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I was sitting in a room one day with women who were regarded as gifted communicators and community achievers. They had earned their gold pins and wall plaques for their accomplishments and contributions towards the betterment of mankind. These women were educators, business owners, authors, pastors, coaches and counselors. Some were married. Others were single and a few divorced. They were acquainted with the sound of applause or the letters of appreciation for their effectiveness in conveying words that brought about change in other people's lives. But in that room also sat women who seemed lost and uncomfortable without their podium, piano, photographer, parishioners or platforms. You could cut the tension with a scalpel.Find out more inside...
Pain is the one experience we all want to do without; however, it is the one thing that life delivers to each of us. Unfortunately, many succumb to the pressures of life without fulfilling our purpose. Although life-altering experiences are often hurtful, heart-wrenching, and devastating, you can live a victorious life through the power of God's Word. Find out more inside...
Do you want your church to grow? Are you reaching the people looking for a church just like yours? Some of those folks are looking in your area for the first time and yet others for a variety of reasons are looking for a new church home. If your church is like many organizations, you don't have a large marketing budget to spend on marketing. But that doesn't mean there aren't things your church can do to promote itself. All it takes is being creative by thinking a little bit out of the box to get some fantastic returns on your marketing budget. Here are 7 ideas that should help build your membership if you do them consistently. More importantly, do them in excellence! Are these the only ways to market your church? Absolutely not! Read more inside...
There is a dangerous trend arising among Preaching Women. There are a few who now believe that the only way for them to be successful in preaching ministry is to emasculate themselves. Nothing could be further from the truth! There is no need whatsoever to forsake the lace and grace that mantles your life to be authoritative, powerful or a force to be reckoned with. Let us look at a few case studies in the Word of God...read more inside!
Having an exquisite dinner at a fine dining restaurant is a wonderful way to relax and enjoy a first-rate meal. When partaking in the fine dining experience, there are a number of etiquette practices that must be followed in order to make the dining experience even more special.
In any relationship, there will be times of disagreement. How that disagreement is handled is how the outcome will be. Since the enemy's job is to cause divisions among couples, he wants the disagreements to escalate to anger, to quarreling, and then to using words that can pierce like a knife and cause hurt and emotional damage that can last for a very long time. Once those words have left the lips of that individual, those words can never be taken back.
Welcome to the start of a new year and a new decade! You have no doubt worked tenaciously and fervently to complete your spiritual assignments for 2009! You have brought to a close your last prayer, prophecy, praise and preached message before the midnight clock sounded its last chord! Read more inside...
When you pray, do you really believe that anything can happen? Do you honestly know that God hears your prayers and has an earnest desire to answer? As a believer, God desires that you advance the kingdom of Heaven and destroy the works of the enemy through prevailing prayer. And you know what? You can, and you will! Read more inside...
Kimberly Ray is the Pastor and CEO of Angie Ray Ministries in Matteson, Illinois. For 21 years she has served as an Evangelical Speaker and traveled internationally delivering life changing messages that inspire, encourage and empower the body of Christ with tools and strategies to live a consecrated and victorious life.Learn more about both of her books, Prevailing Prayers o the Bible and Relentless Faith inside...
A church budget is an action plan for the ministry and mission of your church. There are three different budgeting processes for the preparation of a church's annual operating budget: (1) Incremental budgeting; (2) Zero-based budgeting; and (3) Program budgeting. Find out more inside...