At Worship Matters Bob Kauflin has listed some websites and individual resources that are helpful in locating Christmas songs. He has links to sites with arrangements for traditional carols; along with recommendations of Christmas albums, contemporary songs, children’s choir pieces and a link to Christianity Today’s review of some of this year’s release of Christmas …

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Matt Perman, quoting Peter Drucker: “[The effective executive is] forever on guard against the ‘impossible’ job, the job that simply is not for normal human beings. Such jobs are common. They usually look exceedingly logical on paper. But they cannot be filled. One man of proven performance capacity after the other is tried — and …

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Darryl Dash offers a quote from Arch Hart; expands on these “suggestions for how to deal with Monday morning pastoral discouragement”: Expect it. Flee from idols. Be careful in measuring success. Remember where the power comes from. And finishes with a quote from Spurgeon. Plenty to keep the hound away. Read: ‘Monday Pastoral Discouragement’ at …

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David Fitch takes an ax handle to the homogeneous unit principle inspired modern church youth group ministry: I think youth groups often do things that work against the formation of our youth into life with Christ and His Mission. They also soak up huge time and resources in ways that are a detriment to the …

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