Daniel Threlfall, Author at Sharefaith Magazine

Five Books Every Pastor Should Read

Pastors should be readers. Primarily, pastors should read the Bible. Apart from the Bible, what are some great books that pastors should peruse? Here are five books that every pastor should read. ... Read More...

Backyard Church Planting: What is it, and should you do it?

Definition: Backyard Church Planting | ˈ`bakˈyärd chərch ˈplanting| verb The act of establishing a religious organization in close proximity to another religious organization of likeminded faith and pra... Read More...

Your Relevance Is Too Small

Almost every day of my life, I'm checking out Christian blogs, connecting with Christian people, networking on Christian sites, researching Christian topics, and blogging on the same. It should be no surpri... Read More...

Why Are Stadiums Full and Churches Are Empty?

So Spain won the 2010 FIFA World Cup. What an event! Thirty-two teams. Sixty-four matches. One hundred forty-five goals scored, and hundreds of millions of people watching. Although it’s impossible to know ... Read More...

Converting Church Media into Other Languages

A little while back at our Ask Sharefaith post, we received a request about how to use Sharefaith resources in other languages. It's a great question. Here's a quick overview of how to use Sharefaith's medi... Read More...

Talk is Cheap – Teaching Your Congregation to Become Doers of the Word

There's a reason why the Bible says, "but be doers of the word, and not hearers only." Our typical Sunday experience is to slide in to church, get a spiritual buzz, and slip on out--unchanged, unscathed, un... Read More...

The Humble Shepherd – The Need to Have Humility in the Ministry

Have you ever stopped to think about the metaphors that God uses in the Bible? He uses a lot of them. For example, living the Christian life is described as “a walk” (Rom. 6:4; 2 Cor. 5:7; 1 Jn. 2:6). False... Read More...

Happy 4th, from the Sharefaith Team

On behalf of the Sharefaith team, we'd like to wish you a happy 4th of July. For a bit of patriotic inspiration, be sure to check out some of our Fourth of July resources. If you're not a Sharefaith m... Read More...

Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Docs – Simplifying Church Administration

Church administration is a tough job. Daunting. Scary. To match the challenge, the administrator should have at his or her fingertips the power tools to take productivity, efficiency, speed, and convenience to ... Read More...

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4+ Strategies to Make First-Time Guests Feel Welcomed

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6 Tips for Summer Church Growth