Category: tips
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F.I.T. Friday Focus: Social Stewardship
“And all who believed were together and had all things in common.”- Acts 2:44 (ESV) Social stewardship was a core value of the early church. It is demonstrated on how they cared for the needs of one another. The biblical depiction of this act of selfless generosity and compassion is direct response to the teachings […]
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Grab Your Audiences Attention from the Beginning
We all have heard it before, but it needs to be said again. It requires repeating. It must be reiterated. In the words of Rachel Blom,”Make your point and get out.” It’s just about that simple. Get your audience’s attention and keep hold of it like a precious jewel. Whether you preach or present, you […]
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Power up Your Presentations
With modern technological advances, Microsoft PowerPoint presentations have become the norm of trainings and conferences. It is almost a given that someone will pop in their flash drive and fire up a multi-slide presentation for the audience to sit through. Some people even add the bells and whistles where the text scrolls up into view […]
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Online Extensions for Your Ministry
You are in ministry. You might be the pastor or a ministry leader. You are responsible for the ministry’s or the church’s success. Well, we can say at least to some degree. We all know that Lord is the head of the church. You know what I mean. I believe in utilizing a variety of sources to […]
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Coin a Phrase
“To be or not to be…” “Beware of the Ides of March…” “Something is afoul in Denmark…” “Et tu, Brute?…” Hamlet . Julius Caesar. Shakespeare wrote all of these words. They are contained within his plays and have echoed on stage and in classrooms for years. We can say that we don’t put […]
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Finding a Connection
I met a girl a couple of weeks ago. She gonna tell me, “If you want to get acquainted with me and my son, you’ll have to take him to Disneyland.” I went to pick her up the next day and here she got four more kids. I said, “Who kids are them?” She said, […]
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Makeover for Mondays
Got a case of the Mondays? Much like the lead character played by Ron Livingston in Office Space, you may find yourself in such a predicament. You may dread getting ready and going in to work. That may be your issue with Mondays. Change that malfunction into a makeover. Approach Mondays with a new freshness. Try […]
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Daily Dabble
“To have a great day every day it helps to think great thoughts and to concentrate on at least one every day.” – Norman Vincent Peale Daily you may find yourself bombarded with schedules and meetings. Stop for an instance prior to 2011 and start prioritizing going beyond the norm. Make an effort to approach […]
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Fundraiser Event Formula
“I am aware that only God knows the total plan and that I am part of it.” – Laurie Beth Jones, Jesus CEO You need a formula for your special events, especially when they are used to raise funds. Much like the Lord has a divine plan, you need to have a plan for […]
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Excuses or Excellence
“He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.” ~Benjamin Franklin Exceed expectations. Are you getting any closer to excellence? Merely meeting expectations is a minimum. When you exceed those same expectations, you start to enter into excellence. We are to offer God our best every step of the way. […]
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