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2020

How to Foster Deep Listening Amid Political Difference

September – Getting Started with Livestreaming

August – Hospitality: Offering a Third Place to Gather

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2019

December – Writing as a Tool for Community Engagement

November – Learning to Love Variety in Worship Song Selection

October – Let’s Take a Walk_The Ministry of Accompaniment

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2018

December – Getting to Know our Neighbors

November – How to Develope Habits for Well-Being

August – How to Raise Money for Your Community Projects

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2017

October — Short-Term Mission Trips that Yield Long-Term Success

September — Equipping Volunteers Builds a Strong Church Community

August — What Promotes Hope?

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2016

Dec – Can We Wait for God’s Spark?

Nov – Does Your Congregation Suffer from Anxiety?

Oct – Keeping Up with the Pastor’s Pay

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2015

December – Improving Church Communications v2

November – Navigating the Current of Endowments and Reserve Funds

October – New Models for New Churches: What Works?

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2014

December – How to Make the Most of a Consulting Process

November – Should We Consider Closing Our Church

October – How Can We Prevent Suicide

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2013

December – Why Sense of Belonging Matters

November – E-Newsletters Worth More Than You Know

October – Key Questions about Worship Attendance

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2012

December – How to Use Our Five Senses During Advent

November – Maintain Church Health in Dec Population County

October – Preventing Church Fraud

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2011

December – How Do We Successfully Launch a New Project?

November – Should We Unleash the Power of Congregational Planning?

October – Why Do Smart Churches Make Dumb Decisions

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2010

December – Fifty Years Later: What Has Changed?

November – What Are the Big-Picture Trends in Congregations?

October – Why are Worship Visitors Important?

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2009

December – Are We a Leader-Sending Congregation?

November – Seven Roads to a Multicultural Congregation

October – Women Pastors: Are Our Assumptions Correct?

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2008

December – Does Your Window Limit Your View

November – The Fun Factor Asset in Congregational Climate

October – Requirements for Membership: Which Ones Matter?

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