<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>JesusDoes.com library</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com</link><description>Frameworks, reflection, and life together.</description><language>en-us</language><item><title>Pray for peace, then tell the truth about it</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/pray-for-peace-then-tell-the-truth-about-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/pray-for-peace-then-tell-the-truth-about-it/</guid><description>A global Rosary invitation gathers children around prayer for peace. Churches can honor the prayer without claiming an outcome or turning children into proof.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:45:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A listening event can change the agenda</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/a-listening-event-can-change-the-agenda/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/a-listening-event-can-change-the-agenda/</guid><description>A Memphis church event names heat, outages, food loss and utility costs. Its value will depend on what leaders learn and change after people speak.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:00:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The person at the end of the line</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/the-person-at-the-end-of-the-line/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/the-person-at-the-end-of-the-line/</guid><description>A church food-giveaway notice names limits on supplies and early arrival. Listening afterward can reveal whose needs the arrangement still misses.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:41:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The pantry needs more than a welcome</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/the-pantry-needs-more-than-a-welcome/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/the-pantry-needs-more-than-a-welcome/</guid><description>A church pantry asks for sorting, serving and computer help. A dependable welcome requires clear assignments and attention to what guests experience.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:01:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Receive the story before choosing its lesson</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/receive-the-story-before-choosing-its-lesson/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/receive-the-story-before-choosing-its-lesson/</guid><description>A ministry invitation pairs storytelling with listening. Receiving an account well requires patience about its meaning and permission for its use.</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:38:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A disagreement deserves more than a quiet ending</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/a-disagreement-deserves-more-than-a-quiet-ending/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/a-disagreement-deserves-more-than-a-quiet-ending/</guid><description>A parish conflict workshop invites a deeper test of leadership: whether a clear decision preserves continuing care for the people involved.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:38:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A guest can come for lunch</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/a-guest-can-come-for-lunch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/a-guest-can-come-for-lunch/</guid><description>A church’s corn-roast invitation distinguishes volunteering from receiving hospitality. Keeping those promises clear protects guests and helpers alike.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:39:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Let the service report begin another conversation</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/let-the-service-report-begin-another-conversation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/let-the-service-report-begin-another-conversation/</guid><description>A church’s concrete account of volunteer work invites a further practice: listen to the people and partners receiving the help.</description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:59:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Let the witness name what happened</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/let-the-witness-name-what-happened/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/let-the-witness-name-what-happened/</guid><description>A priest’s clarification of his experience invites care with testimony: preserve what the witness says, including the limits of the claim.</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:28:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Let the trusted person follow the rule too</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/let-the-trusted-person-follow-the-rule-too/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/let-the-trusted-person-follow-the-rule-too/</guid><description>A coming church safety training invites leaders to keep gratitude and accountability together when shared requirements become inconvenient.</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:39:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tell a volunteer what you are asking for</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/tell-a-volunteer-what-you-are-asking-for/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/tell-a-volunteer-what-you-are-asking-for/</guid><description>A church’s anniversary volunteer invitation shows how clear tasks and times can support freely offered service and attentive hospitality.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:03:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Give the Next Generation a Story They Can Ask About</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/give-the-next-generation-a-story-they-can-ask-about/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/give-the-next-generation-a-story-they-can-ask-about/</guid><description>The Village Church’s anniversary readings invite ministries to tell specific stories that another generation can examine and practice.</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:02:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Begin With a Question You Can Answer Together</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/begin-with-a-question-you-can-answer-together/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/begin-with-a-question-you-can-answer-together/</guid><description>A Seoul discussion about renewed contact offers churches a precise question: what is the next invitation someone can responsibly accept?</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:38:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Future With the Neighbors</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/a-future-with-the-neighbors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/a-future-with-the-neighbors/</guid><description>Patriarch John X calls for equal citizenship and a shared future. Churches can take their own responsibilities to neighbors seriously while respecting real dangers.</description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:38:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Let Someone Else Set the Table</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/let-someone-else-set-the-table/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/let-someone-else-set-the-table/</guid><description>A WCC webinar considers mutual accountability in Christian companionship. A ministry can begin by letting neighbors shape a meaningful decision.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:37:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Learn the Other Christian&apos;s Reasons</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/learn-the-other-christians-reasons/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/learn-the-other-christians-reasons/</guid><description>A new year at Bossey brings students from 28 churches together. Churches can practice conviction and love by learning one another&apos;s reasons.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:39:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Let the Neighbor Answer</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/let-the-neighbor-answer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/let-the-neighbor-answer/</guid><description>A new Covenant interview connects evangelism and justice. Honest Christian witness gives the neighbor freedom to answer.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:40:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Let the Unfinished Account Be Heard</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/let-the-unfinished-account-be-heard/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/let-the-unfinished-account-be-heard/</guid><description>Reports from displaced families in Liwolo show why ministry accounts need to preserve gratitude and unmet need together.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:37:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>When Ministry Leaders Work Against One Another</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/when-the-gifts-in-the-room-start-fighting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/when-the-gifts-in-the-room-start-fighting/</guid><description>Kingdom Rochambeau helps ministry leaders understand conflict between vision, practical work, and past investment, then ask what each person can give and receive.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:05:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Mission Statement Cannot Do Everyone&apos;s Job</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/the-mission-statement-cannot-do-everyones-job/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/the-mission-statement-cannot-do-everyones-job/</guid><description>Five sources of meaning help ministry leaders hear what matters to the particular people doing the work.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:05:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Church Can Be a Family and Still Owe You a Paycheck</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/a-church-can-be-a-family-and-still-owe-you-a-paycheck/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/a-church-can-be-a-family-and-still-owe-you-a-paycheck/</guid><description>Work agreements, belonging, and spiritual discernment meet in ministry life. Clearer promises help leaders honor all three.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:05:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>When a Church Disagrees</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/when-the-church-has-to-stay-in-the-room/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/when-the-church-has-to-stay-in-the-room/</guid><description>A ministry&apos;s responsibility for conviction and people continues after the decision. Valence-Arousal helps us notice what we do with that tension.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:05:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What the Church Keeps When It Gives Up the Building</title><link>https://jesusdoes.com/library/what-the-church-keeps-when-it-gives-up-the-building/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://jesusdoes.com/library/what-the-church-keeps-when-it-gives-up-the-building/</guid><description>A Portland church’s proposed housing redevelopment raises a question about contribution, control, and the obligations that remain.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:21:36 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>