Church of the Brethren  
Western Plains District



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Links to Parish Paper 

2010 August How Much Should We Pay our Pastor?

2010 July Should Congregations Use Social Media?

2010 June  Why Does Mentoring Succeed and Fail?

2010 May  Generous Givers--A Product of Motivation & Methods

2010 April  What Can We Learn From The Emerging Church Movement?

2010 March   New Trends in Belonging

2009 December  Are We a Leader-Sending Congregation

2009 November   Seven Roads to a Multicultural Congregation

2009 October Women Pastors--Are Our Assumptions Correct?

2009 September Do We Sing All Five Worship-Hymn Preferences?

2009 August Shepherding Churches through Grief Storms

2009 July Lay Testimonials Strengthen Giving

2009 June One Congregation, Many Locations

2009 May Permanent Endowment Fund: Blessing and Temptation

2009 April What Do People Want in Their Pastors?

2009 March Going into all the World: Church Website Basics

2009 February  Should Our Congregation Offer More Choices?

2009 January  How to Identify Our Church’s Unstated Assumptions

2008 December  Does Your Window Limit Your View?

2008 November  The Fun Factor Asset in Congregational Climate

2008 October  Requirements for Membership: Which Ones Matter?

2008 September   The Change Agent’s Checklist

2008 August   How Does Church Size Impact Decision-Making?

2008 July      Giving to Congregations: Have Patterns Changed?

2008 June    “Teaching Moments” Strengthen Governing Board Meetings!

2008 May     How Effective Is Our Financial Communication?

2008 April    Making a Good Start with Your New Pastor?

2008 March     Church Members and Community Residents: Match or Mismatch?

2008 January What Core Values Drive Our Church?

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