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5 Reasons Membership Matters
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The New Testament tells us about the local church and the universal church, and almost always the spotlight is on the local church. The local churches in the first century were places where Christians gathered for worship, fellowship, and evangelism. They were led by pastors, elders, deacons, and deaconesses. They were filled with men and women, boys and girls who belonged. Membership mattered to them.
So why should membership in a local church matter to us today? Five reasons - Read More
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Fundraising and the Forgotten Word
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The Great Wall of China was built so high that no one could get over it, so thick that no one could break or tunnel through it, and so wide that no one could go around it, but that simply wasn't enough...
Much of this impregnable wall still exists today. In the first 100 years after it was built, however, China was invaded three times. Each time, invading forces managed to come through a gate that was left open for them. China had lost the significance of an important but forgotten word. Read More
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Preaching to the World
When Everything You Say is Heard by Everyone Instantly
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We live in an instant world. Everything happens in nanoseconds and is instantly available around the world through social media, email and texting. In 2010 I was traveling in the country of Namibia in southern Africa when an earthquake hit the east coast where my family lives. I found out about the earthquake moments after it happened through social media, while my wife who experienced the quake didn't have the full details until I texted her to see if she was safe. Read More
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 Imagine millions of Seventh-day Adventists around the world praying for 100 days for the same thing! From March 25 through July 11, 2015, you are encouraged to pray with millions of others for the presence and power of the Holy Spirit to be fully experienced by our church members during the General Conference Session, July 2-11, 2015 in San Antonio, Texas. Read More
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What Seminars do wish to attend?
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If you have registered for the convention and haven't yet taken the survey yet we need your help. There are over 200 powerful 90-minute breakout seminars but you can only attend four. We need to know which ones you would like to attend so we can match room size with projected attendance.
Please select up to four preferred seminars here. If you need to find out more about the seminar, click "course description" after the speaker's name to find out more about the seminar. This will open a new page. You may have to type in the password 'pastor' to read it. Then close the new window and complete the survey.
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Best Practices for Adventist Ministry is looking for pastor friendly, ministry practical, local church driven articles from writers across the North American Division. There are three types of articles we are particularly looking for:
Ministry Focus Articles - One to two page, single spaced topical articles featuring practical ideas and encouragement for pastors and church leaders.
Ministry Hacks - One to three paragraph descriptions of creative tips for ministry, concrete and workable ideas for pastoral life, proven ministry hacks you have figured out through the years.
Sermon Illustrations - One to three paragraph stories that NAD preachers can use to help make their sermons come alive.
If you've got the Write Stuff, or would like to pitch us an idea, send it to us at Best Practices for Adventist Ministry.
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Ideas, Events, Resources, Announcements
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I Don't Like Going to Church. Why Should I Keep Attending? My name is Lily, I'm 29, single and a Christian. Moment of vulnerability here: I don't like going to church. I used to like going and got SO much out of it, but now, not so much. My question is: Why should I keep attending?
Pitcairn is a new game app that uses multiple-choice questions that test kids' knowledge of Ellen White's life, relationship to the Bible, and the biblical standards that define a true prophet. This free app is available through Google Play and iTunes.
The March Newsletter for the Andrew's University DMin program features information on the new Doctor of Ministry Cohort on Preaching, TEAM scholarships available for women in ministry, DMin admission policies, new cohorts to be launched in 2016, and the schedule of intensives.
Young adults are especially invited to IMPACT San Antonio, July 2-11, 2015 in San Antonio, Texas, USA to experience a discipleship and leadership training concurrent with the 2015 General Conference Session. Young adults, ages 18-35, from around the world will gather to learn, minister, and worship, fulfilling the great commandment and great commission in Metro San Antonio and beyond.
Declining Membership: If your church is like many today, there are fewer people in the pews than five years ago. Monte Sahlin suggests that personal life events are a significant contributing factor to our diminishing church membership numbers, and James Standish believes that it has something to do with society's explosive consumption of internet media.
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