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1 Welcome new volunteers with a picture and short introduction.

2 Cast the vision for an upcoming event and ask for help.
3 Spotlight one of your best volunteers.
4 Celebrate birthdays and milestones, such as a volunteering anniversary.
5 Share prayer requests for volunteers, the ministry, and the church as a whole.
6 Announce this week’s lesson and allow volunteers to download an outline.
7 Post ministry stories that show the true impact of what they do.
8 Answer common questions.
9 Publish photos from the weekend or a recent event.
10 Familiarize them with the staff in whatever fun way you like.
from The Blogging Church by Brian Bailey

"The choice of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate has all sorts of interesting political implications, which are being diced and parsed as I write. But I’m more interested in the long-term cultural implications of the choice of Palin, whether the McCain–Palin ticket wins or loses in November, for one of the most vexing horizons of impossibility in our culture: the abortion rate among unborn babies diagnosed with Down Syndrome."

from http://www.culture-making.com/post/the_best_thing_about_s...

"The presentation on Sunday is called “Has the Family Tomb of Jesus Been Found?”  This is certainly to be discussed at the water coolers on Monday.  And you as a Christian should be ready with some reasoned questions of your own (asked in the right spirit).  So join me for this special message in our series on Tough Questions – Honest Answers.  And please pray for wisdom and insight for me as I prepare."

from http://www.immanuelbaptist.org/

"BibleMap.org integrates Google Maps and the ESV text to create an interactive Bible atlas.

You browse to a chapter in the Bible, and all the place names are links. Click one of the names to go that place on the map. Then click the pushpin to show some background information on the place."

from http://www.esv.org/blog/2007/01/biblemap.org

I thoroughly enjoyed the book and the many examples included.
The DNA of Relationships is
1. You are made for relationships.
2. You are made with the capacity to choose.
3. You are made to take responsibility for yourself.
Each of these is obvious, but we need to be constantly reminded.
I particularly enjoyed his discussions on the fear dance.

The DNA of Relationships
	Gary Smalley Greg Smalley Michael Smalley Robert S. Paul Tyndale House Publishers 2004-09 Sales Rank : 4988 Average Review best relationship book Practical and Useful Tips for Healthy Relationships Help with all Relationships See details at Amazon by G-Tools

Photo courtesy of the University of Virginia.

Belief in a God All Powerful wise and good, is so essential to the moral order of the World and to the happiness of man, that arguments which enforce it cannot be drawn from too many sources.
--James Madison

"Every hour of spiritual awakening has been started by a recovery of Biblical expository preaching. The reformation turned Europe upside down by this. The puritans were known as expositors. The great awakening of Jonathan Edwards was marked by expository preaching. Every true revival has been ushered in my a recovery of Biblical preaching. Every true progress in church history is conditioned by a deep study of scripture. The preaching of the word of God is needed. It is the culmination of Sola Scriptura. There are five non-negotiables to Biblical preaching."

from http://www.coffeeswirls.com/?p=1958

Humility : True Greatness
	Joshua Harris Multnomah 2005-09-30 Sales Rank : 8602 Average Review Most Practical Book on Humility Do you want a challenge? No more contending for supremacy with God! See details at Amazon by G-Tools

This is the most practical book on humility that I have read. It references many other excellent works, like Don Whitney's Spiritual Disciplines and Jerry Bridges' The Gospel for Real Life.
It also summarizes his 17 practical steps to weaken pride and cultivate humility.

Portrait courtesy of the Library of Congress.

"As Commander in Chief, I take pleasure in commending the reading of the Bible to all who serve in the Armed Forces of the United States. Throughout the centuries, men of many faiths and diverse origins have found in the Sacred Book, words of wisdom, counsel and inspiration. It is a foundation of strength and now, as always, an aid in attaining the highest aspirations of the human soul."
--Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

"LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Being biblically grounded and church-centered is essential to true Christian spirituality in a postmodern culture, Donald Whitney told students Feb. 4 at the 2006 Collegiate Conference at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary."

from http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=22708