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November 11, 2009

Thankful Connections

A Thanksgiving activity to use with your group or team.

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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Posted by tavery at 8:42 AM on November 11, 2009 | Comments (1) | Trackbacks (0)
September 23, 2009

The Practice of Compassion

What it means and how to live it.

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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Posted by tavery at 12:22 PM on September 23, 2009 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
May 4, 2009

BlogSpotting: A Pastor Fighting Loneliness

How Ken Fong sought encouragement.

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...
Posted by tavery at 11:48 AM on May 4, 2009 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
February 4, 2009

Unity on Your Church Board

A suggestion for fostering stronger 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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Posted by tavery at 8:00 AM on February 4, 2009 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
October 20, 2008

Finding a Mentor

Should the church be a spiritual matchmaker?

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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Posted by rwilloughby at 7:00 AM on October 20, 2008 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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