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Community Bible Church Introduces Innovative Program to Develop New Online Churches
[press release] COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH INTRODUCES INNOVATIVE PROGRAM TO DEVELOP NEW ONLINE CHURCHES Free Online Church Leaders training platform provides step-by-step instructions to launch an online church, with a goal of reaching one million people each week by 2016 SAN ANTONIO – July 15, 2014 – In what is believed to be the first program…
Are you a pastor looking for a church?
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@ churchThere are many pastors and many churches in the USA, Canada, and around the world. Finding the right context where the pastor can best use his unique God-given gifts to bear much fruit with a local congregation can be quite the challenge and needs both divine guidance and human assistance. On this blog post, we are compiling…
What Peter Drucker said about pastors and churches
Peter Drucker has a living legacy as the father of modern management for his keen insights and observations about people and organizations that have revolutionized the for-profit and the non-profit sectors. Many multitudes of organizations have accomplished more results and become more effective by applying Drucker’s principles. One commentary about the most difficult leadership positions…
Number of Korean Churches in the USA and Canada
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Here at the 2-week residency of the D.Min. Asian American Ministry Track at Talbot School of Theology. Thanks to Dr. Ben Shin for inviting me to present 2 class lectures. This afternoon was on how the history of Christianity in Asia and in America impacts Asian Americans today. I wanted to get some more recent…
A Better Gospel for Chinese People and Asian Cultures
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Have you noticed there are 4 Gospels about Jesus Christ in the Bible, the Christian Scriptures? Why wasn’t one more than enough? One reason it’s so valuable to have these multiple presentations of the life of Christ is to make it more understandable and meaningful to particular people in specific cultures: Matthew for the Jews. Mark for the…
Our Schedule for the 2014 OC Easter Tour
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@ churchWe the Chuang family have a tradition of multi-churching during the 2 biggest Christian holidays of the year, Easter and Christmas. Here’s a schedule of church worship services around Orange County, California, that I charted out with 18 churches that had multiple service times for Easter weekend:: This is our proposed agenda for the Chuang…
Will churches help to erase shame about mental illnesses?
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Excerpt from “Can Churches Separate Mental Illness and Shame? Rick Warren confronts one more “last taboo.”” – cover story in Christianity Today by Christine A. Scheller (3/31/14):: “In some Asian populations, we know there are not even words for therapy or suicide,” said Kristee Haggins, senior associate at the California Institute for Mental Health and…
Hard to Find Christian Support for Bipolar Disorder and Mental Illnesses
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Yes there is hope and help for people that struggle with mental illness, but it is not easy to get help when there is so much social stigma about someone needing psychiatric help. Plus, even if stigma weren’t in the way, there isn’t enough professionals and resources to meet the overwhelming need–approximately 61.5 million (1…
video of Malcolm Gladwell speaking at Saddleback Church
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@ churchClosing out the sermon series 50 Days of Transformation is Pastor Rick Warren and the popular author Malcolm Gladwell, speaking from his latest title, David & Goliath. Watch the Facing Giants In Life & Work video at https://saddleback.com/watch/50-days-of-transformation/11278
How can I get a .CHURCH domain name?
[UPDATE] See this list of registrars and pricing for .CHURCH domain names for where you can register .CHURCH domain names // this blog post kept online for historical archival purpose // As the Internet namespace expansion program continues its roll-out, I’m hearing this recurring question from pastors: “How do I get my .CHURCH domain name?” I talk with…
What are the best worship service times for 20-somethings?
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@ churchMore churches are asking how they can reach the next generation (some for its own survival, some for the mandate of reaching more people in their community as part of its on-going mission.) Recently I got this question from a pastor of a church wanting to reach the next generation, and he texted it to me…
Are you tired of Craig Groeschel and Andy Stanley?
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Would you believe Catalyst would dare go off-script? I couldn’t believe my eyes either. Here’s the roster of main stage speakers for Catalyst West Coast 2014:: Francis Chan, Christine Caine, Jason Russell, Simon Sinek, Robert Madu, Henry Cloud, Lysa TerKeurst, Charles Lee, Bryan Loritts, Rachel Cruze, Mike Foster. (Gasp, Craig and Andy are missing!) This lineup doesn’t…
