Tag Archives: Church Life

5 Church Ministry Mistakes that Can Drive Away New Volunteers

By Eyvonne Sharp | Published: August 19, 2010
I’ve made all of the following mistakes when working with new ministry volunteers. By avoiding these 5 errors, you can keep more ministry workers and integrate their unique gifts and talents into your ministry.
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Seeking

By Eyvonne Sharp | Published: June 26, 2009
Starting today, I’m beginning a week long media fast.  For a whole week, there will be no: Facebook.  Twitter. Blogs. Cable News. Internet News.  Talk Radio.  Internet Radio.  Music. NPR. Myspace.  Books.  Movies.  Television. With the exception of the Bible, and a Bible study I’m currently committed to, the rest is off limits. My goal [...]
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End of the Innocence

By Eyvonne Sharp | Published: June 9, 2009
Yesterday, I had to talk to two little girls about a topic that little girls shouldn’t know about.  It was heartbreaking. I was reminded again that our world is not clean.  It’s not neat.  It’s not pretty.  Children are sometimes exposed to material that is labeled ‘adult’ when it’s not even fit for grown-ups. I [...]
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Secrets

By Eyvonne Sharp | Published: September 19, 2008
Today during my regular Bible reading, Luke 12:2-3 stood out to me: There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.  What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you  have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be [...]
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Church is Broken

By Eyvonne Sharp | Published: May 17, 2008
We are continuing today in Exodus Chapters 25 – 30. These chapters contain lots of detail from God to Moses. Please read these chapters as background for today’s discussion. In today’s focal chapters, God continues to tell Moses exactly how to build the ark of the Covenant (also called the ark of the Testimony in [...]
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