Author: Josh Henry
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Fun for Fridays
Always good to get a laugh on Friday. Saw the video below earlier this week and had to share. I always love a good parody. and another bonus.
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Nothing Better Than a Personal Invitation
I spent sometime this morning listening to the Rick & Bubba Show on my way into town. They brought up something that I wasn’t aware of going on this Sunday. Sunday, September 18, 2011 is National Back to Church Sunday. Some interesting facts were shared. “Only two percent of church members invite an un-churched person…
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What’s in an… email address?
I know there are many things about technology that seem intimidating. I will attempt to explain the simplicity and reasoning behind having email addresses setup with your domain. In general, I realize that most people go to gmail, yahoo or the others and just get an email for simplicity sake. I’ll admit, it is very…
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What does September 11 mean to you?
Like everyone else that owns a television I was inundated with reminders of the September 11 tragedy that happened just 10 years ago. As I flipped through the channels, saw the tributes at the NFL games, and watched the news channels each having their own take on what to present, a flood of emotions came…
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Church Funding Friday
I’m going to start a new series focusing each Friday on an idea to implement that will help increase giving and revenue for your church. Disclaimer: God trumps all. Nothing will substitute a congregation of people that acknowledge that everything is God’s and we are just stewards. Pastor, be true to the word and preach…
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Pursuing Excellence
Yesterday a Godly leader shared a message at Bethel Baptist Church. Norris Price share a message on pursuing excellence and how God deserves nothing less than our pursuit of excellence. He shared about how are nature is to accept good enough and settle for mediocrity because many times, excellence is hard. He defined excellence as…
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Church Accounting Internal Controls
I just received a link to a news article in the Gaston Gazette from a friend about a couple that embezzled $200,000 from their church. [quote] Oh, that won’t happen to us, Mrs. Smith has been keeping our books for years and she is such a nice lady.[/quote] Unfortunately, that’s what this church thought as…
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The Real Cost of Free
One of the greatest fallacies in our culture is the perception of ‘free’. That simple word sounds so good to people, yet few realize that it is actually a misnomer. There really is nothing free. (Except salvation through Jesus Christ, but even that cost Jesus his life.) Every time something is offered for free, someone,…
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Church Financial Backup & Recovery Plan
Have you given thought to what would happen if your bookkeeper got sick or had to be away for an extended period of time? What if heaven forbid something devastating happened to your facility? Do you have sufficient backup & recovery plans in place for your church? [quote]We have a seamless…