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  1. Empty/Full: By Nancy Karpenske A cup, a gas tank, a bank account, a house, even a heart can be described as empt... bit.ly/LhaNwL
  2. Small Churches: Responding to Some Stereotypes: By Tom Claibourne Small church. What is the first image that com... bit.ly/M5nOLR
  3. Eight Vital Characteristics of a Life-Changing Small Group Leader: By Michael C. Mack One of the fundamental dif... bit.ly/LIK1MU
  4. Woman Launches Mentoring Program for Teenage Girls: By Jennifer Taylor When Trinia Arellano was in high school, ... bit.ly/LEHXWd
  5. You Can Go Home Again: By Kent E. Fillinger Eric Keller grew up in Enid, Oklahoma, and attended Oakwood Christia... bit.ly/L1OsDg
  6. Cross Creek: Facing the Challenge of Change: By Kent E. Fillinger Leading a 68-year-old, multigenerational churc... bit.ly/K7gPnd
  7. MEDIUM-SIZED CHURCHES: The 2011 List: This listing of 35 churches that averaged 250-499 for worship in 2011 incl... bit.ly/LMoaXw
  8. Consistency in Corinth: By Kent E. Fillinger Consistency and longevity are apt descriptors for 150-year-old Cori... bit.ly/LwSeqI
  9. Lesson for June 3, 2012: Practice Justice (Exodus 22:1-23:9): This treatment of the International Sunday School ... bit.ly/LuRCln
  10. Mumbling in the Dark: By Paul S. Williams For staff devotions, my son and his coworkers were each asked to write... bit.ly/LT7KzE
  11. Bring It to the Table: By Nancy Karpenske “Bring it to the table.” You might hear the phrase in any one of sever... bit.ly/Lq1uJD
  12. Beautiful: By Mark A. Taylor   “How beautiful is the body of Christ,” sang the children’s choir, standing in per... bit.ly/LLqlxu
  13. Elders: A Key to Growth in the New Church: By Jim Tune In my previous article on elders and submission, I sugges... bit.ly/KgXOM9
  14. A Church Anyone Can Come To: By Kent E. Fillinger What does it mean to be a church anyone can come to? This ques... bit.ly/MovY14
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  17. Impacting Canada: By Kent E. Fillinger Toronto, Canada, is the most ethnically diverse city in the world. On the... bit.ly/L61kKO
  18. Center Creek: Serving Christ in the Heartland: By Kent E. Fillinger Mike Johnson’s passion and focus was student... bit.ly/KJs0Ov
  19. LARGE-SIZED CHURCHES: The 2011 List: This listing of 71 churches that averaged 500-999 for worship in 2011 inclu... bit.ly/KGU6tV
  20. Personal Anniversaries:  MAY POSTINGS John Cornell began his fifth year as minister at Parkeville Community Chri... bit.ly/Ksc6Zg