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2011

February

• We’ve Moved!

• Awkward Questions about Jesus

• Euthanizing Small Groups

• Should we tax churches?

• LifeWay Drops Reader Discernment Labels

• So… how are denominations doing these days?

• Is your church inwardly-focused?

• Why go to church?

• Hulu hits a million…

• Granger:  2016

• Porn and the Church

• Changes in Church Staffing

• Roku and Northland

• What if your church had just one year to live?

• The Perfect Password

• Church Junkie:  50 Churches in 50 States

• Southern Baptists and Beer

• Pastor Steals Elder’s Identity

• When Almost Isn’t Good Enough…

• Content Creation:  Your Sunday Morning Revisited

• Jesus = Short Hair

• Religious People

• Pastoral Burnout

• Pastors and Beer Sales

• Last minutes IRS changes to affect all churches

• How to Say NO…

• Your church is stuck!

• What is your church worth?

• United Methodist Survey:  1/3 to 1/2 of UM laypeople are victims of sexual harassment or misconduct

• Pastor:  We won’t bless/dedicate children from unwed parents

• Song of Solomon Pick Up Lines

January

• How should a pastor deal with temptation?

• The Last Temptation of Ted Haggard

• What would Billy Graham do differently?

• Church Foreclosures Surge, seen as ‘next wave’ in crisis

• Seven Gut Check Questions for Staff Members

• Are you “Super Competent”?  If not…here’s how!

• Perry Noble and Steven Furtick Rockin’ the Blues

• Reversing Christianity’s bad image

• And speaking of Christianity’s horrible image…

• Are all religions the same?

• Catalyst One Day and Catalyst West Ticket Giveaway!

• Ticked off Christian: The Lady Who Fell in the Fountain While Texting

• The State of Church Web Sites:  Most are a mere yellow page ad

• Joel Osteen:  Homosexuality is a sin

• Whoopee Cushion Life:  A new sermon series featuring “Pull My Finger”

• Ted Haggard:  Why your church may be off-course.

• Church of England to Consider “Baptism-Lite” to Attract Non-Worshippers

• Hiring a new pastor:  When conflict gets ugly…

• The Pastor and Job Satisfaction

• Six huge themes emerging in the past year

• How do you feel when people leave your church?

• Andy Stanley on what it means to be a courageous pastor

• Are you a visionary pastor, or do you just wish you were a visionary pastor?

• What would a DUI charge do to your position?

• As a pastor or church leader, what days do you consider your ‘day off’?

• What is the ‘Gayest” city in America?  You might be surprised…

• Church Complaint (Dance Version)

• Pastor issues “hanky panky challenge”

• Zsa Zsa and Benny Hinn

• How to avoid pastoral brain drain

• Seven expectations of a Senior Pastor of his staff

• The Pope:  Stop naming your kids with all these celebrity names

• Why do churches experience a leadership drought?

• Where have all the leaders gone?

• Why and how successful leaders get derailed

• Can Church Staff Disagree with Leadership?

• Disgruntled and Disgusted:  Pastor vents

• Rick Warren pledges to lose 90 pounds in 2011

• Get Ready for Velocity!  $79 Special Rate ends Thursday…

• How many megachurch pastors are faking it for the money?

• A Lesson in Poor Communication with Bill Cosby

• Wow… AT&T is acting just like the church!

• Pastor fired for having sex in church

• Christmas is not YOUR birthday…

• Signs you may be a controlling leader

• There nothing like a good Baptist fight…

• Ahh…. the altar call.  I remember it well…

• Superbowl Ad Rejected:  Is it funny or sacrilegious?

• Top Ten Christian Books of 2010 - Which impacted you?

• Should a church give a reason when firing the pastor?

• We Christians sure are creative

• Ted Haggard gets his own reality show on TLC

• Senate:  No penalties for high-flying preachers

• Should churches rent their space to Muslims for worship?

• 17 Signs of a Fast Growing Church

• Who is your church’s competition?

• Oh Snap!  You mean I can’t take a $132,019 housing allowance?

• Public’s Trust of Church Leaders:  45% (at least in Canada)

• How would YOU respond to this billboard?

• Can Your Church Grow Exponentially?

• A Billion Minutes Reading the Bible in January?

• Pat Robertson’s Predictions for 2011

• How to Not Screw Up in 2011

• New Year’s Resolutions… What are Yours?

• Gallop:  Religion is Losing it’s Influence in American Life

• Saddleback Launches Five New Campuses on Christmas

2010

December

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• I’m still here… just over here—>

November

• Some Fun:  Who’s in the house?!