An acrostic is an arrangement of words in which certain letters in each line, when taken in order, spell out a word or motto. Ask group members to introduce themselves to each other by using words or phrases that describe them to create acrostics of their own names (or nicknames).
For example:
DIANE: Dynamic, Independent, Able, No-nonsense, Enthusiastic.
TODD: Tried …
Behind the scenes of an Arizona circus, Bobb Biehl started chatting with a man who trains animals for Hollywood movies:
How is it that you can stake down a ten-ton elephant with the same size stake that you use for this little fellow?” I asked, pointing to a baby elephant who weighed three hundred pounds. “It’s easy . . . …
He was the primary instrument that God used to kindle the fires of the Great Awakening. In Enfield, Connecticut, he preached a message entitled, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” which may be the most famous sermon in American history.
Yet, Jonathan Edwards was marked by physical weakness. He was a very frail man. He was asthmatic. It …
An older couple had a son, who was still living with them. The parents were a little worried, as the son was still unable to decide about his future career. So they decided to do a small test. They put a note on the front hall table that they had left. Around the note they put a ten-dollar bill, a …
I’ve learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.
I’ve learned that no matter how much I care, some people just don’t care back.
I’ve learned that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.
I’ve learned that …
Yes it’s a book about building a lasting organization. Don’t be too quick to discard it, it’s got gems that will help you build yourself as a leader. So whether you’re a cell leader, team leader, manager, CEO, pastoral staff, ministry head or Pastor read this book to find our how you can leave behind a legacy.
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This book is wonderful. It’s a biography of how James Frey was saved from the deepest pit of addiction. Read it if you’re in need of inspiration to carry on with the call that God has placed in your life.
A Million Little Pieces is a memior of James Frey’s six weeks experience at treatment center for addictions. It’s a
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning …
During the second month of nursing school, a professor gave his students a pop quiz. One conscientious student breezed through the questions, until he read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?”
Surely this was some kind of joke. He had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and …
10. You’ve reached the youth ministry office. We can’t take your call right now. Our phone fell in a wash tub of baked beans, gelatin, soda, ketchup, and fruit candy. Please call back on Thursday.
9. You’ve reached the children’s ministry office. We can’t take your call right now. To leave a message, take your pointing finger and press the …