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Team Players The Ability To Work In A Team Is The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Team Players The ability to work in a team is the trait hiring most managers most value. A study by Development Dimensions International found that 75% of managers look for employees who are compatible in a team setting, compared to a mere 20% ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Divorce In A Long Term Study Of Couples Who Were ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Divorce In a long term study of couples who were at a point of getting a divorce, 22% of those who went ahead with the divorce reported they were happy 5 years later while 86% of those who decided to stick it out, seek help and counseling to fix their marriage reported they were happy 5 years ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Soaring Health Costs According To A Watson Wyatt ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Soaring Health Costs According to a Watson Wyatt Worldwide survey, employers are paying twice as much for health care today as they were just 5 years ago. Even more sobering, they predict costs will double ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

By The Year '50 There Will Be 2 Billion People 60 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

By the year ’50 there will be 2 billion people 60 and older in the world compared to 600 million today. (Foster ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

There Are 46,990 Malls And Shopping Centers In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

There are 46,990 malls and shopping centers in America. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Finding Fulfillment

According To Teenage Research Unlimited, 68% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

According to Teenage Research Unlimited, 68% of 12- to 19-year-olds spend time at the mall in any given week. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

On Average, Teens Spend 3 Hours At The Mall Each ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

On average, teens spend 3 hours at the mall each week. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

There Are More Drug Company Lobbyists In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

There are more drug company lobbyists in Washington DC than there are members of Congress. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Spam Eats $4 Billion A Year In Corporate ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Spam eats $4 billion a year in corporate productivity. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

There Are More Than 3,000 Scrapbooking Stores ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

There are more than 3,000 scrapbooking stores with an estimated 25 million scrapbookers in the U.S. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Americans Consume An Astonishing Average Of 11.7 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Americans consume an astonishing average of 11.7 hours of media daily. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

In 2003, 581,619 People Made A Decision For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

In 2003, 581,619 people made a decision for Christ in ’03 through the Billy Graham Evangelistic Assoc. That’s nearly 1 every ...read more

Tags: Sharing My Testimony

The Wall Separating Church And Economics Is Being ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

The Wall Separating Church And Economics is being breached. “More and more scholars have been using conventional economic methods to understand the way in which religion relates to the rest of society, and to the economy in particular,” says George Mason University professor Laurence R. Iannaccone. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:15-16

Tags: Christian Values

Tbn Troubles Ministry Watchdog Wall Watchers Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

TBN Troubles Ministry watchdog Wall Watchers has recommended Trinity Broadcasting Network leaders Paul and Jan Crouch step down from TBN leadership, citing their lavish lifestyle, a lack of TBN financial transparency, and other problems. The announcement also notes the couple takes home an annual ...read more

Tags: Money

Consumer Trends: Two Major Trends Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Consumer Trends: Two major trends of paradigm-shifting proportions are changing the face of the entire consumer retail market today. Every consumer business is going to feel the effects. Trend #1: Connecting replaces cocooning as dominant consumer trend. The cocooning and nesting trend that is at ...read more

Tags: Church General

Episcopal Turmoil: A Growing Number Of American ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Episcopal Turmoil: A growing number of American Episcopal churches are leaving the Episcopal Church U.S.A. and aligning themselves with the Anglican Church of Uganda. The rupture occurred over the Church’s decision last year to permit the blessing of same-sex unions and to consecrate an openly gay ...read more

Tags: Unity

Some Schools In Japan Have Begun Trial Runs In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Some schools in Japan have begun trial runs in which students carry chips attached to their backpacks that have tiny antennae and can be traced by radio. The chips send signals to receivers at school gates. A computer in the system shows when a student enters or leaves. School officials say rising ...read more

Tags: Children

There Are Over 68 Million Catholics In The United ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

There are over 68 million Catholics in the United States. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Church General

Halloween Has Become The Second Most Popular ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Halloween has become the second most popular decorating holiday. This year Americans will spend more than $1 billion doing so. ...read more

Tags: Paranormal

The American College Of Obstetricians And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reports that 3 to 4 million women are beaten in their homes every year. ...read more

Tags: Sin Exposed