Archive for Archive for April, 2009

Free Patrick Morley Ebook

Haven’t had a chance to read it yet but Patrick Morley of Man In The Mirror ministries has a new free ebook for download titled "Surviving The Economic Meltdown". I just skimmed a part of it and it looks pretty good.
They also are making available free promotional materials for bulletins, posters and powerpoints along [...]

Posted by: admin on Monday, April 6th, 2009

The Leadership Trap

I was reading a post on tonymorganlive.com that hit home like an arrow. He writes about the "leadership trap", in this case not sex or money but a very subtle temptation that is not about sin but about overextending.
The entrance into the trap starts with what seems to be a noble sentiment "If I [...]

Posted by: admin on Monday, April 6th, 2009

Free Sermon Outlines and Illustrations

The best free website for sermon outlines and manuscripts has got to be www.SermonCentral.com . You can search through a huge database of sermons and illustrations by text or keyword with material from preachers from many different denominational backgrounds.
I have found the most effective use for me of the site to be fleshing out my [...]

Posted by: admin on Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Communicating By Blog

We’ve had a website at the church for quite a few years now, being fairly early adopters. Over the past nine months since changing platforms we have had around 16,000 page views, around 2,000 sermon audio downloads and 400 unique visits per month. For a very minimal investment it has been a great public relations [...]

Posted by: admin on Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Maple Leaf Foods and Crisis Management

In our PR class tonight the guest lecturer was Linda Smith, Executive Vice-President and Senior Director of Fleishman Hillard, the public relations firm for Maple Leaf Foods.
During her presentation which gave insight into the way they handled the listeriosis outbreak there were several important factors.
1. Be accountable. Be willing to say that the buck stops [...]

Posted by: admin on Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Guitar Hero Christians

I’ve had several ask me about Sunday night’s sermon on Guitar Hero Christians so I decided to post a basic outline with Scriptures. You can also listen to the audio of the sermon here.
Guitar Hero Christians
Guitar Hero Christians
As I was getting ready for tonight I was trying to remember if I have ever tried [...]

Posted by: admin on Thursday, April 2nd, 2009