"The Peace is not merely a foretaste of the coffee hour that is to come or a holy 'Hey, how’re you doing?' Rather it’s a tangible …
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Go For It! Invite a Friend to Church on Holy Week
"Sharing your church with another person is a gift you can give to yourself not just to …
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9 Ways to Create Family Worship Services
Kathy Bozzuti-Jones is Associate Director for Faith Formation at Trinity Wall Street. This article first appeared in the Fall 2011 …
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“Feeling Blue” at Christmas
"You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white... But I'll have a blue, blue Christmas." Blue …
Christmas Evangelism: Practical Tips for Welcoming Church Visitors
What do you see at the front door? Or better, what don’t you see? Is it easy to find the entrance? Is it welcoming? Do this at …
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Las Posadas
by Chris Yaw The celebration is a reenactment of Mary’s and Joseph’s search for lodging in Bethlehem. In the classic Las …
Closing the Back Door
At June 2011 article on the Christian Post states that 80% of congregants are inactive. This of course means …
7 Tips For Comforting Others
Steven V. Malec, BBA, NCBF, is a national speaker and Director of Bereavement Ministry for the Catholic Cemeteries Association in …
What Can Mega Churches Teach Us?
The following outline is from article that was written by Scott Thumma, a sociologist of religion and researcher for Hartford …
18 Creative Ways to Support Leaders
Here are eighteen ways that churches have said to their group leaders, “Thanks! You’re doing a great job, and someone is …