Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The statistics are staggering. The older a child gets today, the greater his or her chances are of disappearing from the church. The church must intentionally plan to reverse this trend. Grace Community Church is built around a desire to reach people who may not have previously been interested in church. We love when people bring their friends. This vision extends to reaching the youth of our community.

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Trends Technology Planning Examples 83

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I frequently have parents ask me what type of discipline they should use with their children. I’m glad parents are asking the question, but I seldom can give a standard answer for every situation. I prefer to use a paradigm through which parents can make their own decisions. That’s the purpose of this post. Perhaps these steps will help you make wiser decisions regarding discipline.

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Objective Tips Process Motivation 72

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

This weekend I’m giving away four (4) copies of the book “iFaith&# , by Daniel Darling. What is “ iFaith ”? …. Well, in simple terms, it’s faith with an “i” in front of it…but you already knew that…didn’t you? The book iFaith is by my online friend Daniel Darling. Daniel is a columnist for Crosswalk.com and a pastor at Gages Lake Bible Church in suburban Chicago.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Here’s a principle I’ve learned the hard way: Sometimes the most successful are not the ones who do it perfectly but the ones who do it… Whatever “it&# is… Many times we wait until the perfect timing, until all our questions are answered, or until the perfect set of circumstances are aligned before we move forward. In the meantime the world keeps moving and those who move, even though conditions are less than ideal, realize the victories others miss.

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Succession Leadership Planning 52

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

I love the passion Grace Community Church has to impact our community. Our people serve their community throughout the year. The largest project, and the one that draws the most attention, is our annual Operation Serve held each fall where hundreds of volunteers serve in a one (sometimes two) day blitz of community needs. I’ve written about it several times before HERE.

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Operations Project Budgeting System 51

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Whenever I see people (or myself) in a pity-party because of the situations or circumstances around them, I’ve learned it’s often because of one of three things. I’m sure there are many other reasons, but these three tend to pop up the most: Living by the law – The fact is that I see people put unbearable standards on themselves and when they don’t measure up to them, they feel defeated, like a failure, unworthy, or even unloved.

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Licensing Learning-by-Doing Planning Process 50

Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in time of need. Hebrews 4:16 NIV. Do you know why you can approach God’s throne of grace with confidence? Unconditional Love! God loves you unconditionally! Have you ever experienced the awesome feeling of knowing you are loved unconditionally?

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