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As consumers in the United States shift increasingly to online banking and bill payment, their electronic financial habits are spilling over into the church. A recent study by LifeWay Research found that 14 percent of all American Protestant churches offer online giving. The survey of 1,003 Protestant congregations was conducted in September 2010 and sponsored… Continue reading More Support for Online Giving

Psalm 9:9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the hornof my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 22:24 For he has not… Continue reading Scriptures to Comfort the Mourner

In any relationship, there comes a time where it’s necessary to say things which are difficult to keep the relationship strong and make it better. This is also true in a healthy team environment. For me personally, that often involves having a hard and challenging conversation with a team member…someone I love being on the… Continue reading How To Have Hard Conversations With Your Leaders

From Jason Dulle‘s blog: “So God created man in his own image… And God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.’” (Genesis… Continue reading Original Commission and the Great Commission: a Parallel

A federal judge has ruled in favor of a public university that removed a Christian student from its graduate program in school counseling over her belief that homosexuality is morally wrong. Monday’s ruling, according to Julea Ward’s attorneys, could result in Christian students across the country being expelled from public university for similar views. “It’s… Continue reading Court Upholds Expulsion of Counseling Student Who Opposes Homosexuality