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Child Abuse: Balancing the Need to Report with Confidentiality

Sunday, August 17, 2008 1:00:00 AM
For those of us who work with or within religious organizations, one of the most difficult questions that arises has to do with the relationship between two responsibilities that the law imposes on clergy. First of all, pastors have the duty not to reveal information that is disclosed to them with the intent that it will remain confidential, or “clergy ... (990 words)

Sustainable Church Design Based in Logic, Scripture

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 6:03:43 AM
As church leaders weigh the arguments surrounding sustainable, or green, church design, they might consider the roots of their mission. Most of them would say that their primary goal is to help bring individuals into a full relationship with Christ. Many churches, however, have differing views on what exactly that means, how best to accomplish it and what the church’s ... (799 words)

Baby Boom to Gen Y Shift: Building Church Leaders

Sunday, August 10, 2008 1:00:00 AM
An emerging issue in the business world is the rate of retiring baby boomers from key positions. They’re leaving a potential knowledge and leadership void that many organizations are not prepared for. The Church will begin to feel this impact first in staffing, but key lay leadership roles will follow. The next large demographic group ready to assume church leadership ... (662 words)

Execute, Manage Strategic Ministry Plans

Thursday, August 07, 2008 5:45:28 AM
Reaching the summit of a challenging mountain is an exhilarating experience that awakens the body like nothing else: breathing the smell of cedars, feeling the brisk air hit your face, hearing the wind force its way through the trees and seeing a view that inspires even the faintest of hearts. To achieve a successful climb is truly rewarding, as is ... (1533 words)

Combine 5 Senses, Common Sense to Ignite Church Growth

Monday, August 04, 2008 6:06:37 AM
First impressions of your church campus and facility last. They are automatic – taken in and recorded by our senses, often registered for later recall. More often than not, they make an immediate impact on our decision to participate and to return – or to not return. We may not agree with it, but the consumer mentality of the world ... (1526 words)