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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)
July 9, 2009

Church Membership is Not Enough

Let people belong and mobilize servants.

Editor's Note: This entry is a response to an earlier post about the merits of church membership. Like Thabiti, I believe that connecting to a local church remains an important part of the life of a follower of Jesus....

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Posted by tavery at 2:29 PM on July 9, 2009 | Comments (18) | Trackbacks (0)
November 6, 2008

Unlikely Opportunities for Ministry

Sometimes we look too hard for a way to serve.

Most evenings these days, there's a knock at the door shortly after my wife and I get home from work. We know who's there: three young girls from our apartment building. When my wife took an interest in them, she...

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Posted by bobrien at 3:27 PM on November 6, 2008 | Comments (1) | Trackbacks (0)
November 3, 2008

Let’s Build Something Together

Big change starts small.

If I had no time or budget limitations, I could probably pass all of my days working on do-it-yourself projects around the house. To me, it doesn't really matter what the project is - big or small - as long...

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Posted by rwilloughby at 7:00 AM on November 3, 2008 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

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