by Ed Stetzer | Apr 1, 2019 | Church Planting, Outreach and Evangelism
The marathon comes from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek messenger who was sent from the Battle of Marathon to Athens—26 miles away—to inform the Greeks that the Persians had been defeated. Legend has it that Pheidippides ran the entire 26 miles without stopping,...
by Steve Sjogren | Mar 8, 2019 | Outreach and Evangelism
Green Card – permission and blessing for an immigrant to go to work. Our friends Rex and Sally tell us, “We loved America from our first moment in the country, but we didn’t feel at home early on. Mainly it was because we couldn’t go to work. We didn’t feel we fit...
by Steve Sjogren | Nov 26, 2018 | Outreach and Evangelism, Servant Evangelism
COFFEE/HOT CHOCOLATE/CAPPUCCINO GIVEAWAY COFFEE, CAPPUCCINO, AND GOOD HOT CHOCOLATE are all the rage these days; so wherever the chance presents itself, bring it to people during cooler mothers. On a blustery day, you can touch hundreds of shoppers as they go into a...
by Ed Stetzer | Oct 9, 2018 | Church Leadership, Church Revitalization, Servant Evangelism
Church revitalization is a very real and important topic to many today because statistics indicate that the majority of churches are plateaued or declining. So, since the majority of churches are not growing, if you’re a church leader, pastor, or Christian leader...
by Ron Edmondson | Sep 20, 2018 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
As a pastor, I had a strong conviction about staff members in regards to one way they should spend their time. I often encouraged our staff to volunteer somewhere in our community. I never felt I could mandate it, but my dream for the church was that every staff...
