Friday, August 10, 2007
Stewardship E-News, July 07
Bob Tallent, RGTallent@Comcast.net, 856-778-6117
bobbybaptist.blogspot.com
One of the neatest ideas I have heard about in a while is a web site for the families and friends of seriously ill patients. A family member or friend can go to www.caringbridge.org and set up a free web page for the patient and keep it updated with the progress of the patient and other pertinent information. Friends and relatives—even those residing at a distance from the patient—can send get well messages and other communications of support that can be passed on to the patient.
There is no of scarcity new Bible translations, but here is one more, The Net Bible. You can access at www.bible.org which is itself a neat resource. It can be viewed in an interlinear format with Strong’s numbers or straight with lots of notes. And you can toggle to the King James Version for comparison. I have not done an extensive review of The Net Bible and so cannot comment on its scholarship or its theological slant.
Do the Tates attend your church? Some families make church their home. Others find other uses for the church. Take the notorious Tate family, for example. Perhaps you’ve met some of them. The chief of the clan is old Dic Tate, who insists on running everything in church. His brother Ro Tate wants to change everything. Aunt Agi Tate has a knack for stirring up trouble; and her husband, Irri Tate, always lends a hand. The next generation of Tates has its own characteristics. Hesi Tate and his wife, Vege Tate, would just as soon wait until next year whenever a new project is suggested. Aunt Imi Tate would love to create the first generic church. Devas Tate announces constantly that the church is doomed, while her husband Poten Tate promises he can lead the church out of trouble. [Copied from bible.org]
If you don’t already get it, I commend the monthly Magazine, Your Church, published by Christianity Today. It has practical articles about church administration and hardware. www.yourchurch.net
We are in the midst of a hot summer but right now is the time to begin planning for the coming church year (at least for most churches.) It is a good time to begin giving thought to next year’s budget and to a fall stewardship campaign. Maybe you will want to increase your gifts to the Cooperative Program! Why not get ahead of the game by requesting budget development and/or stewardship campaign materials form the state office: Contact Belinda or Iva at 1-800-451-6599.
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Coming: Servant Evangelism—Tools for Ministry Conferences with Charles Roesel, Pastor of First Baptist Church, Leesburg, FL at two locations: East Shore Baptist Church, Harrisburg, Aug. 16, 6:00 PM (RSVP 8/14) and Laurel Mountain Bible Church, Johnstown, Aug 17, 6:00 PM (RSVP 8/1)
Bob Tallent, RGTallent@Comcast.net, 856-778-6117
bobbybaptist.blogspot.com
One of the neatest ideas I have heard about in a while is a web site for the families and friends of seriously ill patients. A family member or friend can go to www.caringbridge.org and set up a free web page for the patient and keep it updated with the progress of the patient and other pertinent information. Friends and relatives—even those residing at a distance from the patient—can send get well messages and other communications of support that can be passed on to the patient.
There is no of scarcity new Bible translations, but here is one more, The Net Bible. You can access at www.bible.org which is itself a neat resource. It can be viewed in an interlinear format with Strong’s numbers or straight with lots of notes. And you can toggle to the King James Version for comparison. I have not done an extensive review of The Net Bible and so cannot comment on its scholarship or its theological slant.
Do the Tates attend your church? Some families make church their home. Others find other uses for the church. Take the notorious Tate family, for example. Perhaps you’ve met some of them. The chief of the clan is old Dic Tate, who insists on running everything in church. His brother Ro Tate wants to change everything. Aunt Agi Tate has a knack for stirring up trouble; and her husband, Irri Tate, always lends a hand. The next generation of Tates has its own characteristics. Hesi Tate and his wife, Vege Tate, would just as soon wait until next year whenever a new project is suggested. Aunt Imi Tate would love to create the first generic church. Devas Tate announces constantly that the church is doomed, while her husband Poten Tate promises he can lead the church out of trouble. [Copied from bible.org]
If you don’t already get it, I commend the monthly Magazine, Your Church, published by Christianity Today. It has practical articles about church administration and hardware. www.yourchurch.net
We are in the midst of a hot summer but right now is the time to begin planning for the coming church year (at least for most churches.) It is a good time to begin giving thought to next year’s budget and to a fall stewardship campaign. Maybe you will want to increase your gifts to the Cooperative Program! Why not get ahead of the game by requesting budget development and/or stewardship campaign materials form the state office: Contact Belinda or Iva at 1-800-451-6599.
# # #
Coming: Servant Evangelism—Tools for Ministry Conferences with Charles Roesel, Pastor of First Baptist Church, Leesburg, FL at two locations: East Shore Baptist Church, Harrisburg, Aug. 16, 6:00 PM (RSVP 8/14) and Laurel Mountain Bible Church, Johnstown, Aug 17, 6:00 PM (RSVP 8/1)
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