Monthly Archives: April 2011

Development as Donor Catechesis, Part II: Include a Required Test in Every Newsletter

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Pastor Foley

Those who come from a high church background will be familiar with the concept of the “church year”–the liturgical calendar that runs from Advent to Christmas to Epiphany to Lent to Easter to Pentecost to Ordinary Time and back around … Continue reading →

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Development as Donor Catechesis, Part I: What Fundraisers Can Learn from the Worship Wars

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Pastor Foley

Maybe you and I should order copies of T. David Gordon’s Why Johnny Can’t Sing Hymns–right after we order copies of my new The Whole Life Offering: Christianity As Philanthropy, of course. The books have a surprising amount in common. Check out … Continue reading →

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Why the Confession App May Be A Good Idea But One Bible Per Person May Be A Bad Idea

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Pastor Foley

Seeing as I had previously given a thumbs-halfway-up to one of several confession apps now available on the iPhone, I was happy to see Christianity Today offer similarly hedged enthusiasm in their editorial entitled iPhone Apps and the Old Adam: … Continue reading →

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