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Traditional Family Comeback A Myth: Headlines ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Traditional Family Comeback A Myth: Headlines claiming women are leaving the workforce to become full-time moms have periodically appeared during recent years, but hard data just doesn’t back it up. The traditional family, with Mom at home full-time while Dad works shrank from 43% in ’80 to 27% in ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Want Calls Returned Faster? Experts Suggest ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Want Calls Returned Faster? Experts suggest leaving more effective voice mail messages. Keep your message between 40 and 50 seconds. Too short and the message may seem insignificant. Too long and you may rile the ...read more

Apologize In Person: When Asked How To Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Apologize In Person: When asked how to most effectively apologize for a major problem, a survey of sales and marketing professionals determined the following; Meet with the customer in person (79%), ask someone above you to call the customer (16%, and ask ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Busters Unresponsive: George Barna Notes That, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Busters Unresponsive: George Barna notes that, “Baby Busters have proven to be the most gospel-resistant generation the Church has seen in many years. While more than 1/3 of Baby boomers were likely to be born again by the time they reached their early adult ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Gen-Y Graduates: The Echo Boom Began Graduating ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Gen-Y Graduates: The Echo Boom began graduating from College last May and they will change our culture. Experience is everything to them. Traditional media won’t work. The most effective businesses offer them an experience, not just a product. Bookstores are popular gathering places for them, but ...read more

Tags: Workplace

On Managing Growth: John Chambers, President Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

On Managing Growth: John Chambers, President of Cisco Systems, the 3rd most valuable company in the world, has this advice for managing growth: · Make your customers the center of your culture. Tie employee compensation programs directly to customer satisfaction results. · Empower every employee. ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Trust Counts: 13% Of Employees Distrust Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Trust Counts: 13% of employees distrust their employers to be fair and honest. Virtually no combination of perks and benefits counts for much, unless the worker can feels he can trust his employer. Dennis and Michelle Reina, authors of Trust & Betrayal in the Workplace, say it’s the small gestures ...read more

Tags: Workplace, Secrets

E-Mail Angst: 51% Of E-Mail Users Have Had Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

E-Mail Angst: 51% of e-mail users have had their e-mail messages misunderstood. Beware of the tone of your messages. (The Foster Network & ...read more

Tags: Dealing With Conflicts

E-Brand Power: "Anyone Can Launch A Web Site, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

E-Brand Power: “Anyone can launch a Web site, anyone can offer almost anything for sale. Only a brand offers trust, reliability and ongoing quality. Thus, the brand becomes more important in the e-environment for it differentiates the firm in what would appear to be a common-level situation, “ ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

A Perk For The Dogs: More Companies Are Offering ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

A Perk For The Dogs: More companies are offering pet insurance on their menu of employee benefits. William M. Mercer recently surveyed 1,000 companies employing IT workers and found that those with pet-friendly policies had a half-percent ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Donor Decision Making Campell Research Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Donor Decision Making Campell Research has discovered that the top 3 action steps a donor takes in making their decision about giving to a non-profit organization are, (1) Determine their giving budget, (2) determining their specific areas of interest [Am I passionate about the area of ministry of ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Soft Landing: Church Seating Companies Say That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Soft Landing: Church seating companies say that 50% of their orders today are for cushioned seating, compared with only 20% just 5 years ...read more

Tags: Church General

Precious Freedoms: Yankelovich Partners Recently ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Precious Freedoms: Yankelovich Partners recently conducted a survey for the Lutheran Brotherhood analyzing which freedoms Americans value most. Freedom of speech ranked 1st for ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

Church Stats

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Church Stats: · 23.9% of Americans belonged to an evangelical denomination in ’65 compared to 25.4% in ’96. · In ’65, 27.2% belonged to a mainline denomination, in ’96 it was down to 22.1%. · Catholics have declined from 23.9% of the U.S. population in ‘65, to 21.8% in ’96. · In ’90, 65% of ...read more

Tags: Church General

11 Internet Direct Mail Tips: Robert Bly, Writing ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

11 Internet Direct Mail Tips: Robert Bly, writing it the 6/12 issue of DM News notes the following techniques that seem to be successful in e-marketing. · Use short statements that tease the reader. · Use incentives, discount, gift, free shipping, etc. · Free money is a powerful offer. · With a ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

37.5% Of Young Families With Children Are Living ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

37.5% of young families with children are living on or near poverty incomes, compared with 14% of all families. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Money

Between 50% To 60% Of U. S. Adults Play State ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Between 50% to 60% of U. S. adults play state lotteries, spending over $28 billion annually (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Money

Home-Schooled Students Swept The Top 3 Winning ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Home-schooled students swept the top 3 winning positions of this year’s National Spelling Bee. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Children

14 Southern States Account For 33% Of The U.s. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

14 Southern states account for 33% of the U.S. population, but 45% of America’s born again adults. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Basics Of Christianity

57% Of All U.s. Born Again Adults Are Female ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

57% of all U.S. born again adults are female compared to 43% male. This ratio is unchanged from ‘91. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Women