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Oh how I wish I had known about 36 Parables, a series of amazingly well-produced short films based on the parables of Jesus, when I was preaching through the Gospels over the last couple of years. Man, I hope I don’t forget about these before we go thr…

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Ever wondered why you are here on earth, or what the purpose of your life is? According to a new essay by media expert Al Menconi, you’re searching for answers to life’s four basic questions—questions that every person asks at some point in their life. What are they? Menconi lists them in the article:

Who am […]

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For a number of years, evergreeners have been asking me for a plain business card they could give to folks with info on our community… I finally got around to creating one- Printing 1,000 on glossy cardstock (a must- glossy cards look fabulous) is su…

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Al Menconi Ministries has put together a nice video introducing their media ministry and talking about the importance of making wise entertainment choices for your family. You might already know about Al’s ministry—we’ve noted the site’s many essays about entertainment topics and video game reviews—this video does a good job of introducing Al and his […]

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If you’ve seen the Gospel.com homepage this week, you know that our focus this week is on God and politics. Is there any aspect of public life (save perhaps religion) that can energize, outrage, and divide like good old politics can?
Nobody will argue that politics isn’t divisive, and that the political arena doesn’t get vicious […]

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We use media at the beginning of our gatherings, generally to point us in the direction we’re going, to ask the question that Scripture will answer that morning, to call people’s attention/get us all together… Some of the best out…

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From the Vaults of yesteryear… feel free to steal! Good Friday background slides Good Friday Media

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I’m excited to announce the PastorHacks podcast at LeadershipBuzz.com. LeadershipBuzz is meant to be a resource for church leaders- podcasts from practitioners giving short, practical messages on various issues facing church leaders today… You can li…

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