Ohio School of Ministry 8/15-16
Summer Camps 2008
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Can You Change Your Impact?
With all of the recent interest in alternative energy solutions due to the rising price of gas, I decided to read about some of the noteworthy options that are presently available. One of those options, solar power, caught my attention because of the incredible potential that exists in harvesting the energy that reaches the earth from the sun. Did you know that if you were able to make a solar panel that was 70 miles long by 70 miles wide, you could produce enough energy to essentially power ... Read More >>
Is Your Data Secure?
Christianity Today provides some basic steps for churches
to follow to protect ministry data
The Dangers of Using Church Credit Cards
Six caveats to consider
when
it comes to church
credit card policies
Minimum Wage and
Overtime Pay
Insights from Richard Hammar that will help you properly approach payroll methods
Opinion: Should Christians Sue?
This article by the deceased Larry Burkett is definitely
worth a re-read
Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests into Fully-Engaged Members of Your Church, by Nelson Searcy and Jennifer Dykes Henson
John Wootton , the Superintendent of the Ohio District Council, discusses the importance of the ministry back office. This audio interview explores some of the beginning principles that will help churches move toward health in administrative, legal, and financial matters. Click here to listen >>
I Was Here
A sermon outline by Konan Stephens, pastor of C3 Church, Pickerington, Ohio, including PowerPoint and theme artwork.
(purchase accompanying resource video from BlueFishTV for $1.99)
Clyde Miller Honored
Read about the honor
bestowed upon Ohio's
assistant sup. (see
pages 4 & 5)
Cry Out America
Get involved in this
September 11, 2008
prayer gathering that will
touch
every county in America
Pandora.com
An online radio station
that
plays only music
you like ... really!
ZapMeta
Combines all the major
search engines and
creates topical categories
Staff Development Resources
Find everything from a pastor's
primer on personnel matters to
staff appreciation ideas
A Liability Trap
When would paying the childcare workers or volunteer groundskeeper expose your church to significant liability?
"I would rather walk with God in the dark than go alone in the light."
- Mary Gardiner Brainard
"Wishing will never be a substitute for prayer."
- Ed Cole
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