Tag: outreach
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Better Together: Why Churches Thrive Through Partnership, Not Competition

There is a quiet assumption many of us live in without ever consciously choosing it: that churches are competing with one another. Competing for attendance.Competing for influence.Competing for volunteers, visibility, and impact. We may never say it out loud, but it shows up in subtle ways—how guarded we can be, how rarely we celebrate another…
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The Holidays…Problem or Possibility?

Halloween is coming up in a few short weeks. Kids will dress up in costumes of their favorite superhero or princess. Doorbells will be rung by little ones excitedly waiting for a treat. Decorations of orange and black will be scattered throughout our neighborhoods. Now, this may not be a Christian’s favorite holiday. It certainly…