Getting things like a new car or 60-inch flat-screen are goals many of us work toward. Unfortunately, these pursuits have the opposite effect we intend: Instead of making us happier, getting more stuff drags us down, researchers have found. Time magazine reports. (Photo by ClerkBase, used by Creative Commons license.)
Leading a church is hard, hard work! Check out this list of great inexpensive or free places for pastors to go to relax. Compiled by Christianitytoday.com blogger Ed Stetzer. Thanks, Ed! (Photo by Mike Prosser, used by Creative Commons license. Thanks! )
A recent survey indicates most families will give their church the same amount as last year, while 25 percent plan to decrease giving. The good news? The survey showed that Millennials plan to give more, reports Leadership Journal. (Photo by Lululemon athletica, used by Creative Commons License. Thanks!)
The vast majority of multisite churches are growing, according to a new study, and they are seeing more involvement from lay people and newcomers after they open an additional location. Interesting report from Religion News Service. (Photo (c) Dion Hinchcliffe, used by Creative Commons License)
So what can you do to help your tweens and teens learn the value of a dollar? Take direction from Proverbs 22:6: “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” (NIV) Here are some ideas to get started. (Photo by Steven DePolo, used by Creative Commons license. Thanks!)
Among the many opportunities the Lenten season provides for us, it also gives us many chances to broaden the discussion of stewardship. In our world, which is so driven by consumerism, greed, and wealth, this season calls us to turn away from these, and look again to the one true God. Here are some ideas […]
“I’m blessed!” How many times have you heard (or said) that phrase to describe one of life’s happy outcomes. It’s not just ubiquitous and overused, most of the time it’s also unbiblical and misleading, says blogger Scott Dannemiller. (Photo by Sharron Blezard)
When a ministry and its leaders are struggling, it’s often because their vision is no longer in line with the vision God has for them. Here are five principles about vision that can keep a ministry and its leader on track. From Pastors.com. (Photo by Ken Teegardin for www.SeniorLiving.org, used by Creative Commons license. )
Perfect for small groups, an adult study group or Lenten emphasis, the folks at the Episcopal Diocese of California have put together this insightful Lenten Stewardship Curriculum that offers weekly class guides and suggestions for hands-on activities. There’s also an extensive Stations of the Cross liturgy.
For young, progressive Catholics in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps (founded in 1956 to help college students help the poor), the new pope is inaugurating a new era: one where the issues that matter to them are back in the spotlight, says this article from The Atlantic. (Photo by John Ragai, used by Creative Commons license. […]
