Pastor, Church Communications Guy, Church Website Designer & Blogger
Fundraising is no fun. Most Pastors I know say it's the one aspect of supporting a church's ministry they find most difficult. Having launched into church planting, I tend to agree. The least pleasant task I have is asking for money. So let's just stop it. We don't have time to raise funds. But we do have time …
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I've heard from plenty of people that church planting is tough. When Angie and I expressed a calling toward it, we were warned by quite a few ministry leaders to the effect of "Don't do this unless God has definitely called you because it's hard." Church planters face isolation, criticism, and the constant …
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Donate to Relocation to Plant Grace Hills Church Or, if you're a PayPal nut...
We are now just sixty days from relocating to northwest Arkansas to begin the work of planting Grace Hills Church. The feedback we've received thus far has been tremendously positive. We've been encouraged by friends …
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Jamie Munson tackles that very question in his book, Money - God or Gift. Jamie's book is intended for use as a Bible study for either small groups or individuals. The really good side of the format is that Jamie gets right to the point in every chapter with a biblical principle and real life …
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Call it discipleship. Call it mentoring. Call it whatever you want, but one of our kingdom assignments is to gather people around us and invest in them. Jesus did it with the twelve, and even more with the inner circle of three. Paul did it with Barnabas, then Silas, then Timothy. Barnabas did it with Paul, …
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It's Blog Action Day, which is a web-wide event in which bloggers and media companies give attention to a significant need in the world. Today is all about water.
Water is everywhere. I live next to the Pacific Ocean, which is one big part of the world covered by water. Sometimes, looking across the surface …
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I heard a pretty blunt statement recently in response to a church that doesn't talk about money because they don't want to alienate the unchurched. The response was simply "but you can't make disciples without talking about money." Wow. How true. If discipleship is all about submission to the Master, then our …
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Last night we had a very special dedication time for our Storehouse food distribution ministry. Everything has been done with excellence. We're well prepared and ready to go. Tomorrow the doors will open and we'll be feeding the hungry and providing groceries to families in need.
As part of our church …
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Early mid-morning yesterday, reports began trickling in from various sources that Walmart was laying off people from the home office (located here in Bentonville, Arkansas). By day's end, I think the number was around 850, maybe more. Walmart, McDonald's, and Dunkin' Donuts were three of the only companies that …
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I have a friend, Adrian Rodriguez who is a graphic and web designer living in Rogers, Arkansas. As you can see from this blog post, Adrian's wife's family lost their home in a fire this week. Contact him through his blog or use his Paypal instructions if you could donate even a small amount of money.
Also, …
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I'm madly in love with Angie Cox and my two kids. And I'm loved and forgiven by an infinitely gracious God! I'm a Pastor, Church Planter, Editor, and Community Facilitator.
