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A New Way Out Leadership Conference with Dick B.!
July 18, 2009
Hope by the Sea, San Juan Capistrano, California
(pre- and post-Conference meetings, July 13-19, at the Fairmont Newport Beach Hotel)
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The News
My son Ken [...]
The work of the Holy Spirit defies human expectations with constant surprise. The work of the Holy Spirit in the Federated Church in Millbury, Massachusetts is one of those gems of God’s glory easily missed. My first trip to this UCC/Methodist congregation in the center of an aging Mill city forgotten by time, reinforced every [...]
Vineville Presbyterian Church
On Sunday, May 17th, the historic Vineville Presbyterian Church of Macon Georgia, worshiped for the last time in its old life. A congregation which had declined from 600 to less than 60 made the bold and Biblical decision to die to live. The desire of the aging white congregation to reach its now [...]
Among secular headlines heralding the demise of the church and internal Christian survey’s indicating that church decline has spread from the mainline denominations to the evangelical milieu, why do we believe in the future of the historic churches in North America? Why do we believe that it is these ‘mainline’ historic Congregational, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, [...]
Power Beyond Powerlessness
The Cross Outside the Wall
The Passion for Glory
Here are 2 recent sermons by Rev. David Runnion-Bareford…
Adoption
Reconciliation
Is your church unique? Of course it is… by Biblical definition.
The sovereign Lord who gives gifts to His children according to His own will has made your church unique!
How?
Your church is unique in it’s history. On your darker days, you may only consider your churches history in terms of “ghosts in the closet”. But your [...]
Rev. David Bryant and ProclaimHope.com are making available in time for the April 12th celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord (Easter) an adapted version of the worship materials from Paradise08 at no cost to local churches. You may download the material directly from their site.
“CHRISTFest is a celebration gathering of God’s people to [...]
Renewed Churches seeking ways to reach out to their community are turning to Christian Release Time as a way to do so. Christian Release Time is a time tested and legally sanctioned way for Christians to minister to public school students.
This video by an experienced participant in Christian Release Time programs tells more, Mr. Paul [...]
Lifeway Research has released the results of their latest studies on the receptivity of people to invitations to come to church.
The charts below illustrate the relative receptivity of people to receive information about the church.
Interestingly internet communications did not rate well!
Small churches who feel disadvantaged in terms of finances can still exploit the form of [...]