Fundraising That Works

This is a guest post written by Pastor Andy McMillan. Andy is the youth pastor at Family Life Church. You can check out his blog here.

For those in ministry, fundraising can be a subject that  is irritating. No one really enjoys fundraisers but we all have to do them. So, because of my disdain for them I committed myself to creating fundraisers that have larger impact than most. This past week our church had our second annual “Laughs for Camp Comedy Show.” This event was a great success: more than doubling the profits from the year before. After hosting this event, I thought it would be helpful to write out some of the guidelines I felt made the event a continual success. Read the rest of this entry…

Brantley Campus Kids Crusade

We had an amazing time during our Brantley Campus Kids Crusade! On one night we had 88 in attendance!

Check out this video:

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Friday Share #98: Stop Making Things So Difficult!

The following is a post that Scott Williams wrote recently that I think you have got to read! Scott is the Campus Pastor of the Northwest Oklahoma City Campus of LifeChurch.tv. Scott is also a part of both MinistryStrategies.com and The Vanderbloemen Search Group.

People make things much more difficult than they have to be.  Life is really not that difficult, it’s a matter of Loving God, Loving Others, dreaming BIG, thinking BIGGER and embracing the fact that we were created for more.

Some people try to turn the most simple things into a Quantum Physics Mathematical Hypothetical Equation. Read the rest of this entry…