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How to Forgive with Virginia Holeman (ChurchNext)

Source: ChurchNext We live in a broken world. Things are not perfect, there is deep pain and suffering. Despite our best intentions, we are unfair to each other and deeply hurt one another. It’s been said that God’s invention to help humans come to terms with our imperfection is forgiveness. Read more

By ChurchNext, 11 yearsAugust 25, 2015 ago

Radical Welcoming with Stephanie Spellers (ChurchNext)

Source: ChurchNext Ironically many growing areas are home to shrinking mainline churches. Congregations often adopt systems which, often unintentionally, alienate those around them. In this course author and seminary instructor Stephanie Spellers, who wrote the book “Radical Welcome (see above)” outlines the key concepts and important understandings of what congregations can do Read more

By ChurchNext, 11 yearsAugust 25, 2015 ago

Introducing Stewardship with Kristine Miller (ChurchNext)

Source: ChurchNext God doesn’t want our money, God just wants us to want it less. So says seasoned stewardship consultant Kristine Miller. She’s coached hundreds of congregations on best practices regarding stewardship and written extensively on the subject. In this course she helps connect our faith with our wallets by Read more

By ChurchNext, 11 yearsAugust 25, 2015 ago

Introducing Church Marketing with Jake Dell (ChurchNext)

Source: ChurchNext St. Paul, a salesman? You bet, says marketer and minister Jake Dell. In fact, you can count St. Luke, St. John, and every other evangelist as intentionally persuasive and desirous of convincing others to try something new. Sure, the Church has a chequered past when it comes to Read more

By ChurchNext, 11 yearsAugust 25, 2015 ago

Crisis Communications with Meredith Gould (ChurchNext)

Source: ChurchNext Fires. Floods, Scandals. They hit us, and our churches, on a regular basis. But while we can’t avoid the tragedies we can prepare for them. In this insightful and practical class, crisis communications veteran Meredith Gould tells us why all churches need these plans and how we can Read more

By ChurchNext, 11 yearsAugust 25, 2015 ago

Let the Women Speak! with Lindsay Hardin Freeman (ChurchNext)

Source: ChurchNext Lindsay Hardin Freeman looked at every instance of a woman speaking in the Bible, and what she found is powerful, life-giving, and transformational. Based on her award-winning book published by Forward Movement, Bible Women: All Their Words and Why They Matter (see Amazon link above), Freeman invites us into Read more

By ChurchNext, 11 yearsAugust 25, 2015 ago

Introduction to St. Paul with George Guthrie (ChurchNext)

Source: ChurchNext It’s been said that the person who had the most influence on Christianity wasn’t Jesus – but Paul. Paul, a devout Jew turned Jesus follower, wrote most of the books in the New Testament of the Bible. While Paul never met Jesus personally, he had a notable conversion Read more

By ChurchNext, 11 yearsAugust 25, 2015 ago

Introduction to Revelation with Wayne Whitney (ChurchNext)

Source: ChurchNext Given its vibrant and imaginative imagery and constant reference to an age and time so far removed from our own, many people set aside the Book of Revelation as too complicated and confusing to read. And those who have read it seem to have wide and varied interpretations Read more

By ChurchNext, 11 yearsAugust 25, 2015 ago

Introducing the Psalms with Isaac Everett (ChurchNext)

Source: ChurchNext The book of Psalms may be the most widely read book in the world. And for good reason. Musician and composer Isaac Everett argues that there is no more human book in the Bible than the Psalms, which means they have a way of touching us like no Read more

By ChurchNext, 11 yearsAugust 25, 2015 ago

Introducing the Gospels with Michael Card (ChurchNext)

Source: ChurchNext They’re four of the most beautiful books in the world, the Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. However, they’re nearly 2,000 years old, and reading them can raise as many questions as they answer. A love for the meaning and message of the Gospels is what has fueled Read more

By ChurchNext, 11 yearsAugust 25, 2015 ago