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David McLauchlan--Prayer Meeting Growth

by NAD Adventist

Pastor David McLauchlan says that it is sad to see prayer meeting services that are not well attended. He found that when he moved the prayer meeting from the sanctuary to the fellowship hall it grew. He has as a goal an attendance of half the Sabbath church attendance. Next he moved prayer meetings to homes in the community and invited not attendees to come to share their testimony. He believes that a church is more healthy when the attendance at…

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Sherry Blundell talks about Cake Decorating and Cooking Schools

by NAD Adventist

Sherry Blundell does cake decorating and Cooking classes in Gonzales Louisiana. Many have attended the classes and it is great fun for the neighborhood. Everyone wants to learn something new. She teaches what she knows, and that is how to cook. Classes are held every three or four months and she usually offers three classes, each class once a week. The last class she offered was attended by 25 people. It was a vegetarian/Vegan class. Many community…

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Paul Le Blanc talks about the District Elder Team

by NAD Adventist

Pastor Paul Le Blanc works in a multi-church setting and one of the first thing he did was to pull together a district team. He had the Elders in his home to build a leadership team for the entire district. He had had many social events to pull the team together. He also has discovered that it helps to give a name to the district.