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United Methodist News
Reaction by United Methodist regional bodies in the U.S. — as well as the Council of Bishops — to the Traditional Plan adopted by the 2019 General Conference dominates the fall agenda of the denomination’s top court.
The Judicial Council has an 18-item docket to consider when it meets October 29-November 1 in Evanston, Illinois. August 19 is the deadline to submit briefs and make requests for oral hearings.
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By Deborah Ike
You see it year after year: More people filling in your pews for the Christmas service. Some are coming to make their obligatory annual church appearance, while others are faithful members who are eager to participate in the traditions of a Christmas Eve service. Though having more people fill the sanctuary is a good thing; seeing a noticeable decline in attendance after the holiday can be discouraging. However, this attendance spike at Christmas is an opportunity to turn your unchurched guests into active church members. One way to do this is by planning a memorable Christmas service that motivates and inspires.
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The Church Network
 The Church Network is committed to ensuring that churches and their compensation experts have direct access to important compensation and benefit analysis information. In order to create a robust report, we are asking for your help by participating in MinistryPay.com, our national church staff compensation survey. MinistryPay.com collects detailed compensation and benefits information for over 100 positions within a church. It provides a deep dive into how your compensation and benefits package compares to similar churches in a range of practical criteria, including denomination, region, metro location, weekly attendance, and budget size. It is the ideal resource for compensation planning. Participants receive reports at a discounted rate. Members of The Church Network receive an additional discount. Participate and subscribe today at MinistryPay.com.
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Faith and Leadership
In addition to providing workshop space for free bike repairs, Village Wrench offers youth leadership programs for teens such as Gamble. The shop's Earn-a-Bike program allows anyone to receive a bicycle in exchange for community service hours. Village Wrench also sells rehabbed bikes at affordable prices and offers repairs at below-market rates.
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Christian Post
Despite emerging from a painful history dogged by racism, a majority of churches planted by the Southern Baptist Convention in 2018 had non-white leaders, the organization’s President J.D. Greear has revealed.
Greear shared the data recently on the opening night of the Black Church Leadership and Family Conference in Ridgecrest, North Carolina, where he explained that more than 60 percent of all Southern Baptist churches planted last year were planted with leaders of color.
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The Christian Post
In the summer of 2010, I traveled to Kansas City from Korea with a curiosity about the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. I still remember asking one of FCA's staffers, "What is the difference between FCA and other sports ministry organizations?"
"Influence," he answered in one word.
I didn’t know what he meant at the time. However, after a week of training at FCA, I understood, much due to experiencing servant leadership.
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Dr. Michael B. Russell, DSL
 Unoccupied church buildings are a liability nightmare and most standard insurance carriers restrict basic coverage when a church building becomes vacant and unused. Once the building becomes unoccupied, and no longer being used for the purpose it was intended and is going to remain unoccupied for a period of 45 days or more, your property is more vulnerable to loss, such as fire, vandalism, theft, and transient housing. Standard insurance policies may become restricted, special conditions imposed or an additional premium charged when a building becomes vacant and unused.
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Crosswalk.com
From time to time, pastors run situations by me for my response. Often it has to do with a conflict with a staff member. Particularly if either the pastor or staffer is new, conflict often arises.
That's why I suggest that pastors have some tried-and-true principles to govern their relationships with ministerial staff and the office staff.
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Religion News Service
Since they were first offered an opportunity to pool their resources and buy background checks on volunteers and employees at a discount 11 years ago, about a third of Southern Baptist churches have signed up for the OneSource program from LifeWay Christian Resources.
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