Entries from Off the Agenda tagged with: relationships
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. It's a good time to try the exercise below—in a board meeting, small group, staff retreat, Sunday school class, ministry team, or other small group setting. This activity takes its cue from the...
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activity, community, gratitude, relationships,
Simon Fox is executive director of Adventures in Caring, an organization that mobilizes volunteers to visit the sick and lonely in hospitals and nursing homes. He spoke with BuildingChurchLeaders.com about the practice of compassion. What is compassion, and how...
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outreach, relationships, service,
Do you feel isolated in your ministry? Ken Fong, pastor and a member of our Ask the Experts panel, reflects on his blog about how easy it is for pastors to feel alone, or just dazed by the position's...
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blogspotting, burnout, church leaders, encouragement, pastors, relationships,
This week's orientation guide, Elder/Deacon, includes an interview with Dr. Bruce Howard, professor of business and economics at Wheaton College and chair of the council of elders for College Church in Wheaton, Illinois. In the clip below, Howard answers...
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audio, boards, relationships, team, trust,
I've been attending my church for a little over a year, and right from the get-go I was on the watch for a mentor. In my spiritual growth thus far, nothing has impacted me more than the examples of women...
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discipleship, mentoring, relationships,
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