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Confronting Sin

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Sermon Prep

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Second Opinion

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Ancient Spiritual Practices

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Solo Pastor

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In-House Mumbo Jumbo

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Spiritual Directions

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Sermon Typo?

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Introducing Props

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Impressive Growth

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Approving the Minutes

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Church Conflict Gets Weird

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The Importance of Presence

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Fellowship or Hanging Out?

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Monday Morning

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Plan Ahead for Excellence

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Confrontational Preaching Style

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People Allergies

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Confusing Texts

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Late Start

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Facebooking Pastor

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Having Trouble Letting Go

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Personal Preaching

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Toxic Report

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According to the recent toxic substance inspection, they found asbestos in the sanctuary, lead paint in the basement, and a deacon criticizing your leadership in the adult Sunday School room.

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Pastoral Nightmares

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Spooky stories around the Pastor Retreat campfire.

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Twisting Scripture

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We’re first-time visitors … Do you misinterpret Scripture every Sunday, or is this a special sermon series?

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Suspenseful Pastor Search

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A Half-Remembered Sermon

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Chasing Rabbits

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"It certainly was an eye-opening sermon. But from now on, we'd like you to keep your humanity to yourself."

Too Honest Preaching

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"Believe me, none of us enjoys church discipline...OK, maybe a little."

Church Discipline Chasers

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Meeting Agenda

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Validation

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Prayer Requests

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No Personality

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Pastor Leaving

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“I felt like you were preaching about me this morning … especially your story about the 'ruggedly handsome chick magnet.'”

Personal Sermons

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While moving the new pastor into his office, the deacons voted to call an emergency meeting.

New Pastors

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“My seminary only required me to spend two weeks of the year on campus … I was hoping my first church would stick to the same schedule.”

Seminary vs. Church Schedule

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“...and the church unity workshop has been postponed until the deacons can agree on the date, time, and color of the participant's name tags.”

Church Unity

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“First, I'd like to thank the board of deacons for this exciting opportunity to finally criticize the pastor in an official capacity.”

Official Criticism

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“So the question is: 'How to get that 20% to press on to greater achievement?'”

20% of Church Members Do 80% of the Work

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“Why is it that a congregation that is still bitter about a 42-year-old misunderstanding can't remember last week's sermon topic?”

Church Bitterness

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“It's Pastor Tom … he agrees with our neighbors, you can't just curse the darkness.”

Curse the Darkness

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“How am I supposed to transform the youth group into spiritually mature believers when you cut my soda and sugary snack budget in half?”

Youth Pastor Needs

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“Leaving the sanctuary each Sunday at the beginning of my sermon is not 'stepping out in faith!'”

Sneaking Out

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“Before you bogged down in matters of secondary importance, we need to discuss the coffee creamer in the kichenette.”

Important Issues

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“Why do you always obsess about the one negative response?”

Focusing on the Negative

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“I heard this church is a safe place to express doubts.”

Expressing Doubts

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“The first step is admitting that you're struggling with pride.”

Prideful Pastor

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“The pastor said it's unhealthy to live with unresolved conflict … is your husband home?”

Unresolved Conflict

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“I asked the elders for some time off for prayer and fasting … they said I could skip lunch for the next two weeks.”

Time Off

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“It's always a good idea to check the demographics before scheduling a church game night.”

Game Night

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“This one looks promising: 'Limited knowledge of contemporary culture, enjoys renovation projects and yard work.'”

Pastoral Search Committee

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In any church renovation project, the pastor's primary goal is the building of bridges.

Building Bridges

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“Our congregation's usefulness to God is tied to who they are, not what they do … but let's keep that our little secret.”

Congregation’s Usefulness

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“What do we do if they NEVER leave the building?”

Now Entering the Mission Field

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That's three yes's, two no's, and one 'when pigs fly.'

When Pigs Fly

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The other members of my sermon feedback team just leave voice mails.

You Know It’s Time to Go When…

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Pastor Ted and his wife begin their two-week vacation.

