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Monday Funday: Things Jesus Never Said (3)

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What God Did in MN

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This is the true story of our recent disciplemaking ministry adventure to the land of 10,000 lakes, aka, Minnesota, aka "God's country." We left the high taxing land of IL on a day with a 97 degree heat index thanking God for the inventions of air conditioning and the automobile. We arrived in frigid MN wondering where our jackets were—hoping to get a glimpse of Al Franken. Our destination was Bridge Community Church in Sauk Rapids, MN (associated with the Christian, Missionary, and Alliance). After all, we are your disciplemaking missionaries serving with Cadre Ministries . We invested Friday night and Saturday walking through Cadre's Evangelism Is Relationships training experience. Did the training, encouragement and equipping start to take root? Fair question. Here's a Facebook post from the lead pastor about 4 days after the training time. "Bill Allison from Cadre Ministries blessed Bridge Community Church people this week by leading an

Everything you need to know about us Bears fans in pictures

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Da Bears! Da Ciplemaking! It's a Father/Son Thing My favorite Bears fan "Train up a child in the way she should go: and when she is old, she will not depart from it." Allison Bears Nation... Bear down Chicago Bears! Best. Sunday. School. Ever. Here's what my three-year-old daughter learned in Sunday school recently: "Elijah said, 'Touch down Bears!'" I'd like to nominate Jim Bogle and the children's ministry at Bridge Community Church in Sauk Rapids, MN, for the... Best. Sunday. School. Ever. Note that the fire is a perfect snot colored yellow and green. I just have to believe there are a bunch of Packer's jersey's in there !

Disciplemaking with the next generation...

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This is why I will continue to invest my life in the next generations... "Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me." —Psalm 71:18 To view the pictures and read the stories of disciplemaking with the next generation,  go here . Or you can click any image below to enlarge for viewing and reading. For information about training that can help you jump start disciplemaking in your ministry, go here . We you please pray for us?   We are disciplemaking missionaries with Cadre Ministries . We need you. About 2-3 times a month, I'd like to send you a short email with details about how you can say a quick prayer for us. If you are willing to say a quick prayer for us 2-3 times a month, please  email me  and put "prayer team" in the subject line. I'd be glad to pray for you too. THANKS! This year, Cadre Ministries is celebrating 14 years of

Monday Funday: Da Parenting

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Raising another generation of Allisons to talk smack to another generation of Packer fans. Just like God wants. Da Parenting + Da Bears = Da Ciplemaking. Da Bears!   (Click link above for an amazing archive of Da Bear's fun and humor.) You, Me, and Coffee Monday...   Let me encourage you and make you think ONE time a week (usually Monday morning) with a virtual  Cup O' Joe with Bill  in your email inbox.  Two  Simple Steps... 1.  Go here and submit your email . 2.  Check  your email to confirm . You can unsubscribe at any time.

What are you doing to train volunteers in your ministry?

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If the answer to that question is, "nothing," that's a real problem you've got on your hands . And while you're ponder that, let's get on the solution side of this problem right now. Here's how you can get a great training session fast, easy, and cheap in Three Easy Steps... 1. What does your team need? Go here and check out various immediately downloadable training options.  Choose one of the PDFs and download it. 2. How many will you be training? Once, you've downloaded a PDF, you'll want to share it with your team. Before you do that,  go here and pay $.99 cents per person per chapter.   Seriously, when's the last time you were able to train your team for $.99 cents per person? And, yes, we believe you are a person of integrity. Now you're ready share the PDF you purchased via email or you can print copies and give them to those you want to train. Have them read the PDF/copy before you meet together. 3. Where and when will