Even if you don’t know what it means, the word “syncretism” sounds a bit suspicious—one of those scary “-isms” that you know you’re supposed to reject just because. Why would we even bring up the subject of syncretism? We bring it up because this scary thing we call syncretism is not an isolated problem that foreign missionaries have to confront. It’s a widespread problem with its victims sitting in your pews, living in your community, and standing in desperate need of truth—absolute truth.

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Proverbs 22:6 states, “Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.” Now, obviously we cannot be protecting our children by being with them 24/7 (nor would they want us to be). So how can you “train up” your child to follow God when you’re faced with so much opposition in the secular world? Continue reading “What Your Kids Need From You” »

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Everything that a church does matters. No matter how small or insignificant it may seem, a church’s task is important. Even Christian flyers are important. Excellence in communication is a critical task of the church, so designing Christian flyers and distributing them has importance. Here are three principles as to why Christian flyers matter, and three lessons about what you should do.

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Materialism is probably the number one cause of death of Christianity in America. We live in a “keeping up with the Joneses” society, where we need to out-do and out-spend our neighbors to feel good about ourselves. Growing up, we are taught that money and things equal status and a good social life. Yet Jesus says in Mark 10:25, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.”  It’s also quoted in Matthew 19:24. So how important is this lesson that it should be quoted in two gospels?

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We just released a new Father’s Day video. View it now.

The Bible tells us that we should give honor to whom honor is due (Romans 13:7). This new Father’s Day church video is a way of honoring fathers. The church video is a great resource to show during your Father’s Day service or Father’s Day church event.

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Putting a ministry flyer together isn’t as simple as just slapping some text on a page. There’s a process that you should follow, or at least sort of a science to getting your ministry flyer out in the best way possible. The question is, what is the way, and how do you do it?

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Microsoft’s design software, Publisher is a useful tool for designing church media in-house, especially because of its low-cost and familiar interface. The only problem with using MS Publisher flyer templates is finding those templates. It’s relatively easy to find flyer templates MS Word, but what about Publisher flyer templates? That’s another story. For ten years, Sharefaith has been designing and developing Publisher flyer templates, and we’d like to tell you where to find them and how to use them.

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Why doesn’t every church have a website? If the Internet really is the powerful tool for churches that we say it is, why isn’t every church rushing to get their own church website? There are a few reasons, and I’m going to share them with you—the most common obstacles to creating a church website. If your church doesn’t have a church website (yet), read on. You’re about to find a way to overcome the most common obstacles to creating a church website.

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We recently released a brand new sermon video, and wanted to let you know. This month’s Pastor’s Pick, is a video titled, “What’s In Your Heart?” The video hits, with brutal honesty, some of those private thoughts which we may never verbalize outwardly, but over which we agonize inwardly. After all, what does a good Christian look like? More specifically, what should a Christian look like? Do looks even matter?

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Every year, thousands of churches hold some sort of mission event. Missions conferences, special missionary speakers, mission offerings, mission sermon series, or other mission topics are a key component of the Christian message, and a wonderful part of Christian ministry. In these events, churches use mission flyers. Here are some tips on designing a church mission flyer, and some mission flyers that you can use for your next mission event.

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