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Has Internet Evangelism Reached the Tipping Point?
A senior staff member of a church operating an Internet campus recently told me that they no longer debate the theological pros and cons of Internet ministry. Using the Internet for evangelism and …
April 23, 2012 - Gordon Marcy
20 questions for any "value-add" church
Many years ago a pastor told me that churches should be like the famous retailer, Nordstrom—welcoming, tasteful, and endlessly helpful. He modeled his ministry around those values and it showed …
April 13, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
6 quick-start ideas for a worship-stalled pastor
New worship service tomorrow night? Just wanna try something different? Gonna wing it? Good grief,what are you thinkin'!? Is this problem bigger than a breadbox? Last week I spent a wonderful hour …
November 10, 2011 - Doug Lawrence
Make a difference using technology, the Zambian way
"Can a small group of people who see and respond differently to the world make a difference? Indeed, history shows it is the only thing that ever has." (Margaret Mead) Zambia is a developing country …
October 21, 2011 - Gordon Marcy
How to Create a Generosity Culture in Your Church: 5 Things You Need to Do
By Brian Kluth, Author of the www.GenerousLife.org 30 & 40 Day Devotionals and Founder of www.MAXIMUMgenerosity.org For a car to run well, all the pistons must be firing properly. For a church's …
October 18, 2011 - Brian Kluth
Did Steve Job’s give 7 Worship Lessons to the Church? Couldn't help it...
Mr. Jobs was a Buddhist, but that doesn't disqualify him from having been wise about how Christian worship ticks. My wife said I shouldn't write this because it was too much like piling on the "What …
October 9, 2011 - Doug Lawrence
Storytelling Networks for the YouTube Generation
"We are lonesome animals. We spend all of our life trying to be less lonesome. One of our ancient methods is to tell a story begging the listener to say-and to feel- 'Yes, that is the way it is, or …
July 28, 2011 - Gordon Marcy
Internet Outreach: Key to inspiring ideas
If leaders were to ask team members to generate new ideas describing possibilities for Internet outreach, would more effective ministry result? I believe it would. The key is having a practical …
June 16, 2011 - Gordon Marcy
The Internet and the Great Hell Debate
Then the rich man said, 'Please, Father Abraham, I have five brothers ... warn them so they don't end up in this place of torment.' Luke 16:27-28For weeks now, a torrent of digital media has rocketed …
March 18, 2011 - Gordon Marcy
Global trends are reshaping Christian media
On this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18Trying to keep up with trends in the constantly changing, ever-expanding world of technology and …
January 28, 2011 - Gordon Marcy

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