Archive for February, 2010
New to Holy Cross? Save the date for March 7th
At Holy Cross, our #1 Premise is, “We exist for those who are not yet members.”
In this spirit, we held our first Newcomer’s dinner in the fall of 2009, and it was a great success!
On Sunday March 7th at 6pm in The Great Hall on Sullivan’s Island, we [...]
The Hermeneutics Quiz
Scott McKnight is curious as to how we read the Bible and has developed a great quiz to think though… take a look at this quote, and enjoy the linked article and quiz. (And comment back to us what type of interpreter you are!)
I’m curious why one of my friends dismisses the Friday-evening-to-Saturday-evening Sabbath observance [...]
A Small-Group Leader’s Most Important Job
What would you guess are the most important things you could do as a small group leader? According to an extensive survey of 3000 small group leaders, here are some important keys:
…the highest correlations to small-group health and growth were to the unseen dimensions of a group leader’s relationship with God. Out of the hundreds [...]
A $0 Marketing Budget
Our Marketing Budget is $0
(Filed under: Evangelism & Outreach)
by Danielle Hartland, guest blogger
This year our church made the decision to pull all of our traditional marketing dollars (phone book, newspaper, radio, etc.), and we moved it to equipping our people and staff to engage and connect with the lost. That sentence makes it sound perfect [...]
How to have great discussion in small groups
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Five Keys to Stimulating Better Discussions
First, think ahead of time about where your members need to go… You don’t need to spend a lot of time on this, but it does help to think about the individual needs of your members as you’re looking over the upcoming session. Although this is [...]
Cars v. Humans
In most of Western Europe, those who drive cars and kill or injure people are liable, simply because of the responsibility involved in operating a 2000 kg machine.
It only makes sense! If you operate a gun and injure or kill someone, then you go to jail. If you operate a multi-ton vehicle, shouldn’t the crime [...]
