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Five Ministries Every Church Needs to Be Good At

January 29, 2019 6:37 pm

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Most small town churches are trying to do too much. In reality, you really only need to be good at about five things, and I would argue you could get by with being really good at three of them. For many years the church I serve has offered a great kid’s ministry, a great worship […]

Church Matters

4 Simple And Effective Growth-Engaging Techniques

January 28, 2019 11:34 am

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I’ve yet to meet a pastor who wants 2019 to be labeled by their church as the “Year Of Blah.” Yet you know the struggle it can be for our congregants to attend regularly, or–especially–to engage. I’ve noticed something significant among churches I’ve worked with this past year. Neither attendance nor busyness equals growth. At […]

Personal Development

If We Had More Prayer…

January 25, 2019 8:05 am

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“If we had more prayer and less selfishness, our world would be much better.” A person I have known and respected for many years wrote that simple sentence to me in an email the other day, and for some reason it really resonated with me: More prayer and less selfishness. Rather than viewing prayer and […]

Personal Development

Living Intentionally

January 23, 2019 8:56 am

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What would you do if you knew you only had six months to live? That question confronted me during a recent close brush with death. A blood clot had formed in my lungs. I filled a tiny red notebook provided by the hospital with thoughts on how to leave nothing important unsaid or undone. `Living […]

Perspectives

Proximity and Presence

January 22, 2019 1:55 pm

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At Canaan we are trying to live into our tagline “the church where love makes the difference,” which we have found to be a very dangerous statement. Christians often tell people we love them before we have ever lived with, listened to, or learned from them. If we are going to be genuine, presence becomes […]

Perspectives

Heaven: It’s Not for Everyone

January 21, 2019 8:42 pm

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Most people believe in an afterlife. And in most cases, this belief involves a good place and a bad place. If you’re a good person, and you embrace the right beliefs, you go to the good place. If you’re not, and you don’t, you go to the bad place. Seems simple enough. If you were […]

Family

Four ways to help your teens disconnect from social media and spend time with God

January 14, 2019 5:38 pm

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It’s no surprise that students need to spend daily time alone with God. And its also no surprise that a student’s relationship with God can improve if they would just spend some time cultivating that relationship through reading the bible and praying. The majority of youth leaders regularly encourage students to do just that and […]

Family

Improving Family Relationships: A New Year’s Resolution

January 11, 2019 2:49 pm

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You’ve heard it said many times before. You’ve likely even said it to yourself. “Don’t sacrifice your family for your ministry.” You know it’s true, but you continue to struggle with the implementation. It’s not just about the preaching and teaching, but about the calls, emails, and text messages that don’t ever seem to stop. […]

Personal Development

Real Worship

January 11, 2019 2:18 pm

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Jesus Christ is the essence of true beauty. When God created the earth, He created it by, in, and through His Son, the Lord Jesus (Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 1:2–3). For this reason, the universe is brimming with beauty and elegance. For this reason, everything beautiful in creation is both a token and a pale reflection […]