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The Buzz: 2009 events; Raising $50k; “online” missions trip; SBC Change & Driscoll has a bad day
Here's some GREAT stuff that I just didn't have time to blog about today... you can find these links everyday at ToddRhoades.com...
Brad Lomenick: Top 10 events to attend in 2009
Bobby Gruenewald: A quick education on mobile technology
David Foster: 6 reasons you should lose your job
For all my iPhone friends... 100 beautiful wallpapers
DJ Chuang: Live webcasts with 10 more church leaders
Mark Batterson: How one idea generated $50k in giving
Mark Driscoll has a bad day... and lives to blog about it
Hundreds of student/churches sign-up for "online" missions trip
Random Acts of Kindness for 2009: Another great idea!
Ed Stetzer: SBC needs right kind of change
More great reads here Read the full post here...
Amish Population is Growing… up 84% since 1992
They're not relevant. Far from it. Nor are they seeker-sensitive. They don't even drive cars. But, according to a factoid in Christianity Today, the Amish population has grown 84% since 1992; up to 231,000 in the U.S. How do you suppose this growth has happened? I have no idea. I would think that it would be from either increased birth-rates, or from stopping the larger number of Amish who leave the clan when they grow up. I would really doubt that many people are converting to Amishism (is that a word?!) Here are a couple of other interesting facts from the CT article... Read the full post here...
Todd Bentley’s Facebook Page
Just in case you can't get enough of exiled Todd Bentley, here's an interesting read... Bentley's "Official Todd Bentley Facebook Fan Page" is up and running, and being updated. What's interesting is many of the comments on "the wall". Many are very interesting: "Like everybody else here I hope you know how much God loves you and are encouraged not to give up on the church." What? Huh? What did the church do to Todd that would make him want to give up on her? Another poster asks for forgiveness from Bentley because he did not pray enough for him... Read the full post here...
The Five Top Reasons Churches Don’t Grow
Bill Tenny Brittian writes: "When I get called in as a consultant to work with stuck, plateaued, or declining churches I have a couple of things I look for right off the bat. In the vast majority of the cases I discover that their inability to grow, let alone sustain, their membership is caused by one of six issues. And yes, I know this post is called the top FIVE reasons churches don’t grow, but I have to throw in the one stopper for church growth, no matter what else is happening. Indeed, you can major on “fixing” the top five for the rest of eternity, but if you don’t take care of this one single issue, it will be for naught." What is he talking about? Read on... I’ve said it before, and I suspect I’ll say it again, and again, and again. The most heinous church growth killer is... Read the full post here...
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Hi... I'm Todd Rhoades. I'm a Christ-follower, husband, father and I love to connect leaders with other leaders. Hopefully you'll find something here at MMI you like and will return often. If you want, you can find out more about me or follow my every step on Twitter.
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