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The benefits of homestudy – why you should have a home study group

A little known fact about the early church during the New Testament period (i.e. Book of Acts) is that they did not meet in large facilities for worship. Most of the time they met in someone’s home and there they studied the Scriptures, read letters from apostles, shared the Lord’s Supper, were baptized, heard sermons, prayed and sang praises to God. Official above ground churches would not come along until a few centuries later. During the Roman persecution, some Christian congregations even ha...

Aug 28, 2010•3 min

How to overcome fear and anxiety through one simple solution

Fear is something that is part of the human experience from the time we are young children up until we draw our last breathe in this world. The kinds of fears people experience run the full scale from heights, snakes, job loss, to ones I did not know existed “apeirophobia- the fear of infinity.” I’m not even sure how you fear infinity on a practical level but apparently someone does. I read something one time where one of the Ringling Brothers trapeze artists refused to travel by plane, even tho...

Aug 27, 2010•5 min

The importance of tranquility in your life

We live in a fast paced, fast food, media saturated, noise polluted time. We are bombarded by expectations, pressures, commitments and deadlines. This does not bode well for living well, to say nothing of living long. It is hard to escape entirely or permanently from our surroundings. What we need are times of peace, calm, serenity and tranquility. These things at times seem unattainable. Maybe that’s why tranquility follows tranquilizer in the dictionary! If however we consider the parts of our...

Aug 26, 2010•5 min

Church Tithing — How it Can Help you

A biblical concept that receives little fan fare or attention unless the church budget is running low or a building campaign is set to begin is that of tithing. The story is told of a young boy who was no longer wearing bow ties but now neckties like his father. He was proud of this but became quite panicked when he heard the minister make an announcement during the service. Anxiously, and gripping his tie, he looked at his dad and said, “Why did the minister just say they were going to collect ...

Aug 25, 2010•5 min

How do you define a ‘successful’ Church?

Is our church a “successful” church? That is a good question for every congregation to ask. Of course we also want to ask what do we mean by “successful” and in whose eyes are we successful? It’s relatively easy to look at a company to see if they are successful. If they are adding more employees, needing more trucks and building more buildings then we say they are a success. Or consider our professional or collegiate ball teams. That’s even easier to see if they are a success: are they winning ...

Aug 16, 2010•5 min

How to get your children to go to Church in the morning!

Beep! Beep! Beep! The alarm clock goes off and soon a pot of coffee is filling the air with the unmistakable promise of a good morning. It’s Sunday and soon you will be heading off for church….if you could just find those shoes you or that tie were wanting to wear. Let’s face it, come Sunday morning, normal universal physics no longer apply and things go missing that Saturday night were properly placed. A smile is on your face after a good week has come to completion and now it is time to gather...

Aug 14, 2010•4 min

How to make Sunday School enjoyable – essential Church Classes

While the Sunday morning worship service is certainly the central part of the morning, the classes held before (or after depending on the schedule) can be immensely valuable to those who participate in them. Recently a parishioner told me that he gets more out of Sunday school than he does out of preaching! Thankfully, I am his Sunday school class teacher. So a church would be well served to carefully put together a well chosen array of classes and to staff them with volunteers/ministers who are...

Aug 13, 2010•4 min

How to increase your Church Contributions and Church Finances

Regardless of denominational differences or where a church is located, across the board they have one thing in common…they are almost always concerned about finances. Money is a necessary part of running a successful church. Whenever a recession hits the nation and jobs become more difficult to find and less production means less income, eventually a church congregation is going to feel the pinch. And, like many things in life it actually provides us with an opportunity to see and do some worthw...

Aug 12, 2010•3 min

How ‘keeping the Sabbath Holy’ can actually help you, not just because the Bible says so

Ever feel like taking a break? Tired of being overwhelmed? Well, there’s a reason for that. God, our Creator, did not make us to be like little Energizer bunny who just keeps going, and going, and going. It would be nice to have that kind of endless energy but God made us to need rest. Just as our bodies are prone to thirst and get hungry, he has provided a way to get rest. Even with all of the nutritional information we have to properly fuel our bodies, there is no substitute for getting rest. ...

Aug 11, 2010•3 min

How to increase your Church Attendance in a few small steps

How do you increase Church attendance almost immediately? As you probably know, there are many wonderful things about the summertime but one that is hard, particularly for ministers, is the expected low attendance on Sunday mornings. Yes, the summer months may be the only time that many families can get away for vacation and enjoy some time together. So at least you know they are out of town. There is not much to do except to pray for a good time and safe journey to and from their destination. W...

Aug 10, 2010•4 min

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