Over the years, Christian Aid has provided more than $100 million in assistance to more than 800 evangelistic ministries based in 122 “mission field” countries overseas.  These boards deploy a combined total of 100,000 missionaries serving in the most unevangelized nations of the world.

Christian Aid was first established in Washington, DC as a missionary outreach among overseas students and other visitors from unevangelized “mission field” countries.  Since millions of foreign nationals come to the U.S. and Canada every year, their goal is to reach these visitors while they are away from home, and lead them to a saving knowledge of our Lord and Savior.  Hundreds of highly educated men and women have gone back to provide leadership for indigenous missionary ministries among their own people on every continent.

When they return home to spread the gospel, Christian Aid serves as their supply line. They make known their work to believers in the US; print and mail out their newsletters; maintain their list of personal prayer partners and supporters; and issue tax-deductible receipts for contributions sent in for their work.  100% percent of all gifts received from their personal supporters is used for the support of their ministry.

To learn more about Christian Aid and how you might get involved in this ministry visit  www. Christianaid.org.

Lexmark Pinnacle PRO901

This color ink-jet printer as a 4.3 inch LCD touchscreen with apps for printing stamps, travel itineraries, calendars and photos from Stamps.com and other websites.  It prints 33 pages per minute in black and white.  Cost $250

Xerox Phaser 750N

This color laser printer does not have apps, but it can print PDF’s by e-mail.  It comes with easy-to-use desktop software for adjusting print quality and handles 35 pages per minute.  Cost $2,999

Epson Workforce 635

You can send jobs to this color ink-jet printer, which prints 15 pages per minute, from your iPhone app and Wi-Fi connection.  You also have the option of loading photos directly using a memory card.  Cost $230

HP Photosmart Premium Fax E-All-In-One

Like the Lexmark, this 24 pages-per-minute color ink jet comes with apps for printing photos, news feeds, and other files from the Web.  You can also send job requests to the printer’s e-mail address.  Cost $299

At The Neat Company, they believe you shouldn’t have to work to use your information.  That’s why they developed a system of intelligent solutions that transform information into something that works for you.  Whether it’s bills or expenses, business cards or financial documents, even your collection of newspaper clippings, they free the information trapped on paper—so you can secure it, organize it, and use it. Because when your information is transformed, you move from cluttered to confident, from overwhelmed to accomplished.  The Neat Company believes the solution to our paper problem is not to use less paper, but to keep less paper.  After all, what we really want is the information on the paper, not the paper itself. Their mission is to help small businesses and consumers at home transform paper into information that works.

They think of it as the digital filing cabinet.  You can save, track and manage your information without the paper.

To learn more about if this solutions could work for you, watch the video below and visit www.neatco.com.

To learn more about Ravi Zacharias, please visit www.RZIM.org.

This is not a public event for our churches, but for pastors, pastoral staff and spouses.  There is no admission fee for this event, but we do want to encourage you to register by clicking here.

We look forward for the opportunity to connect and fellowship together!

Date: Saturday September 11, 2010

Time: 5:00 pm

Location:
Woodside Bible Church
6600 Rochester Road
Troy, MI 48085

Who is the Barna Group?

Barna Group is a visionary research and resource company located in Ventura, California.  The firm is widely considered to be the leading research organization focused on the intersection of faith and culture.  The Barna Group offers a range of customized research, resources and training to serve churches, non-profits, businesses and leaders.

What is the vision of Barna Group?
Barna Group provides leadership and unique, strategic information and resources that help facilitate transformation in organizations, communities and individuals.

The company provides primary research; printed resources; leadership development; spiritual training; and church facilitation and enhancement. They seek to use our strengths in partnership with organizations and entrepreneurs to be a catalyst in moral, social, and spiritual transformation.  They accomplish these outcomes by providing vision, information, strategy, evaluation and resources.

How Can Barna Group impact me and my church?
Barna Group has an incredibly broad range of research topics available for you to view right now online.  Visit their site at www.barna.org.  On their home page you will see a list of topics; each topic provides a fascinating perspective of today’s culture as it relates to faith.  Barna Group encourages the utilization of this information in the church setting, but check out their permissions page for more details.

Through its publishing division, B&H Publishing Group, LifeWay has produced one of the most accurate and readable Bible translations ever – the Holman Christian Standard Bible.  LifeWay is a religious nonprofit organization that receives no funding from the denomination and reinvests income above operating expenses in mission work and other ministries around the world.

To download the brochure, click on the link below:

Pastor and Wife Leadership Retreat