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The Icebergs that are Destroying Missional Churches

April 15, 1912. Early that morning an event happened that caused the loss of over 1,500 lives and hundreds who survived were left to live with haunting memories. We’ve all heard the story and a lot of us have even … Continue reading

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Everybody Needs A Pastor

Most churches do a pretty good job of meeting the needs of their congregations. We have Lead Pastors who provide the teaching of the Word. We have Children’s Pastors who have the same responsibility for our kids. Many churches also … Continue reading

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Our “iffy” Faith

“If God is for us, who can be against us?” Many people have found hope and encouragement from this question in Romans 8. People who are often in the midst of chaos; they are surrounded by pain, stress or anxiety, … Continue reading

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But God told me…

Several years ago Meredith and I went to a Church Planting Assessment. I really believed that God was calling us to start a church and I also believed that the weekend assessment was just going to solidify what “God had … Continue reading

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Where You Lead From the Pulpit, People Will Follow From the Pew

I think every church knows the mission. Jesus made it pretty clear in Matthew 28. We are to go into all the world and make disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit … Continue reading

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Remember What’s Important

Do you have something that you’ve kept that reminds you of a time from your past? Meredith and I have several of these reminders around the house. She has the baking supplies that her grandmother taught her to bake with and I … Continue reading

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It’s a Lonely Road

This post has been inspired by a large number of ministry leaders that I have met with over the last year. You see, a big part of my job is to meet with leaders of other organizations and as AtG … Continue reading

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Can’ts, Don’ts and Won’ts

Monday I was meeting with a friend who is a pastor of a very large church. This church has an entire ministry through their website, in which they broadcast their live services (start to finish), and they have over 5,000 … Continue reading

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