Author: Rick Shallenberger

In our monthly church reports from pastors, we received a lot of questions about providing online services, especially livestreaming on YouTube and Facebook. You’ve asked, and we’ve answered. Check out this month’s Church Hack for livestreaming and other online Hope Avenue gathering options. https://resources.gci.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-CH12-Livestreaming.pdf Read the article

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Being willing to change is a sign of healthy church. By Danny Zachariah, National Director India A common refrain we hear about change is that it is a permanent reality of life. Two more familiar phrases: change is difficult and resisted; there is no growth without change. These phrases are all undoubtedly true, especially in … Continue reading "Change and Healthy Church" Read the article

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We are called to participate in building the kingdom, not building barns or banks. By Glen A Weber, U.S. Central Regional Support Team I grew up on a wheat farm in southeast Wyoming. Every fall we would plant the winter wheat, pray for good weather, and harvest the crop in mid-summer. I remember driving the … Continue reading "We Have a Beautiful Barn!" Read the article

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The Word was willing to get into the neighbourhood where we live. By Bill Hall, National Director, Canada In the opening of the Gospel of John we get a different – many would say much bigger – view of Jesus and the Incarnation as opposed to the birth narratives found in Luke and Matthew. The … Continue reading "God Moved into The Neighbourhood" Read the article

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Healthy leaders strive to be a blessing and not a burden to those they are called to lead and serve. By Pastor Bob Regazzoli, Australia We are likely familiar with the story in Exodus when Pharoah rejected Moses’ word from the Lord and made more demands from the captive Israelites. That same day Pharaoh gave … Continue reading "Ministry is Not Hurry, Worry and Flurry" Read the article

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