Biblical Conflict Resolution
Are you interested in becoming better equipped to assist others to bring resolution to conflict in a manner that is more biblical and reflective of the gospel? Read more
Incorporation Can Protect Church Members
When an organization becomes incorporated, that means it legally holds the same rights and responsibilities as an individual. The corporation, rather than individual employees, shareholders, or members, is liable in the event of accidents and legal disputes. Incorporation is designed to take the burden of responsibility off the individual and place it on the organization, instead. Read more.
Host Homes Needed:
We cannot fix poverty, homelessness and the ills of this world. But we can impact lives one at a time. Safe Families for Children is winning the battle one child at a time.
The numbers of children being hosted in Safe Families for Children homes is growing rapidly. The growth rate of 30% is expected to continue if we can move the least of these into host homes. We need more families to open their homes.
Become the hands and feet of Jesus. Join a winning team. Volunteer to be a host home. Qualifications can be reviewed at www.safe-families.org, “Be A Safe Family Volunteer” or call us at 612–518-5986 or safefamiliesmn@gmail.com to discuss your questions.
A Resource for Moving Forward in Outreach
Mission Works is a means of helping a local church address a lack of outreach in its neighborhoods and beyond. Mission Works offers the temporary services of a veteran pastor, full-time or part-time, to spearhead the effort of enlisting, training, and deploying the congregation to fill this void. It is an alternative for a congregation that cannot add permanent staff to focus on outreach, but wants to move forward. The end result will be an annual plan for increased outreach together with people to take responsibility for it. Read more
Is Your Church’s Website Effective?
Since we’re talking about our new district website, let’s talk about your church’s site. I ran across the following advice for churches in maintaining an effective site: http://www.billtennybrittian.com/archives/494 The author is particularly (and rightly) insistent on the importance of your site to potential guests who want to learn more about your church before they visit. Check out his many practical suggestions—and you don’t have to agree with his endorsement of stock photos. This article may help you offer people an even more effective doorway to the Kingdom and the King.
– Dave Linde
Understanding Twenty-Somethings
The “millennial” generation, including individuals who are in their 20’s, have grown up in a world vastly different from their parents. If older pastors are missiological in a robust New Testament sense, they would do well to try to understand and appreciate more deeply the characteristics of twenty-somethings. How do they think? How do they learn? How do they view and form relationships? How do they look at the world? For a start, see the helpful summary (including resources) by Nikki Reich on the SoulZone website: http://www.soulzoneministries.org/mcms_newsletter.php?nav=n-11608. SoulZone is a ministry to students at Carleton College and is headed by Gary Hvass, an EFCA-ordained minister and long-time partner in the NCD.