http://mbogart.com Ministry Products, Resources, and Services Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:39:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Some type of "contract" between Christian organizations and their volunteers is becoming a necessity in our times of legal vulnerability. The following is a sample of the type of thing you may want to do to set the boundaries for volunteers within your church or ministry. It protects your ... http://mbogart.com/a-sample-ministry-covenant/ My JARON colleague, Kenton Rahn, and I arrived in Tehuacan on Friday, January 8 in the late afternoon after a 1:05 am departure time from Fresno.  Tehuacan is a city of around 250,000 people in the southern part of the Mexican state of Puebla, located about four hours southeast of ... http://mbogart.com/1137/ Here's a question that was put to me recently about the interaction of Jesus' divine and human natures: Question: Since Jesus, as the Son of God and Second Person of the Trinity, is coequal with God the Father (and of course with the Holy Spirit as well) and since God is ... http://mbogart.com/explaining-jesus-lack-of-knowledge/ Lessons from a familiar holiday story Isn’t it amazing how things often don’t turn out as planned?  You think things through very carefully and get key steps set up ahead of time, with all details considered.  Finally, you are ready to go.  Then, without warning, something unforeseen changes the situation and ... http://mbogart.com/dealing-with-an-unforseen-change-in-plan/ Are you ready for the holidays? There is shopping to be done, cards to send, meals to plan and a thousand preparations to make this time of year. The month of December is usually a very happy time of year. But amid all the flurry of activity, what exactly is ... http://mbogart.com/holidays-or-holy-days/ (Santa is No Substitute) I am not one of those people who are opposed to Santa Claus, the Christmas tree or the yuletide spirit. Personally, I think that it can be a wonderful thing when families and friends enjoy the American and European traditions of Christmas at this time of year. ... http://mbogart.com/the-christmas-focus/ If I have any regrets related to the years in which my wife and I were raising our four children, the biggest would be that I was not paying attention. Melinda has asked me several times in the past couple of years if I remember one incident or another in ... http://mbogart.com/living-in-fast-forward/ If there is something which is almost guaranteed to horrify people in contemporary society, it might be the fear of missing out on some significant life-experience.  The thought of going through one’s years without something which many others enjoy is a highly disagreeable one to most North Americans and Europeans.  ... http://mbogart.com/the-dangers-of-missing-out/ The New Testament Books by Category and Theme Gospels: The Synoptic Gospels Matthew: The gospel to the Jews Mark: The gospel to the Romans Luke: The gospel to the Greeks The Supplementary Gospel. John: The gospel to the world History. Acts of the Apostles: A record of the early Christian Church Epistles (letters) Pauline Epistles Paul’s Travel Epistles: ... http://mbogart.com/a-quick-look-at-the-books-of-the-new-testament/ How to Diagnose and Resolve Christian Conflict This article is dedicated to all the dear servants of Christ who have encountered difficult people in their churches and organizations. I have often thought that there might be some type of special recognition, among the rewards Jesus will bestow when his Kingdom ... http://mbogart.com/dealing-with-difficult-christians/