Today, over at InfluenceMagazine.com:

• Dary Northrop suggests ten ways lead pastors can invest in their board members. “Through the years,” he writes, “I’ve discovered that investing wisely in our Deacon Team … is critical to the health and stability of our team and congregation.” Read the whole thing!
• We note a recent Gallup poll that finds most Americans think morals are declining. “[M]ore than 4 in 5 adults (81 percent) rating the current state of moral values as only fair or poor.” Additionally, “more than three-quarters of Americans say things are getting worse, with 77 percent agreeing that the state of moral values is on the decline.”
• Finally, Doug Clay offers practical advice about the administration of church benevolence funds.

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