Tag: thank you
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Why People Volunteer at some Churches but not at others
Ever notice that a lot of churches feel like a spectator sport? You know, the kind of place where people sit around watching the paid staff do everything. The average church in America engages around 45% of their average adult and student attendance in some kind of volunteer role (check out the Unstuck Group Health…
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4 Strategies to Start in 2015 that will Change your Church
It’s January and the gyms are packed. They’re making money hand over fist this month with everyone making New Years Resolutions to finally get in shape. And when I go to the gym in February it will be back to normal. People are notorious for making huge goals at the New Year and then not…
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God doesn’t Need my Thanks
Jesus doesn’t need my thankfulness, but I need to give it. Because thankfulness isn’t for God, it’s for us. Thankfulness is necessary in our lives because it reminds us of who God is…and who we are. Multiple times in the New Testament the Apostle Paul describes us as at one point being dead in our…
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Thankfulness through the eyes of a child
When it comes to being thankful, often times as adults we have a way of turning a very simple idea into something overly complex. So this week I asked my girls (Kennedy and Mia who are 6 and 5 respectfully) to star as guest bloggers and do their best to explain their thoughts when it…