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"And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."

-- Galatians 6:9

When canvassing the community, don't mistake efficiency for effectiveness like this flooring vendor did. I've seen dozens of these flyers littering our neighborhood. And I didn't have to obscure the company name; the weather has already done that.

I know I've been guilty of hanging doorhangers on mailboxes to save the trip to the door and reach as many houses in as short a time as possible. Then I came back a couple of days later to find them blown all over the streets and yards.

I'm sure they hurt the church's message and the testimony of Christ more than they helped.

I've seen and heard great outcomes from doorhangers when they're done right. I hope I never again give in to the drive for efficiency at the expense of effectiveness.

On Monday, September 6, 2021, websites hosted by Edify Hub will be moved to a more modern, more scalable, “elastic” web hosting infrastructure.

Improvements Coming for Missionary Websites Last night I sent the following email to missionaries whose websites are hosted on Edify Hub:   Missionary websites like yours hosted on Edify Hub will be getting better. But to make that poss…

For a missionary to introduce himself to a potential supporting pastor, how early in the day is too early to ring the phone? How late is too late?

We asked 350 pastors, and here's what they said...

(And yes, for a few, it's always too early!)

Not sure if I've been emotionally touched by number-crunching like this before...

I've been analyzing every free-form comment made by missionaries who took Edify Hub's 2017 deputation survey.

Tonight was spent reading and categorizing their frustrations and their blessings. The narratives say so much that the final statistics won't be able to convey.

The number one reported frustration was—unsurprisingly— how hard it is to contact pastors. 85 out of 376 missionaries gave an indication of this somewhere in their comments.

The number one blessing was the connections that they made in their churches. 109 out of 376 missionaries commented on this.

This emphasis goes to show just how important contact and connection with other Christians can be.

Pastors/Missionaries: If you haven't completed the deputation survey, please do it today. You could win a $100 Visa gift card.

2017 Deputation Survey The deputation process for Independent Baptist Churches works well, but it can be made more efficient. Your answers to these questions will help us...

More than 650 pastors and missionaries have shared their thoughts on deputation.

Add your voice to see the results.

2017 Deputation Survey The deputation process for Independent Baptist Churches works well, but it can be made more efficient. Your answers to these questions will help us...

Want success in 2017? How do you define it?

(via Paul J. Sohn)

How Should a Christian Define Success? There is a television commercial that shows a man in his 60’s walking from the first class cabin in an airplane to take a seat next to a younger...

What could God accomplish if I were only ... weaker?

Not Weak Enough Join Catherine Rivard who is serving as a linguist-translator in Papua New Guinea with Wycliffe Bible Translators!

How do I address the grieving this Christmas?

(via Joanna Goddard)

How to Write a Condolence Note | A Cup of Jo My sister shares the kind words that helped her through her grief.

"Sometimes the untraditional, lonely, sparse aspects of an overseas Christmas help us to identify with the Incarnation just a little bit better."

- Amy Medina

Sometimes, even the thought of Christmas traditions becomes too much.

(via A Life Overseas)

Don’t Ask Me About My Christmas Traditions My first Christmas on African soil was when I had just turned six years old. We had arrived in Liberia only three weeks earlier, and my mom was in...