For many, the “church year” is just getting started as back-to-school kicks off and fall ministries launch. Perhaps you and your missions team are thinking ahead to the coming months and looking for ways to raise the missions temperature in your church over the next several months. To that end, below is a roundup of…
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What comes to mind when you think of church planting? Maybe it’s locating and outfitting a building; maybe it’s thinking throughout outreach strategy; or maybe it’s forming a team or gathering the broken and lost together. Maybe your mind pictures a charismatic leader or dollar signs. While all of these things can certainly part of…
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Thank you for your faithful giving (10% of General Fund receipts) to the District Advance Fund (DAF). Your contributions assist in the development and support of the 57 churches in our District, as well as supporting missions engagement, church planting, and many other ministry endeavors. This month I would like to share a few comments…
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I love football! I don’t get to watch much anymore as I am on the road most weekends. With satellite technology, however, I do get to listen to a few games as I travel around our District on Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. When I was a kid, college football was played only on Saturday and the NFL was…
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In April 2024 the RMD Dexcom approved a grant from the District Advance Fund to assist students and volunteers in participating in the 2025 LIFE Conference in Indianapolis, IN. The grant is for $250 per person subject to the following details. Details One grant for each student who attends. One grant for a male sponsor…
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Recently I was visiting with one of our RMD pastors and the conversation drifted to the all too familiar “summertime slump” in Sunday attendance. As we discussed potential reasons why and possible ways to address it, he shared with me something that his church is doing to respond to this trend. It was such a…
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I know several churches have been affected by the discontinuation of Quickbooks version 2021 and were forced to renew at a high cost or find an alternative accounting solution. Payroll service was also discontinued and Quickbooks also charges an additional fee for a newer version of payroll. In my article this month, I would like to…
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Never. What an interesting word. Looking this word up in various dictionaries, you’ll find definitions like: not ever, at no time not in any degree, not under any condition certainly not; by no means; in no case An interesting phrase that sometimes gets bandied about is “Never say never.” Usually when that phrase is used,…
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As I wrap up the busy spring ministry schedule and head into a change of pace for summer, I’m looking forward to processing some of the events, reading, and discussions that I’ve experienced over the last few months. High atop the list of things that are on my mind are the following two ideas. #1…
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Recently, I was visiting with a layperson in one of our churches who I have had much interaction with over the past twelve years. He had heard we had been re-elected to a fourth four-year term and was expressing “his condolences” as he put it, haha. He went on to say, “I bet you’ll have…
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