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Rebekah Simon-Peter
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Rebekah Simon-Peter
@rsimonpeter
Transforming Church Leaders & the Congregations They Serve by Coaching Emotional Intelligence & Inspiring Others to Dream Like Jesus.
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When do things go back to normal? How do we get people (back) to church? And how do we do more with less? @rsimonpeter calls us to the next normal as she explores what it means to invite people to church as spiritual community and to do more with less. ow.ly/vS2a50KqGLf
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The Rev. Rob Spencer stepped down as a local church pastor to start a nonprofit that, among other things, has had hundreds of children in and around Paris, Texas, experiencing nature by planting native wildflowers for butterflies. buff.ly/3OcU3Ox
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Thanks to @lewisleadership for reminding us of this truth!
Lewis Center at WTS@LewisLeadership
Small churches cannot succeed by emulating the megachurch model of programming for every stage of life. @rsimonpeter believes that five P’s — people, prayer, provision, partnership, and presence — are key to the sustainability of smaller churches. ow.ly/Bmxg50Hyz7m
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@UMNS Yes... time for Renewal!
Creating a Culture of Renewal in churces since 2011.😉 cultureofrenewal.com
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At this point, the #UMC has seen about 20% of its U.S. congregations disaffiliate. But that also means about 80% remain, and many conferences see opportunities for both existing churches and new ones to grow.
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Small churches are uniquely positioned to succeed! When they build on their natural strengths period.
Lewis Center at WTS@LewisLeadership
Small churches cannot succeed by emulating the megachurch model of programming for every stage of life. @rsimonpeter believes that five P’s — people, prayer, provision, partnership, and presence — are key to the sustainability of smaller churches. ow.ly/LrO350LX4nn
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I admire @RickWarren and am grateful for his work, but as a Jewish Christian I cringed at the theological explanation of when the priesthood of all believers began. The Levitical priesthood ended when the Second Temple was destroyed, not at the crucifixion or at Pentecost.
Rick Warren@RickWarren
I ask every SBC pastor to watch "What is a B.A.P.T.I.S.T? (Pt 2 in my pre-convention series) sbcstand.com/videos/part-2 It's 7 Baptist Distinctives I've taught for 43 yrs since I wrote it for Saddleback's Membership Class 101 in 1980 Stil taught monthly for 4hrs. 74,000 graduates
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What are you doing to reach the spiritual but not religious?
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This church is divided on LGBTQ+ rights. The split may hit Idaho, the Northwest
Anders sees the doctrine on homosexuality similar to an “unjust law,” in the words of Martin Luther King Jr.
idahostatesman.com/opinion/from-t…
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I practiced this today after Easter services. Moving from "how ya doin'?" to deeper conversation.
Lewis Center at WTS@LewisLeadership
When you move from being “in church” to being “in community,” your vision of others changes. Rebekah Simon-Peter (@rsimonpeter) offers five tips for daring to go to the soul and being in community. ow.ly/HY9r50L1pEf
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@alejojoyner I love baseball! It will be interesting to see how the game changes
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Shouldn’t today be a national holiday?
Texas Rangers@Rangers
This season the game looks different... And so do we. #StraightUpTX
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This is an important message! Christians need to be careful not to inadvertently promulgate antisemitism during Holy Week and Easter.
Faith & Leadership@faithleadership
An expert in Jewish-Christian relations offers guidelines for avoiding the implicit and explicit expression of hatred toward Jews in Easter liturgies and practices. faithandleadership.com/10-ways-avoid-…
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An expert in Jewish-Christian relations offers guidelines for avoiding the implicit and explicit expression of hatred toward Jews in Easter liturgies and practices. faithandleadership.com/10-ways-avoid-…
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Many churches lament attendance numbers that haven’t returned to pre-pandemic levels. Lovett Weems says this is an unhelpful comparison. Instead, turn your attention away from the past and focus on a bold goal to reach new people in your community. ow.ly/W08e50Noser
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Joseph Harding, the former Republican Florida lawmaker who sponsored the bill known as the "Don't Say Gay" law, has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining COVID relief funds.
He faces up to 35 years in prison.
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Former White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry will be in-person to kickoff Bishop Palmer’s Leadership Clinics and 2023 Series: Claiming our UM Identity. Mike will discuss “Being UM in the Public Square.” Join Mike for a breakfast reception or online. westohioumc.org/liveclinics
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