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With refugees continuing to be in the news, is there a way the church can respond? One example of a church that saw this as an opportunity is Trinity United Reformed in St. Catherines, ON. A Pastor in the congregation, Thabet Megaly, who leads a ministry called Pathway of Peace, worked in conjunction with the …
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As each new year begins, I like to choose three words to keep in mind for the year ahead. These three words are not resolutions, but words that serve as a way to bring focus to my goals and efforts for the year. First, I want to review my words for last year. My three …
In last week's blog, I quoted from Mark Eldredge's four-step plan for focusing your church's ministry in the year ahead. Step four was: Once you have a clear direction for where to focus next year, commit to it. The number one mistake I see churches make in implementing an evangelistic strategy is to look for that magic program …
The angels were busy on the first Christmas. After Jesus had been born, a whole choir's-worth of angels appeared in those fields outside Bethlehem. And here's what they said: "Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests." (Luke 2:14) "On earth peace." This is Christmas - the …
The vast majority of churches in North America need to recover a focus on outreach and evangelism. The need to refocus is seen in the 80/10 problem and 80/30 opportunity. Rick Richardson of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College recently highlighted the 80/10 problem for the December meeting of the Evangelism Leaders Fellowship. The …
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