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Welcome!
As you seek to help your congregation become more vital, I hope that this Common Cloth newsletter will provide resources and perspectives that enable your church to go deeper in faith and multiply mission. May your congregation by an inspiration to the community around you and blessing from God.
Workshops to Help Your Congregation Grow |
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The Evangelism and Congregational Vitality Commission is sponsoring two upcoming events for congregations that want to learn how to share their faith, invite others and reach out to the community in new and powerful ways. Both events are open only to teams of pastors and lay leaders. Saturday, January 5th, 2008: Jim Griffith will teach church teams how to reach to network in the community, plan events that are mission based, and develop strategies that will help your congregation grow. Click here to download a flyer.
Saturday, March 1, 2007: Martha Grace Reese will lead a workshop on "Unbinding the Gospel". Only teams may come to this event and all must have read her book and completed the exercises in it. This workshop will help your congregation share their faith and invite others. Click here to download a flyer.
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Growth Events at Wollaston Congregational, UCC |
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Wollaston Congregational, UCC, one of our intentional Turnaround Congregations is hosting a series of workshops and events this fall. Click here to download a flyer.
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Celebrate Bread for the World Sunday |
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Come and renew your commitment to end world hunger. Click on this link to download information on how your congregation can celebrate Bread for the World Sunday.
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New Mashpee Church Hands Out Cookies on Fourth of July |
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An amazing 2400 cookies sold in three hours - not bad for a first annual event.
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Leadership Tip |
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Many churches often ask, "Should we change our worship service or perhaps even begin a new, second service?" The answer to this question is based on your mission field. Who are you trying to reach in your community? What are their hopes, dreams, concerns and what style of worship would they like? What kind of music is prevalent in the neighborhoods around your congregation? Let your mission field determine the style and kind of worship for your congregation.
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New Church Start Pastors Celebrate a Year of Growth at Cookout |
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New Church Start pastors gathered at Paul Nickerson's house for a cookout and celebration of this past year's growth of new church starts. In the past year the following has happened:
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Quote of the Month |
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"See the faces of the people around you-at work, at the shoe store, at you son's Boy Scout meeting. Think: These are people Christ wants me to care for. I am God's love letter to them. And they are God's love letters to me."
Unbinding the Gospel, Martha Grace Reese.
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