A scarcity mindset – when everyone is preoccupied with what the organization lacks – is epidemic in too many churches. It stifles growth, innovation and hope. Leadership expert Carey Nieuwhof explores the dangers and how to fight it.
Nine tips to protect your skin from the summer sun
UV rays from the sun can cause skin damage in as little as 15 minutes, and Prolonged exposure and damage can lead to various forms skin cancer. But the Mayo Clinic offers nine commonsense tips to help protect your skin.
Welcoming the stranger, welcoming Christ
RCL Reflection, Proper 8A, July 2, 2023.
What does it mean to be a welcoming church? Really? And how many of our congregations give a welcome worthy of the Gospel? Elisabeth Hartwell explores. (Photo: Dru Broomfield, Creative Commons)
Becoming more generous benefits you and others
Generosity can be learned through practice, insight and experience. That’s good news, because generosity helps others and you have a better life. Psychology Today reports. (Photo: Bill McChesney, Creative Commons)
God and money: A reflection
money is a driving factor behind many decisions made in today’s culture. Although money is not necessarily a bad thing, it can be easy to let it consume us and guide our actions when only God should have that power over our lives. Molly Howard of Grand Canyon University reflects.
Forest Carbon 101: How trees soak up carbon and help keep us cool
Forests are among nature’s best fighters when it comes to helping extract common from the atmosphere. How do they do it? How can we help them do their job better? The Nature Conservancy explains. (Photo: Matthew Montrone, Pexels)
Baptisms, funerals, and God’s good abundance
RCL Reflection, Proper 7, Year A, June 25, 2023. This week’s readings invite us to think about matters of life and death — particularly the promise of new life that we receive in baptism through Jesus. Deacon Timothy Siburg explores. (Photo: Creative Commons)
Job description for a stewardship leader
Steward leadership involves much more than raising money. Good stewardship connects the church and its members to God’s mission. A good leader teaches and inspires everyone to use all their gifts wisely. The UMC’s Ken Sloan explains.
50 tips for a longer, healthier, fuller life
When it comes to longevity, it’s not all in your genes. You have a lot of say. Making better choices day by day, year by year, adds up to a longer, healthier, happier, fuller life. This article from AARP tells you how. (Photo: Vlada Karpovic, via Pexels)
July Toolkit: Stewardship of civil discourse
SOLI’s free monthly toolkit contains an original newsletter article and RCL-based Sunday bulletin snippets. This month’s article explores how Christians can help tone down the acrimonious political discourse.
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 31
- 32
- 33
- 34
- 35
- …
- 165
- Next Page »
