Tag Archives: striving together

Spiritual Leadership Conference 2010

By caryschmidt | July 15, 2010

Spiritual Leadership Conference 2010 wrapped up last night. God gave us a fantastic week. Today, in the midst of decompressing, I couldn’t help but sit down and journal some of the highlights of the week for me. Here’s what God used to impact me the most:
1. The Preaching. Every single message was a grand-slam home [...]

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Preaching that Pleases God

By caryschmidt | June 14, 2010

A New Book by Tom Farrell from Striving Together Publications.
If you are interested in growing teacher or preacher of the Word of God, you must read Preaching that Pleases God by Tom Farrell. It’s one of the best books I’ve ever read on the subject, and it will challenge you to be a more faithful [...]

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Student Ministry Idea-Gift Planners

By caryschmidt | May 8, 2010

Note regarding this post: Part of the purpose of this blog is to share helpful news of resources from Striving Together, and part of the purpose is to share ideas and thoughts on student ministry. This post falls under both of these purposes. Bear with me as this is more than a commercial for a [...]

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Why Use Sunday School Curriculum?

By caryschmidt | May 1, 2010

Are there some really compelling reasons to use Sunday School curriculum? We believe YES! For nearly two and a half decades, God has developed strong Christians at Lancaster Baptist Church, and a huge part of that process is the Adult Bible Class Ministry and curriculum. Several years ago, through Striving Together Publications, we made a [...]

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New SL Podcast—Striving Together

By caryschmidt | February 1, 2010

The February edition of the Spiritual Leadership Podcast has just posted! And Pastor Paul Chappell shares an insightful “in-studio” interview regarding the lesson.
Originally taught at the Spiritual Leadership Conference 2009, it is entitled “Striving Together.” This lesson focuses on how we should encourage one another in ministry.
The Spiritual Leadership podcast is a free resource from [...]

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New Curriculum—Salt and Light!

By caryschmidt | January 28, 2010

Striving Together Publications is excited to announce the soon availability (Feb. 12) of this new adult curriculum from Dr. Mark Rasmussen! This 13 lesson series was over two years in development, and I’m extremely happy with the finished product. Dr. Rasmussen is one of the greatest Christian educators alive today, and you will find this [...]

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Christian Books for the Kindle

By caryschmidt | December 11, 2009

Do you have a Kindle? Good news! Striving Together Publications is committed to entering and supporting the digital publishing realm. We are now offering resources for the Kindle digital reader. I’ve been asked several times just today—hence this post. (We are working on the website announcement and links.)
Presently, you can find the following books (from [...]

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USATODAY Reports on the New NIV 2011

By caryschmidt | September 1, 2009

Revealing Words from NIV Translators Regarding Their Next Version

Thanks to Eric Johnson, Youth Pastor at Liberty Baptist Church in Newport Beach, CA for twittering the link to this article in USA Today. The article details the planned release of yet another NIV bible in 2011! The most amazing quote from the article was this:
“The scholars [...]

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What’s a Podcast?

By caryschmidt | August 31, 2009

Introducing Our Ministry Podcasts and How to Use Them

When it comes to technology and helpful tools, I’ve decided to quit making assumptions. After all, there was a day when I asked this same question—what in the world is a podcast?? (If you are already familiar with the concept, you might want to skip down to [...]

Posted in books and resources, media & tech | Also tagged leadership, local church, media & tech, technology | 2 Comments

A Great New Resource — www.thebaptistvoice.com

By Cary Schmidt | August 27, 2009

One of my primary goals in maintaining this blog is to share two types of resources—those that I found helpful personally, and those that we are laboring to provide for others through our ministry. This is one of the latter, so at the risk of sounding like a commercial, I hope you will use and [...]

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Done—Free eBook in Chinese, Spanish, Romanian

By Cary Schmidt | August 19, 2009

The Free eBook – DONE – is Now Available in Chinese and Spanish

Thanks to the help of a wonderful team of burdened volunteers, the minibook DONE is now available as a free eBook in Chines, Spanish, and Romanian. The Spanish version, “HECHO” is also available in printed form through Striving Together Publications.
The Chinese version was [...]

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Living Hymns—A Personal Story

By Cary Schmidt | July 8, 2009

During my senior year of high school, the Lord allowed me to meet Dr. Al Smith and have lunch with him. I was visiting Bible colleges with my father and praying about God’s will for my future. Little did I know that God’s will for me would include serving in music ministry. I’ll never forget [...]

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New Website and Book—Church Still Works!

By Cary Schmidt | June 23, 2009

One of the Most Important Books I’ve Ever Read!

Striving Together Publications is happy to announce the new book Church Still Works from Paul Chappell and Clay Reed—available July 13! (And sooner for Amazon Kindle.)
This is one book every Christian and local church leader should read and re-read. It is fascinating, encouraging, biblical, and challenging. Clay [...]

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Just Friends—A New Book with Mike Ray

By caryschmidt | March 14, 2009

Guarding Your Heart for a Wonderful Someday!
People have asked for years if we would do a book to teenagers and college students about guy/girl relationships. It wasn’t until Pastor Chappell approached me about working on this project with Pastor Mike Ray that I really thought seriously about it. What a privilege to work with a [...]

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Book Review-What’s On Your Mind

By caryschmidt | January 1, 2009

Discover the Power of Biblical Thinking
A New Book by Dr. John Goestch

Do you desire to grow in your understanding of how your brain assimilates information, and how God’s Word can transform your thinking and renew your mind? The pages of this book are a MUST READ for every Christian who is desiring to win [...]