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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

If our blessed Lord used to pray early before day; if He spent whole nights in prayer; if the devout Anna was day and night in the temple; if Paul and Silas at midnight sang praises unto God; if the primitive Christians, for several hundred years, besides their hours of prayers in the daytime, met publicly in the churches at midnight to join in psalms and prayers; is it not certain that these practices showed the state of their heart? Are they not so many plain proofs of the whole turn of their minds?
William Law

Month: February 2017

FACTS WHICH GOD HAS ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED

FACTS WHICH GOD HAS ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED Some principles regarding God's fact 1) Find out what is God's fact.  Stay inside God's Word, slowly, to grasp the character of God. 2) In knowing a fact, believe and trust that it is…

Jesus

In your childhood, it was suggested that you had an imaginary friend by the name of Jesus. As you grew up, your parents never discouraged you from talking with Jesus or playing with him, as some parents do with their…

THE ART OF DELEGATING RESPONSIBILITY

THE ART OF DELEGATING RESPONSIBILITY – SOME HELPFUL THOUGHTS FOR PERSONS WHO ASSIGN PROJECTS OR MINISTRY RESPONSIBILITIES TO OTHERS – A good leader delegates. We all know that. However, many leaders are not aware that the way we delegate and…

SOME GUIDELINES FOR HEALTHY MUSIC MINISTRY

SOME GUIDELINES FOR HEALTHY MUSIC MINISTRY Most of this material is from The Ministry of Music by William A. Bauman, The Liturgical Conference, Washington, D.C. 20005 (1975) and from With Lyre, Harp, and a Flatpick by Ed Gutfreund, North American…

COLLEGE MINISTRY PHILOSOPHY

COLLEGE MINISTRY PHILOSOPHY BASIC STATEMENT OF PURPOSE To address and meet the real needs of college-age adults in the church and community, and to challenge them with the relevance of the Christian gospel to 20th Century living. Additionally to train…

SMALL GROUP MINISTRY (part 1)

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series SMALL GROUP MINISTRY

SMALL GROUP MINISTRY WHAT ARE SMALL GROUPS Def.: "A Christian small group is an intentional face-to-face gathering of 3-12 people on a regular time schedule with a common purpose of discover and growing in the possibilities of the abundant life…

SMALL GROUP MINISTRY (part 2)

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series SMALL GROUP MINISTRY

SMALL GROUP MINISTRY TASKS OF A SMALL GROUP LEADER Faithful in prayer To Prepare in Advance -physical arrangements -available resources (i.e., Bible) -format of the meeting: a plan -strategy for the use of time To Guide the Group during the…

CONTRACTING

CONTRACTING (1) KEY ASPECTS OF GROUP LIFE TO BE CONSIDERED IN CONTRACTING INCLUDE: RELATIONSHIPS: how will the group build RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE MEMBERS? SCRIPTURE: how will the group use the bible IN THEIR LIFE TOGETHER? PRAYER: what part will prayer…

REQUIREMENTS FOR HEALTHY SMALL GROUPS

"THE 7 C'S" Small groups can be exciting growing experiences. They can also be awful! Simply bringing together a group of people hoping to learn and grow together is not sufficient to have a positive experience. Small groups require of…

Why Small Groups?

WHY SMALL GROUPS The need for intentionally developing Christian community via small groups is increasingly vital as the result of several cultural trends. 1. THE BREAKDOWN OF NETWORKS OF NATURAL COMMUNITY a. Changes in the Structure of the Family Shifts…