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The Shelby Team: Karen Bishop (Events Manager)

As the main writer for this blog site, I get to do a lot of cool things (and get to know a lot of interesting people). A few weeks ago when I sat down with our Arena Software Trainer, Ben Lane, I got to learn a lot more about his life inside and outside of Shelby. […]

Red Guitars & Weird Reactions

I’ve mentioned size and age conflicts that exist in every church, but what happens when you get crazy requests from members who are threatening to leave? My Sunday School teacher recently told our class about a couple that had left the church after complaining multiple times that there was a red guitar on stage. He […]

Enough Already!

Are you trying to start a blog of your own? Do you already have one? How sick are you of reading about every blogger’s “10 Rules for Writing A Good Blog Post”? I think if I see another one, I’ll face plant into the growing stack of papers on my desk (trying to avoid my […]

The 4th Commandment

The 4th Commandment states, “Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy.” In one of my recent Bible studies, we discussed our personal rules for the Sabbath and the traditions that our families grew up with. I’ll start by saying that I grew up in a Christian household, I am pretty involved in my church, and […]

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Church Hymnals & Post-it Notes?

This is neat! The book “The Inmates Are Running the Asylum” focuses on the importance of engineers in today’s world and the overflow of computer technology and new innovative gadgets that they create. Author Alan Cooper makes an interesting point about how accidental inventions can lead to huge benefits. An adhesive engineer named Art Fry […]

Christian Tools

There’s a lot that goes into growing a church and finding the right niche to appeal to people. With that in mind, I thought it would be a good idea for today’s post to spotlight a few helpful Christian tools (most are online) that can give your ministry a little boost. 1. MelissaData.com can help you […]

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Chris Huff of Illinois for winning the iPod Touch in our Christian Web Trends giveaway! As always, we appreciate you all and had so much fun hearing about your favorite bands growing up and how they have changed over the years. Check out our Facebook page to find another giveaway and see how […]

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