Step Away from the Office Desk

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Our small group curriculum is multi-generational... it includes a DVD, VHS, a CD, a cassette, and an 8-track tape.

Our Small Group

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I sense a new momentum in my church... away from apathy and moving steadily toward opposition.

A Negative Momentum

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Preoccupied with Numbers

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Avoid Repeated Mistakes

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A Simplified Logo

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Just because I'm preaching without notes doesn't mean you should sing without them.

Preaching without Notes

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Our musical segues need to be a bit more subtle.

Our Musical Segues

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Stop focusing on what you can't do in the church, and start focusing on what you can do. You'll find that a shorter list is much more manageable.

A Shorter List

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All in favor of authorizing Bob to start a study group to assess our preoccupation with programs, say, "aye."

Our Preoccupation with Programs

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It's Saturday night and Pastor Ted is rehearsing his dramatic, "from the universal, to the personal " transition gesture.

Rehearsing the Dramatic Gesture

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You seem obsessed with sermon points that all begin with the same letter… That's silly, speculative, and subversive!

Sermon Point Alliteration

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Online seminary graduate.

Online Seminary Graduate

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The Sacred Carafe

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You were supposed to bring an object that symbolizes your relationship with your congregation.

Relationship with the Congregation

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Per your request, Ted and I took your request to the rest of the church board, and yes, we definitely want you to do everything.

Do Everything

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We're teaching our children the importance of regular church attendance… what time should we pick them up?

Teaching Children about Church Attendance

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The deacons are checking the instant replay to determine if the pastor's sermon actually crossed the line.

Crossing the Line

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My sermon is researched, outlined, typed, and rehearsed…this is not a good time to discover something fresh and exciting in the Scripture passage.

A Ready Sermon

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We have plenty of young people in the church…why, Loretta and Roy aren't a day over 65!

Plenty of Young People

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Ted, as your pastor, I admit that your particular problem may be too complex for my expertise.

Pastoral “Problem Solving”

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Yes, I would say mine is a giving church. They give me advice. They give ultimatums. They give me ulcers.

Giving Church

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Dude, that hymn of illumination was like a soothing balm.

Praise Band

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That's not what I meant by revamping our call to worship.

Call to Worship

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My congregation is becoming more Christ-like . . . the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Church and Stagnant Growth

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Trust me, Jenna . . . You wouldn't like the adult service . . . no toys, no cookies, and juice only one Sunday a month.

Toddler Talk about Adult Service

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Don't look at it as gaining weight. Look at it as outgrowing your facility.

Pastor Visitation

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We love it when you preach from your own experience.

Today’s Sermon: Dealing with Failure

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You're right . . . Virtual church takes all the fun out of being a disgruntled parishioner.

Virtual Church and Disgruntled Parishioner

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Bringing Church Problems Home

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Debating the Apocrypha

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Idolizing Earthly Leaders

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Hide and Watch Leadership Style

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It's a new church record … you went from un-churched to churched to over-churched and back to un-churched in less that two years.

Church Attendance Record

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We're hoping you'll lead us on a journey of transformation without requiring any real changes.

Transformation without Changes

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Why study the Book of Numbers?! Thirty-six chapters of self-centered people who whined every time they didn't get their way! Give us something relevant!

Modern-Day Israelite Complaining

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Our vision is to be the first-century church with air conditioning, ample lighting, and a state-of-the-art sound system.

High-Tech First Century Church

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The finance committee says we need to stop building bridges to the community and start building toll roads.

Finance Committee Recommendation

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Our new pastor is a master at delegating.

Pastoral Delegation

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In children's ministry, the three elements of communication are pathos, ethos, and Legos

In Children’s Ministry

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Turn with me to Psalm 76, tenth verse, third word in the verse, fourth letter in the word.

Focused Sermons

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Giving is over budget and attendance at an all time high. I think you know the chaos that would ensue should this information be leaked to the congregation.

All-Time High in Giving and Attendance

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It quickly became clear that retired General George "No surrender" Summers was the wrong choice to teach new members class.

Drill Sergeant Sunday School

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