Retreat This Summer Before You Advance This Fall

t is hard to believe that another summer is slipping away.  July is gone and August is rapidly approaching.  As August arrives, we begin to think about the end of summer and the beginning of the school year.
But before summer is truly gone, take some time to yourself to reflect and recharge for another busy [...]

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Simple Steps to Thank Those Who Serve

If your church or Christian school is anything like most others around the nation, volunteer effort makes all the difference. We could never, ever afford to hire people to do the things our volunteers do with such excellence and joy year in and year out.
Most of them would do what they do, even if no one [...]

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Grab ‘N Go!

In a day or so, the CTA Ministry Newsletter for June will hit subscribers’ mailboxes. Nothing newsworthy about that! This free newsletter has been helping busy church professionals and volunteers maximize their ministry efforts for nearly a decade.
What is newsworthy, though, is the new format we’ve designed. It’s not only easier to read; it’s also [...]

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Gifts that bless her on Mother’s Day

As I was growing up, I was always told that I would appreciate my parent’s wisdom and maturity when I was an adult. While that was hard for me to realize then, I can now understand the depth of unconditional love that a parent feels for a child. Not only did this realization bring me [...]

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Taking Off Your Church

Allow me to explain this title. Our church choir had just completed an Easter cantata. We went home and my wife changed clothes. After she changed from her formal choir dress into something more comfortable, my three year old daughter asked her, “Mommy, are you taking off your church?”
As my wife relayed this story to me, she [...]

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The True History of Mother’s Day, and more…

Are you curious of the history of Mother’s Day? CTA presents this article written by Author Jane Fryar.
You may also be interested in finding Christ-centered and value-priced gift ideas to help your church celebrate all women this Mother’s Day. Here’s our selection:

Be Blessed!
Bouquet of Blessings
Recipe for Life
Woman of God

In addition, we offer a FREE [...]

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Flowers for Mother’s Day

Roses for Mother’s Day—it’s a lasting tradition. Here’s a new twist on that idea, based on the meaning assigned to certain colors of roses. The following devotion from Bouquet of BlessingsTM: Devotions to Delight Your Soul will get you started. You’re welcome to print it and give it to a friend or use it for [...]

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Make a Great Mother’s Day Gift Truly Stellar!

It’s no secret that over the past decade CTA has worked hard to find ways to help churches provide meaningful Mother’s Day gifts for the women who attend that day. In fact, Mother’s Day has grown to become one of our major selling seasons. Our customers come back year after year because they like our [...]

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Customer Comment on the Be Blessed Devotion Book

The Lord works in such overwhelmingly wonderful ways. I received this devotional (as a person on the staff of a church) just as I have been involved in a “school year” Bible Study of the Pentateuch. WOW!!! We are now in Numbers and these messages are so wonderful. My husband and I have especially been [...]

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Customer Comment — the Free “Be Blessed” Devotion Book

Hello,
I am pastor of Living Word Bible Church in Channahon, Illinois. Yesterday, our church secretary came in with the mail and set the “Be Blessed” devotional on my desk. To be honest, I was skeptical. So much of today’s affirmation of Christians and focus on living God’s life of blessings is man-centered and biblically shallow. However, this morning while I [...]

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