Eight Mistakes Churches Make on Their Websites
Posted: August 7, 2016By Jonathan Howe Your church’s website acts as the front door of your church. It’s likely the first place a guest will look for information about your church. I’ve written […]
Read more →Operation Turkey Sandwich
Posted: August 1, 2016By Sue Sprang While most of us enjoy not working on holidays (especially Thanksgiving and Christmas), more and more workers are finding themselves at their jobs as stores, restaurants, cinemas, […]
Read more →Young boxers find self-worth
Posted:By Sue Sprang SAGINAW – Many churches across our synod have after-school or summer programs for children and youth, ranging from music, tutoring, recreation, and child care to art, learning, […]
Read more →The value of a penny
Posted:By Sue Sprang JACKSON – Water. For most Americans it’s a take-for-granted commodity. We drink it, cook with it, brew coffee and tea in it. We use it for bathing, […]
Read more →Ten Traits of the Healthiest Churches Ten Years From Now
Posted:By Thom Rainer I am not a prophet. Please don’t stone me if I get one of these ten traits wrong. And while there is a good bit of subjectivity […]
Read more →Seven Ways Church Outreach Has Changed
Posted: June 21, 2016By Thom Rainer “So what are churches doing to reach people today, Thom?” I hear some version of that question on a regular basis. The difficult response is that more […]
Read more →Bringing New Life to Your Congregation
Posted: June 20, 2016By Judy Urban Many congregations are struggling to keep existing members and attract new ones. Today’s faith communities are reexamining everything in an effort to more fully engage existing members […]
Read more →Upholding the World (Synod Assembly 2016)
Posted:By Sue Sprang GRAND RAPIDS – The 2016 Synod Assembly gathered under the banner “For the Life of the World” in Grand Rapids, May 15-17. The focus was global justice. […]
Read more →A Gift of Pie
Posted:By Sue Sprang SOUTH HAVEN – According to The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, one definition of “gift” is “the act, right, or power of giving”. It’s no surprise the “giving” is defined […]
Read more →Crossing Bridges, part 2
Posted:By Sue Sprang PLAINWELL – In part 1 of “Crossing Bridges”, the Mackinac Bridge was used as an example of what entails to build a bridge. Part 2 looks at […]
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