The Locally Owned Voice Of The Capital Region
The locally owned voice of the capital region
What you need to know for 03/16/2017
Who Owns a Pastor’s Body?
We have personal lives; we are real, imperfect, and human.
The Transfiguration: How Do You Hear the One & True Voice of God?
How do you hear the voice of God? There are many voices that compete for our attention. Some of them are not the most helpful and many of those unhelpful one...
4 Reasons Why Every Church Budget Should Include a Capital Reserve Line Item
In personal finances, we all know how important it is to have an emergency fund. Unforeseen, costly events happen. Sometimes they are relatively small—a tire goes flat or a washing machines stops working. Sometimes they are big—a job is lost. Having money set aside for these purposes is key to financial health. But what about churches? Churches face a similar predicament that, we as individuals, face. Capital reserves are funds set aside, specifically for facility improvements or repairs. And su
How Rent Dollars Funnel Back Locally
A look into the value rent dollars have on the local community by RENTCafé has found that 90 cents of each dollar paid toward rent goes towards taxes, wages, maintenance and improvements, and mortgage payments, while just 10 cents of each dollar belongs to owners and investors. Creative Writer, Editor, and Researcher Florentina Sarac took ...
Don't Pity the Rentennials: Why Not Owning a Home Is a Good Thing
Millennials are a generation of renters, but this is nothing to be depressed about.
Vary the Minimum Wage by Region?
Readers discuss whether the minimum wage should reflect living costs in the area.
Do You Have 'The Voice'?
Do you remember going to chapel in Bible college? Every once in a while, one of “the greats” would show up.You knew you were listening to one of the great communicators when you heard two ...
Learn How to Hear God's Voice
How you do learn to hear God's voice? Learn to recognize the ways God can speak to us that we might hear His voice.
Why We Need to Look to God after National Calamity
There will be many voices in the coming days telling us to seek the wisdom of political maneuvering, the necessity of reform, and the need for unity. All of these things are good and should be considered. However, they should not be our first resp...
Do you recognize His voice?
“…and the sheep follow him because they recognize his voice.” We’ve probably all heard this reading more than once in our lifetimes. The first few times I heard it, I thought it was ridiculous. How would a sheep recognize... Read More
Would You Recognize Jesus’s Voice?
It can be really awkward when someone waves and calls your name and you realize you have no idea who they are! There’s plenty of people we should recognize, but don’t. But what if one o…
A Prayer of Blessing: Learning God's Voice
Above all voices, may all those I love hear Your voice; above all pathways, may they know Your ways; above all advice, may they learn Your counsel; above all knowledge, may they have Your understanding; and above all opinions, may they have Your wisdom.
How I Discovered the Key to Hearing God’s Voice
“God told me to…”<br>All my life as a Christian, I’ve heard people around me use those words. People I looked up to would recount testimonies of how God had dramatically changed the course of their lives through an audible voice.
The US capital has a short buildings problem
Uncovering The Unasked Questions in Church Capital Budgets
For growing houses of worship a capital budget is a necessity, and forecasting expenditures is a matter of asking the right questions.
Are You in Your Own Way?
Many people in our industry are firmly convinced that the only way to win work is to undercut the competition. As a result, they end up selling on price. And they miss opportunities to sell print more profitably.
4. Building Our Own God?
Some guy makes the accusation that Trinitarians use scripture like building materials to construct there own God. I would say that our God is built on the bu...
5 Great Ways to Find Your Preaching Voice
Finding your preaching voice can be difficult, so here are some tips to help you along the way. Preaching and preachers differ based on schools of thought, communication styles, and culture, but these tips transcend those differences.
Can I Move on my Own?
The other day I had a conversation with some pastor friends of mine about the leading of the Lord. How do you know when God is leading you to another place? As Christians, should we wait on the lea…
Can Using a Racial Equity Lens Increase Capital in Communities of Color?
If CDFIs adopt the standard of using appraisals to determine our loan amounts, we would make very few loans in the communities we were founded to serve.
