Blackhawk Presbytery

1922 N. IL Rte. 2

P.O. Box 199

Oregon, IL 61061

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Download these issues:

2018 June--Making the Nursery a Place of Belonging

2018 May--How to Balance Hospitality and Church Security

2018 April--Church Energy Use: Can We Harvest Hope?

2018 March--Finding Significance as a Small Church

2018 February--Best Practices for Church Members Serving as Staff

2018 January--18 Questions For 2018

2017 December--Does Our Pastor Need a Job Description?

2017 November--Mistakes Churches Make During an Interim Ministry

2017 October--Short Term Mission Trips that Yield Long Term Success

2017 September--Equipping Volunteers Builds a Strong Church Community

2017 August--What Promotes Hope?

2017 July--How Can We Help Immigrants?

2017 June--Ministry in the Midst of Tragedy

2017 May--Financing the Local Church: What Does it Cost?

2017 April--Small is Big Again: Reclaiming Small Church Ministry

2017 March--Guide to Good Governance

2017 February--How Do Congregations Respond to Interfaith Couples?

2017 January--Conquering the Cutback Syndrome

2016 December--Can We Wait for God's Spark?

2016 November--Does Your Congregation Suffer From Anxiety?

2016 October--Keeping Up With the Pastor's Pay

2016 September--What Keeps Congregations From Implementing New Ideas?

2016 August--Multiple Roads to a Multicultural Congregation

2016 July--When Charity Brings Anything but Relief

2016 June--Making Congregations Greener

2016 May--How Do New People Hear About Your Church?

2016 April--How to Deal With Church Conflict

2016 March--What Numbers Matter for Congregations

2016 February--The Payday Lending Crisis - What Congregations Can Do

2016 January--How Ministry Teams Get Things Done

2015 December--Improving Church Communication

2015 November--Navigating the Currents of Endowments and Reserve Funds

2015 October--New Models for New Churches- What Works

2015 September--Can Congregations Attract Young Adults?

2015 August--How to Enhance the Ministry of Associate Pastors

2015 July--Congregational Strength is Always Plural

2015 June--Could Lack of Curiosity Kill the Church?

2015 May--Seeking a Bivocational Calling for Pastors and Churches

2015 April--Finding God’s New Call in the Same Place

2015 March--How to Avoid the Potholes on the Road to Retirement

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How to Accomplish Effective Congregational Planning

The Powerful Invisible Influence of Core Values

The Secret of Abundant Living

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