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Mission Control at Your Church
Church ministry can feel like a revolving door. Does it ever end…really? Do we ever get to say, 'Mission accomplished'?
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July 12, 2018
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6 Social Media Tips for Your Church
Social media is a great tool that churches can use to build and expand relationships, as well as a tool for outreach. Here are six tips to help your church utilize social media better.
July 12, 2018
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Forming Faith Through Art With Kids
Collaborative art projects can be great faith formation tools. Here’s how making an Epiphany banner reminded kids and adults that they’re part of God’s big family.
July 11, 2018
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Leadership Lessons From the Soul of Moses
The stressors of leadership drew Moses deeper into relationship with God. When a leader has learned to wait for God in the darkness, she is on her way to learning the wisdom of restraint.
July 11, 2018
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I Remember, Therefore I Am
Our value in this hyper-cognitive world doesn’t come because we remember, but because we are remembered. More than that, Christian hope is in God’s memory.
July 5, 2018
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Leading in 2018
What about leadership in 2018? We are called to go and make disciples. How do we communicate Coffee Break/Discover Your Bible practices in our changing culture?
July 3, 2018
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You’re the Total Package…but Are You Generous?
The uncomfortable truth is that something is missing if our prayers and serving and witnessing aren’t coupled with generous giving.
July 3, 2018
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Dig: Uncover Your Future
Running for it's second time with a new name, and a refocused vision, the Dig program (formerly Facing Your Future) starts on July 9th.
July 3, 2018
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Maximizing Staff Impact
Often pastors are not optimizing this new staff potential because they are insufficiently coordinating and encouraging the new staff teams. Here are 5 supervisory investments that increase staff impact.
July 3, 2018
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Invite the CEO
If all agree that prayer is important and powerful, why doesn’t prayer hold a more prominent place in most council meetings?
July 2, 2018
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I Want to Be an Adjective When I Grow Up
Seong Won asked me whether CPE has changed since I took my last unit 32 years ago. I told her that the structure of CPE hasn’t changed much, but I’ve changed a great deal. Naturally, she followed up with, “How have you changed?”
July 1, 2018
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Trinity Western University and the Supreme Court of Canada
This past week a decision regarding Trinity Western's struggle to have a law school as part of their education was decided upon...
June 28, 2018
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Meet Our New Spanish Leader
Libna Sierra, originally from Mexico, has become a Spanish Coffee Break and Discover Your Bible workshop leader. Over the past few years, Libna has been helpful in growing the Spanish speaking Coffee Break and Discover Your Bible ministries.
June 27, 2018
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5 Ways to Use MailChimp for Church Marketing
There are lots of platforms your church can use to promote its message and mission. MailChimp is just one, but has many different uses. This is an overview of some of its most useful features.
June 26, 2018
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Coming Home: The 2018 CRC Chaplains Training Conference
This was my first conference (I started working in the Chaplaincy and Care Ministry office five months ago), and I had not met any of our chaplains, but even so this conference felt like coming home.
June 26, 2018
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The Beauty of Sacrifice and the Joy of Giving
How do we know that our children have made the leap from following their parents’ faith to actually “walking in truth” on their own? Kristen Welch would argue for two measuring sticks: gratitude and generosity.
June 26, 2018
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Coaching Corner: Reflective Coffee Conversations
Jill’s conversations centered on family faith formation, a specific focus that Faith Formation Ministries (FFM) has chosen for the coming school year. “These pastors noted how busy families are,” she said.
June 26, 2018
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The Urgency of Change
The mission God invites us to is one of urgency. Creating that sense of urgency in the congregations we serve is more effective and deeply-rooted when we realize where that call comes from.
June 25, 2018
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New Discover Mark: July Release
A newly revised Discover Mark will be released in July 2018.
June 21, 2018
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Sunlight Discover Your Bible Training
In early June, Sunlight Community Church in Port St. Lucie, FL, graciously hosted a Discover Your Bible training. More and more churches are being introduced to the discovery method and materials that were first developed and designed by Coffee Break.
June 21, 2018
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The Reason Your New Process Won't Work
Having a communications tool for your staff is essential because collaborating without a system, process, or tool is complicated and inefficient. Before choosing a tool, ask yourself (and your team) these questions.
June 20, 2018
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When God Ruins Your Expectations With His Perfect Plan
I don’t need to be a Brewmaster Pastor in order to drum-up some controversial grass-roots community of believers doing something radically cool. As a believer and follower of Jesus Christ, I’m already radical.
June 19, 2018
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When Grief Overwhelms
Sometimes we’re at a loss for words and don’t know what to say to the grieving. We want to say the right words to bring comfort. Yet, often the less said the better.
June 19, 2018
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Synod Has Spoken — Are We Listening?
Safe Church issues received a lot of time at Synod 2018. What will the recommendations that were adopted mean for your classis, your congregation, and you?
June 19, 2018
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Sending Missionaries in Ways 'Worthy of God'
This list is intended to help churches reflect on practical ways to provide support to the bodies, souls, and spirits of the missionaries that they send out.