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Reviews of VBS Curricula for 2009

CT put out an interesting review of curricula available for VBS this summer. It is informative and may help you decide what to purchase if you are going to do one. LINK

Some Pastors struggle with how "real" web communication is...

If you don't know how valuable your website, etc. is for church growth and connectivity, it is interesting to read about what happened when the phone first came into use! LINK

How to Get 18-22 year olds to STAY in church!

I appreciated the spirit of this article: LINK

Your Church Magazine online free

CT has a magazine that released a full online version. Even if you aren't looking for anything, it is fun to "flip through" the magazine online: LINK

Should we start this new ministry? Questions to consider..

A good article with some thought provoking questions can be found by using this LINK

Top Ten Needs on the Street Video Clips

Faith Visuals provides these videos, but even if you don't show them, you may want to SEE them for yourself! LINK

A Short Primer of Life Transformation Groups - Type of Small Group

If you have small groups, there is an even smaller component that may need to be added: LINK

A Short Primer of Life Transformation Groups - Type of Small Group

If you have small groups, there is an even smaller component that may need to be added: LINK

Small Group Questions - Resources

If you have questions, Christianity Today has been running a site for small group answers: LINK

Why we need NEW churches, even in OLD areas!

There is a short and very interesting article on the death and birth of churches at this LINK

Helpful Article on Public "Pastoral Prayer"

An interesting look at the "Pastoral Prayer" for those who include this in their services: LINK

Interesting articles on Christmas traditions and their origins

I found a few of these articles fascinating, and they are all short! LINK

Developing Vision as a "Non-visionary"

Some of us aren't gifted in the vision department. We need to develop the skills and this can help: LINK

Children's Church Games

Here are a few "oldies but goodies" for Children's Church: LINK

Case Study: A Ministry grew and then flopped...

In this article, the example was a youth ministry. It my experience, it could be any ministry of any church. Good thoughts, worth the read: LINK

A New Look at Old Church Problems

I don't know if I like the whole idea of this article, but it was challenging to me as I looked at age old problems with a new lens: LINK

Send a FREE Epost card they will remember!

Has someone been missing church lately. You can send them a personal ecard with a picture of something they were doing at the church, a short recorded message and email directly to them... in minutes, FREE: LINK

Answering Objections to Christianity

Have you been faced with people that were antagonistic to Christianity? Sincere prayer and recalling some of the guidelines here will help: LINK

They Visit, but they Don't Stay?

Do you attract one or two time visitors, but they don't stay? You may want to look at this! LINK

Email in bulk to your members

Do you want to "broadcast email" to all of those who sign up for a church newsletter. Why spend money on snailmail when you can email in one minute all of your membership? $15 a month buys the under 500 member list from Constant Contact: LINK