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Avoiding Ministry Mismatches
By Dick Hamm at DHamm@TheColumbiaPartnership.org
As a former
denominational executive and now a coach/consultant, I see an increasing number
of mismatches between ministers and congregations. That is, the characteristics
of congregations and the situation in which it currently exists do not match
the characteristics of the ministers who are being called to serve these
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Travel Free Learning Dialogue
- Wednesday, March 24th: Weekly telephone dialogue at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
- This Week: Dick Hamm
- Subject: Avoiding Ministry Mismatches
- Call Number:605.715.4900 then access code 954492#.
- Digital Recordings: Hear digital recording of previous dialogues by clicking HERE.
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Travel Free Learning Resource
 Operation Inasmuch Kit.
Cost $159.99.
This kit contains the materials needed to conduct training in a congregation for an Operation Inasmuch event.
To learn more about the kit and to purchase, click HERE.
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TCP Learning Experiences
Save the
Date!
Hopeful Imagination: The Conference
Traditional
Churches Finding God's Way in a Changing World
When: October 22-23, 2010
Where: First Baptist Church, Wilmington, NC at www.FBCWilmington.org.
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TCP Leadership Series Book of the Week
Reaching People Under 40 While Keeping People Over 60
by Eddie Hammett
Reaching People Under 40 While Keeping People Over 60 looks at the church as it seeks to function in a new world. It looks at the differences in the generations and at postmodernism. Most importantly the book looks at what a church can do in this new age to help the church survive-and thrive!
See and purchase this book at TCP Resources Store. |
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TCP Speakers Bureau
Eddie Hammett is a Ministry Partner with The Columbia Partnership. He also serves as Church and Clergy Coach with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina. Among the books he has authored are Reaching People Under 40 While Keeping People Over 60and Making Shifts without Making Waves. Topics Eddie can address through plenary and seminar presentations include the following: - Outgrowing
an Ingrown Church: Refocusing on Your Surrounding Community
- Deacon and
Elder Ministry: Empowering Congregations for Effective Service
- Creating
Come and God Strategies: Moving from Maintenance to Mission in
Your Church
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TCP Appearance Schedule
George Bullard: Leading 100 Days of Discernment orientation, Forest Lake Presbyterian Church, Columbia, SC, March 22nd.
David Crocker: Hosting a workshop, Pleasant Run Presbyterian
Church, Cincinnati, OH, March 22nd.
Ruben Swint: Holding Planned Giving Program discussion, Mountain
Brook Baptist Church, Birmingham, AL, March 25th.
Eddie Hammett: Leading two workshops at the CBF of NC Council Retreat,
Camp Caraway, Asheboro, NC, April 15th.
View current list of upcoming appearances and events HERE.
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