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Introverts in the Church: Ministering to People Who Hate Parties

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Hello, my name is Rachel, and I am an introvert.
There are more of us than you might think. In fact, it’s thought that we are the majority with 50.7 % of the population.  And we don’t all fit the awkward-wallflower stereotype; introversion and extroversion indicate whether a person is sapped or energized by social interaction, [...]

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Mad Church Disease: Compassion Meets Accountability

Monday, September 28, 2009

Is your church killing you?  If you are a pastor or other church worker, it might be:
*90 percent of pastors work more than 46 hours a week.
*80 percent believe that pastoral ministry affects their families negatively
*75 percent report they’ve had a significant stress-related crisis at least once in their ministry
*40 percent report a serious conflict [...]

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Twitter: Coming to a church near you?

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Is the Holy Spirit at work on twitter?  According to a recent Time magazine article, it might be.
Time recently highlighted a congregation in Michigan that has hosted about a dozen “Twitter Sundays”, complete with increased bandwith in the church sanctuary and training sessions for those new to the medium.  John Voelz, a pastor at Westwinds [...]

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