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• Catholic News for November 16, 2009 A.D.

  
  CVSTOS FIDEI — Authority: 117
  CVSTOS FIDEI MONDAY EDITION Washington D.C. Council in Open Attacks on the Catholic Church : D.C. Council vs. Catholic Church Poll - Tito Edwards, The American Catholic American Bishops Find Their Voice, Liberals Throw a Nutty - Fr. Z, WDTPRS? D.C. Bigotry - Donald R. McClarey, The American ...
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• New Website

  
  More Books and Things... — Authority: 433
  Pastor Larry DeBruyn has a new website. Check it out here:Guarding His Flock Ministriesguardinghisflock.com
  3 days ago

• On Abortion, Some Day We Expect a Damn Good Answer

  
  Plunderbund — Authority: 438
  From De Magno Opere:Which begs the question of why men – whether they are religiously banned from marriage or merely popularly elected officials – feel they have the obligation (much less the right) to decide for women what they should and should not do with their bodies.Someday, I expect a damn good ...
  3 days ago

• The Four Pastors

  
  More Books and Things... — Authority: 433
  The following fictional scenarios depict four types of todays pastors. But the question is, how much is fiction, how much is fact?The emerging pastorThe emerging pastor felt a little insulted that only 4 people showed up for the Saturday night coffee and conversation church service. Because of the small turn out they ...
  3 days ago

• Organized Religions Management Problem

  
  Australian Pastors — Authority: 117
  Gary Hamel is one of the presenters at the Willow Leadership Summit. He is a management author and consultant, a visiting professor at London Business School and director of the Management Lab. These three articles are leadership GOLD and the first one, "Organized Religions Management problem," would have to be the ...
  3 days ago

• Praising Our High Marx

  
  Smart City Memphis — Authority: 466
  Often, it seems Memphis took Groucho Marx’s self-deprecating attitude and overlaid it on the entire city. Paraphrasing the comedian, Memphians don’t want to belong to any city that will accept them as members. It’s a lack of self-worth that plays out in local politics where big projects pass for vision and ...
  3 days ago

• More Help on Effective Elder Meetings

  
  An Infant In a Cradle — Authority: 467
  Justin Taylor links to Alexander Stauchs book on Meetings That Work, and a PDF summary sheet of his sixteen points. Win a free copy of Adopted for Life.
  4 days ago

• Health care reform and the abortion issue: 5 letters

  
  eLetters — Authority: 140
  Re: “Abortion puts bill in a bind; DeGette leads lawmakers opposed to a provision that could derail the legislation,” Nov. 10 news story. Even though I am pro-choice, I am ambivalent on taxpayers funding abortions. Though the comparison may seem crass, abortion is like plastic surgery. In some cases it really is ...
  4 days ago

• On Productive Elders Meetings

  
  An Infant In a Cradle — Authority: 467
  Jim Elliff offers some helpful insight on "Elders Meeting that Do Something." Win a free copy of Adopted for Life.
  5 days ago

• Unhealthy Trend: House Action On Abortion Showcases Power Of Bishops’ Lobby

  
  The Wall of Separation — Authority: 582
  When political pundits talk about the power of religious groups to affect public policy in Washington, most tend to focus on the Religious Right.Indeed, during the presidency of George W. Bush, Religious Right groups flexed a lot of political muscle and won numerous victories on Capitol Hill.But the Religious Right ...
  6 days ago

• Miracle!

  
  KHdN - Kenneth Hynek (dot Net) — Authority: 435
  After praying for the intercession of Cardinal Newman, Jack Sullivan — left nearly paralyzed and racked with pain after undergoing surgery on his back — was healed. Eight years later, the Church has deemed his healing a miracle : Lying in a hospital bed in Boston, Massachusetts, barely able to lift his head, ...
  6 days ago

• Five ways to manage the prima donna

  
  Australian Pastors — Authority: 117
  Highly skilled people are a fantastic asset to the church, but if they dont carry that skill with humility they can be a real headache too. Thankfully I havent encountered people with this problem for a while. This article from Joanna Krotz has some helpful insights into how to handle the prima donna ... Weve all ...
  1 week ago

• Email

  
  Australian Pastors — Authority: 117
  How often do you check the email that comes through your church web site? Much of mine is spam from overseas, but every now and then theres an important message. This week it came from a person looking for a Bible Study group to join. I replied within a few hours, with a quick, polite message and I now have a new ...
  1 week ago

• Is church’s vitality linked with percentage of seniors?

  
  B L O G P A S T O R — Authority: 125
  According to FACT surveys conducted by Hartford Institute for Religion Research, between 2005 and 2008, fewer congregations report they are spiritually vital and alive, have seen worship attendance growth of 2% or more, or have a clear mission and purpose. Just 19% say their current financial health is excellent vs. ...
  1 week ago

• Sometimes Its Hard to Claim Middle Ground

  
  Episcopal Chaplain at the Bedside — Authority: 111
   Published in Spirit , a new quarterly publication of the Diocese of West Missouri: Some years ago at Clergy Conference I found myself in intense discussion with a colleague from the Southern Deanery.  He was more conservative and I more liberal, but the discussion was really good.  We were discussing how best ...
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• Discerning Things with Love

  
  More Books and Things... — Authority: 433
  The latest post at Herescope addresses a very good question that is worth pondering for all those who feel impelled to warn others about false teaching in the church..."can speaking of truth offend some persons to the degree that it will create in them an emotional impression that those who speak the truth do not love ...
  2 weeks ago

• McCain talks health care, spending at town hall

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 166
  MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Sen. John McCain says Americans are in the toughest times he can remember and that President Barack Obama hasnt brought the change in Washington that he promised. McCain spoke at a town hall Friday to a couple hundred people in a Mesa church, reiterating many of the same points hes made in recent ...
  2 weeks ago

• Man Centered approach to the Bible

  
  More Books and Things... — Authority: 433
  The following is a chunk I took out of an EXCELLENT teaching by John MacArthur. Its a rather brilliant but obvious solution to what todays pastors are doing by bringing man centered approaches to the Bible into their churches - such as things like the 12 Step program (i.e. Celebrate Recovery, etc.) instead of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Ecclesiological Guidelines to inform Church Planters

  
  God is Better than All — Authority: 109
  I think this document is helpful and general enough for all Baptists to agree with as they plant churches.  It’s called: Ecclesiological Guidelines to Inform Southern Baptist Church Planters .  I certainly recommend this to church planters and pastors thinking through basic biblical ecclesiology.
  2 weeks ago

• Methodism and Exclusive Inclusivism

  
  Restart — Authority: 131
  I have copied an article by Dr. Riley Case of the Confessing Movement and then added some comments at the end. British Methodists and Inclusivism By Dr. Riley Case The Methodist Church of Great Britain voted this summer at its annual conference to prohibit any member of the political party, the British ...
  3 weeks ago

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