian Living

Fine Tuning for the New Year

Having been born on December 31st has always made New Years doubly significant. It is very personally the start of a new year for me.…
Brian Brodersen
Brian BrodersenJanuary 1, 2015
What Mary Knew an Advent Meditation History & HolidaysTheology

What Mary Knew an Advent Meditation

This year I've thought a lot about this verse from Luke 2:19: "But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart." The…
David Guzik
David GuzikDecember 24, 2014
Why the Virgin Birth is Essential to Christianity Theology

Why the Virgin Birth is Essential to Christianity

Mary spoke these words, perplexed by the news the angel gave her, “How can this be, since I do not know not a man?” People…
Carl Westerlund
Carl WesterlundDecember 19, 2014
Where Christmas Began an Advent Meditation History & Holidays

Where Christmas Began an Advent Meditation

Sacrifice and offering You did not desire; My ears You have opened; burnt offering and sin offering You did not require. Then I said, “Behold,…
David Guzik
David GuzikDecember 17, 2014
That Christmas Carol Said WHAT? History & Holidays

That Christmas Carol Said WHAT?

When I first heard “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”, all I thought of was the movie “Robinhood, Men In Tights”. After a bit of research,…
Shannon Quintana
Shannon QuintanaDecember 12, 2014
Church Governance – 3 Essential Points Christian Living

Church Governance – 3 Essential Points

In a perfect world we would not need to govern people in the earthly sense, because everyone would behave just as they should. Obviously, the…
Pete Nelson
Pete NelsonDecember 9, 2014
The Key to Keeping Your Focus on Christ at Christmas Christian Living

The Key to Keeping Your Focus on Christ at Christmas

I don’t know about you, but it takes a concerted effort on my part every December to keep my focus on the true meaning of…
Cheryl Brodersen
Cheryl BrodersenDecember 4, 2014
Why Jesus Came to Us – An Advent Meditation History & HolidaysTheology

Why Jesus Came to Us – An Advent Meditation

“And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.” (1 John 3:5)With Advent, we think…
David Guzik
David GuzikDecember 3, 2014
Unexpected Lessons from Jesus & the Church in the UK Culture

Unexpected Lessons from Jesus & the Church in the UK

I have discovered that very often, life in the United Kingdom is anything but united. We see throughout Scripture the call to biblical, grace-filled,Spirit-led unity.…
Sarah Yardley
Sarah YardleyDecember 2, 2014
Mayor of a One-Horse Town Culture

Mayor of a One-Horse Town

What is more exhilarating for a pastor than to see the Spirit move in people's lives? This is what we dream of, pray for and…
Mike Dente
Mike DenteNovember 25, 2014
Responding with Wisdom to the Ferguson Tragedy Culture

Responding with Wisdom to the Ferguson Tragedy

In the aftermath of the events in Ferguson, Missouri, surrounding the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson and the subsequent decision…
Brian Brodersen
Brian BrodersenNovember 25, 2014
Why Change & Forward Movement are Crucial in Ministry Ministry & Leadership

Why Change & Forward Movement are Crucial in Ministry

The word "success" means "to move forward." In common usage this refers to accomplishing one's goals. The word "succession" means "to pass something forward to…
Dave Rolph
Dave RolphNovember 21, 2014
4 Principles of Biblical Church Government Ministry & Leadership

4 Principles of Biblical Church Government

David Guzik's Friday Lecture at CCBC Murrieta.https://vimeo.com/109473235
David Guzik
David GuzikNovember 21, 2014
Brian Brodersen on the Moses Model & Church Government Ministry & Leadership

Brian Brodersen on the Moses Model & Church Government

Pastor Brian Brodersen describes the advantages and disadvantages of The Moses Model form of Church government. This interview, hosted by Ken Sutton, is Part 4…
Brian Brodersen
Brian BrodersenNovember 3, 2014
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