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Baptist Terminology... Perhaps you were called to the ministry in a non-tradtional church or while in college, and now you have been called to a more traditional church and need to learn your Southern Baptist lingo.
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Glossary of Southern Baptist Lingo
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Conflict Resolution... I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out, or was it church business meeting?
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Keys to Resolving Conflict (Roy Edgemon interview)
CD Label More Interviews
Church Unity, Church Health Section
Help for Hurting Ministers Section
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Correspondence... You're surprized at how many letters you are sending out - and you are having to compose so many letters from scratch. Here are some sample letters from churchplantingvillage.net...
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CPV: Pastoral Letters (ZIP: 85 sample letters in Word)
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Crisis Management... A major scandal or a great tragedy has come to your church. It's not your fault, but you have to guide your church family through the problem and deal with the media.
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BCM Inc: Articles on Crisis Management
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Culture Shock Country Style... You grew up in the city and now you serve a country church... what do you do need to know?
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Rural Church Blog
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Funerals... Quick! Someone has passed away and now you need to know what to say at the memorial service.
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Funeral Resources
Book: Ministering to the Mourning, Wiersbe
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Pre-marital Counseling... You fully affirm the value of premarital counseling, but now what do you discuss with the engaged couple?
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The Bible Speaks to Marriage Workbook (pdf)
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Promotion... You know how to conjugate rare Hebrew verbs, but you don't do that every week. What you do e-v-e-r-y single week is promote! Here is information about advertising and promoting church events in-house.
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CPV: Total Church Communication Planbook
CPV: Ten-Minute Guide for Marketing Your Church
CPV: Putting the Zing in Your Brochures
Book: Church Communications Handbook
Secular Book: Guerrilla Publicity
Secular Book: Guerrilla Advertising
Secular Book: Guerrilla Marketing Handbook
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Small Church...
Perhaps you were a member of a large church growing up and attended large churches while in seminary, but now you serve a small church. How do you best serve in that environment?
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Impact 2008: Audio, Small Church Conference
RCB: Helps for the Small Church
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Sunday School... You had courses in small groups and cell groups, but your church has a Sunday School. How to make it work.
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Sunday School, Church Health Section
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Tax Preparation for Ministers... Am I an employee or self-employed? How do I even begin?
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Guidestone: Minister's Tax Resources
Arizona Baptists: Ministers' Tax Seminar
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Wedding Ceremonies... You know about the Biblical view of marraige, but someone has asked you to perform their wedding ceremony...
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Wedding Ceremony Planner (pdf)
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Books... Books that cover several of the catogories listed on this page that are worthy of your consideration
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The New Guidebook for Pastors
Criswell's Guidebook for Pastors
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