July 29th, 2010
Area Wesleyan Youth Conventions are going on tour in 2011. In an effort to impact even more students, leaders, and churches – our Area WY Conventions are making their way to local churches all across North America…
These high intensity Wesleyan Youth Weekends for Jesus and the Church will take the place of area conventions. The [...]
Tags: Area, conference, Conventions, Love Mercy, Regional, Weekends, Wesleyan Youth, Youth
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July 28th, 2010
What is the purpose of your Sunday school? Why are people asked to attend a small group meeting throughout the week? Frankly, why does your entire ministry or church exist? Think about it. Sunday School originally started in England to teach literacy to children on Sunday because they worked in the factory Monday through [...]
Tags: formation, preaching, sunday school, transformation
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July 22nd, 2010
Nursing Home Questions
There are many nursing home questions that are important to ask before putting a loved one into senior care. Depending on what you are seeking, there are some specific questions that can help everyone make an informed decision.
Levels of Care
These days there are a couple of different levels of care in nursing homes [...]
Tags: 55+
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July 22nd, 2010
If you are a parent of a child with special needs, you undoubtedly have bigger challenges to overcome than you ever thought possible. There may be days where you feel all alone in your struggle. Maybe you’ve been so busy taking care of your child’s needs, in addition to the rest of your family, that [...]
Tags: Family & Parenting
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July 22nd, 2010
“Our souls crave intimacy”—Erwin Raphael McManus
Sometimes singles will do anything just about anything to get close to someone they find interesting, intriguing or just plain irresistible.
One single woman I know drives through Starbucks daily to get her dose of caffeine. One morning as she approached the speaker to order, she noticed that the man in [...]
Tags: Married & Couples
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July 22nd, 2010
We all have friends who aren’t Christians. And we’ve probably all tried to “argue them in” at some point or another. If you’ve never tried this technique yourself, it’s probably because you’ve seen it done (poorly) in your life. You grew up hearing pastors and teachers dismissing atheists with pithy little statements or platitudes that [...]
Tags: Young Adult, Young Adults
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July 22nd, 2010
Jimmy Scroggins is one of my favorite people in the world. He serves as senior pastor of First Baptist Church of West Palm Beach, but I have known him many years before he became pastor of this great church. Indeed, I had a small role in mentoring Jimmy in his younger adult years. To be [...]
Tags: Adult Newsletter, pastor, Resources, training
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