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Who visits BuildingChurchLeaders.com? BuildingChurchLeaders.com readers are men and women who represent a broad spectrum of denominations, degree of education, background, experience, and expertise. Over 75,000 pastors, church staff, board and committee members, and lay leaders read and grow with BuildingChurchLeaders.com. What they have in common is that they are deeply involved in their churches; they help lead church ministries; and they want to train others to lead well. What is BuildingChurchLeaders.com's personality?Every article on BuildingChurchLeaders.com must provide practical help for problems that church leaders face and advice for being a more faithful and effective leader. BuildingChurchLeaders.com articles are not essays expounding a topic or editorials arguing a position or homilies explaining biblical principles. They are how-to articles, based on first-person accounts of real-life experiences in ministry. They allow our readers to see over the shoulder of a colleague in ministry who then reflects on those experiences and identifies the lessons learned. The specific personality that readers expect is that of friendly conversation rather than directive discourse—"what I learned about local church ministry" rather than "what you need to do." Our readers expect our articles to be fresh and candid, to reflect the honesty of the writer—describing disappointments and struggles as well as triumphs. Our articles should never insult a particular leader or tradition; they are to be "pro-church" in their tone and content. Each article must balance "what went well" and "what didn't go so well." We find this allows our readers to identify more readily with the situation and gives the writer more credibility. What are the qualities of a BuildingChurchLeaders.com article?Each article should be between 600 and 2,000 words on a topic of significant interest to church leaders. We're looking for articles that describe real experiences, paint vivid scenes that those in ministry can identify with, and offer a fresh perspective on the topic. Readers can see what went wrong and what went right—valuable lessons so they won't have to learn the hard way. Writers must show that they understand the complexities, joys, and pain of local-church ministry. Then they can offer right-to-the-point counsel on the practical issues: the conflicts, temptations, mistakes, and successes. BuildingChurchLeaders.com articles are often handed out to leaders and volunteers in the church, so these servants can lead with faithfulness and effectiveness in their ministry roles. What kind of articles is BuildingChurchLeaders.com looking for?We're looking for insightful, practical articles on issues that are relevant to church leaders and the issues that they face. These are the top 10 topic areas in which BuildingChurchLeaders.com does most of its work:
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BuildingChurchLeaders.com welcomes article ideas from our readers. Please send a brief query letter describing your idea and how you plan to develop it, along with other writing samples if you have them and why you are particularly qualified to write on this topic. We will respond as quickly as possible—almost always within two weeks. Send your query to:
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Put your name, address, telephone numbers, your church name and address, and your position at the top of the e-mail. How should I submit a manuscript?Only after you've sent a query. If your query is accepted, you can write the article. Please send your submission electronically. When sending your manuscript, include full name, address, and phone number, plus church name, address and phone number, and your position. Please realize that we can't publish every manuscript we receive. If we decide to publish your material, it will appear in an issue of the BuildingChurchLeaders.com e-newsletter and also will be part of the website. We'll try to give you a good idea as to what issue of the e-newsletter in which it will be published. I wrote a book. Will you publish an excerpt?Possibly, as long as it's not self-published. We often excerpt books on topics for church leaders. We do not review books. With any book excerpt, we include an image of the book cover, the title, author, and a link to where our readers can read more and purchase it. You can either (1) send us a print copy of your book with a recommendation as to what to excerpt, or (2) send us an online query with the excerpt you think would work as an article, along with information about your book. Christianity Today International Or
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