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Author Archives: Jay F Guin
A Lesson on Gambling
The rightness or wrongness of gambling has long been controversial among Christians. Some say gambling is always wrong. Others say it’s only wrong when you can’t afford the stakes — if the price of losing the bet is more than … Continue reading
Replanting a Church: Finances, Part 1
We are working through an article by Scott Thomas on replanting an existing church, that is, renewing a church so that it grows and matures as a church plant does. Envision a body not reacting to finances to determine God’s … Continue reading
Replanting a Church: Advice from the Church Doctor, Part 1
I have to start by pointing out the consistent excellence of the Christian Standard, a weekly magazine published by the independent Christian Churches. You can get a free email subscription. (I just wish they’d PLEASE add an RSS feed.) And … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Christian Standard, church planting, Kent R. Hunter
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Replanting a Church: But We Had a Meet and Greet! Part 2
The comments on the previous post were extraordinary! I just want to add a couple of thoughts. First, there is no such thing as a truly effective greeting ministry that’s a church program or that’s undertaken by the paid staff. … Continue reading
Posted in Replanting a Church, Uncategorized
Tagged All, church planting, greeting ministry
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Replanting a Church: But We Had a Meet and Greet!
This is a true story told me by a friend who is a very outgoing person, as is her husband. In fact, her husband has appointed himself our west-entrance greeter. He stands outside and greets people as they come in, … Continue reading
Replanting a Church: Equipping the Members, Part 3
We are working through an article by Scott Thomas on replanting an existing church, that is, renewing a church so that it grows and matures as a church plant does. Equip how? So what is the nature of preparing people … Continue reading
Replanting a Church: Children and Teens, Part 3
Dear readers, I’d like to try an experiment. The first two posts on children and teens ministries are, I think, important. Really important. But Friday’s post on the Lutheran airline has gotten far more hits (it was pretty funny). I … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Christianity Today, church planting, mission trips, Scott Thomas, teen ministry, Youth ministry
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Replanting a Church: Equipping the Members, Part 2
We are working through an article by Scott Thomas on replanting an existing church, that is, renewing a church so that it grows and matures as a church plant does. The deeper meaning of “good works” Consider — (Eph 2:10) … Continue reading
Replanting a Church: Equipping the Members, Part 1
We are working through an article by Scott Thomas on replanting an existing church, that is, renewing a church so that it grows and matures as a church plant does. f. Envision an equipping staff (Ephesians 4:11-13). What changes need … Continue reading
Reader Looking for a New Church
I recently received a request from a reader for a recommendation of a Church of Christ congregation in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. This is WAY outside my stomping grounds. (I hear it gets cold. And don’t Mary Richards and Ted … Continue reading
