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It is true that many churches, striving to get more people to come to their church in an increasingly secular culture, will try various innovative means to get people in the door. Well, Rochester Cathedral, in Kent, England, took it to the limit by installing a mini-golf course in their sanctuary for…

When Journey Baptist Church sold their building, they had plans to build in a new location that was in a better location and gave them room to grow. They purchased a new site, but found that building a new structure cost too much, so they decided to continue meeting in temporary facilities. Then, the…

Amazon is always searching for better and faster ways to deliver products to customers. Never satisfied with the status quo, Amazon has tried several alternatives to UPS and FedEx. The company has asked the Federal Aviation Administration for permission to deliver packages via aerial drones. Now in San…

America’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, is considering changing its name create more opportunities to reach people with the Gospel message. The organization created a presidential task force to consider the issue and found feelings run deep on both sides of the issue.…

Each year a private college in Beloit, Wisconsin releases a snapshot of the mindset of that year’s entering freshman class. The Beliot College Mindset List is designed to help professors develop lesson plans that are more meaningful to students and open doors to greater understanding. In the Fall of…

INFLUENCE While some viewers felt the advertisement featuring Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow and his mother Pam that ran during Super Bowl XLIV got lost in the shuffle during the broadcast, Focus on the Family says the ad achieved some positive results. In USA Today’s Ad Meter poll taken the day after…

OUTREACH A church in Australia has to take reservations for their Sunday morning worship services because so many people want to attend each week. Churchgoers on the Gold Coast of Australia enjoy a unique worship experience when they board The Church on the Water. Every Sunday morning the sea going chapel…

MISSION In his book, “An Unstoppable Force,” Erwin McManus writes, "The gospel flows best through the establishing of significant relationships that are authentic and healthy. When relationships become stagnant and the community of Christ closes itself to the outside world, the result is an institution…

Changing Culture- Tim Keller Some seem to have risen to the challenge of effective ministry in a changing culture. Who can we learn from? I am actually a bit reluctant to lift anyone up high as a shining example—including Redeemer Presbyterian. Let me put it like this: John Stott at All Souls Church…

Lechem - Bread by Josa Bivin1 "For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world." John 6:33 When Richard and Lucinda (our volunteer workers) first came to Israel, they noticed plastic sacks containing pieces of bread hanging from the sides of the trash containers…

SECTION OUTLINE FOURTEEN (ROMANS 14) Paul discusses the believer’s responsibilities toward those Christians who are weak in the faith. I. No Believer Should Be Judged by Another Believer Down Here (14:1–8). A. We are not to criticize others’ legalism (14:1–8). 1. The rules (14:1–6) a. Don’t judge in…

A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…