Follow the Sign to Open Church
Can New People Find Their Way in Your Church?
By Norman Jameson at NJameson@TheColumbiaPartnership.org. Is you church a forbidding fortress? Does it dare a visitor to find his or her way into the building? Or does good signage direct a visitor into and through your facility to make him feel comfortable and familiar from his first visit? You've been to your building enough so you know three ways to everywhere. You know when you pull into the lot which entrance to park near that gives you easiest access to the room you want.
But what of the visitor? [Click HERE to read more.]
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National Buy Day for Making Shifts without Making Waves
 Tuesday, November 10th is National Buy Day for the brand new book by Eddie Hammett and Randy Pierce, with Steve DeVane entitled Making Shifts without Making Waves: A Coach Approach to Soulful Leadership.For details and to register for this event Click Here. It is important to purchase the book on Tuesday between 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. EST. |
Bill McConnell is New Ministry Associate
 Bill, McConnell, pastor of Legacy Christian Church in Harrison, OH, is the newest Ministry Associate with Columbia Partnership.Author of the TCP Leadership Series book Renew Your Congregation: Healing the Sick, Raising the Dead, Bill is already a popular leader of webinars offered by Columbia Partnership. Contact Bill at BMcConnell@TheColumbiaPartnership.org. |
Travel Free Learning Resource of the Week
22 Ways for Your Congregation to Never Experience Unhealthy  Conflict Again is a new collection of writings by George Bullard which is a significant expansion with new materials that goes far beyond what he included in his book Every Congregation Needs a Little Conflict. For a link to download an overview on the 22 ways, go to www.BullardJournal.org.
The Personal Edition is for your
individual use and may not be copied. The Presentation Edition is for you to
share in your personal ministry and includes a PowerPoint
presentation. The Premium Edition is the same as the
Presentation Edition, but also includes custom webinar for your congregation by George Bullard and follow-up dialogue for 120 days. The Coaching Edition is the same as the Presentation Edition, but also includes personal webinars, coaching, and follow-up dialogue for your congregation for up to one year to help it develop the capacity to address its conflict issues.
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TCP Leadership Series Book of the Week
 On the Move: Adding Strength, Speed, and Balance to Your Congregation is the newest book in the TCP Leadership Series with Chalice Press.
Jeff Woods is the author. He is Associate General Secretary for the American Baptist Churches, USA, and the author of five previous books.
See and purchase his book at TCP Resources Store. |
TCP Appearance Schedule
George Bullard - North American Baptist Fellowship's Disaster Relief Network, Toronto, Canada, November 11th-13th.
George Bullard - Coaching at Wieuca Road
Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, November 15th.
Eddie Hammett: Leading webinar for North Carolina Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
members called "Creating Come and Go Structures - Moving from Maintenance to
Mission," November 12th.
Dick Hamm:
Speaking to middle judicatory leaders at a church leadership forum,
Jefferson City, Missouri, November 23rd.
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