Pastor, Church Communications Guy, Church Website Designer & Blogger
What is success? Most people define it in one of three ways:
How many possessions do you own?
How much power do you wield over others?
How much prestige do you have among peers?
American Christians tend to blend right in. We even apply these standards to churches and church leaders. Which church has …
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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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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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Two Words That Will Make You Filthy Rich On the Internet
Posted by Brandon on Dec 4, 2010 in Marketing | No Comments
PPC & SEO? Nope.
Affiliate Marketing? Nope.
Article Submission? Nope.
Auto Blogging? Certainly not.
Ready?
If you’re into being filthy rich, go for it. The same two words …
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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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Cory and I had a nice treat today in visiting with the directors of the Association of Baptist Students at the University of Arkansas. After touring the property, I was impressed with their ability to squeeze so much out of so little. Rather than a state-of-the-art facility, they were "making do" with three …
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And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.”—Luke 4:4There are multitudes of lessons to learn from Jesus’ confrontation of the enemy in the wilderness. We learn of Jesus’ moral perfection and His impeccability. We learn of His use of …
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"The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise." -Prov. 11:30I'm afraid that the term "soul winning" has come to have a very particular connotation to it. We assume, when we see this phrase, that we're discussing an official door-to-door ministry of the local church in which we …
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”Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.” –Titus 2:14When I was young, I received an allowance which I quickly wasted on “stuff.” The money I received became mine and I exchanged it for toys or baseball …
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When no one likes you, it's easy to become bitter. When you're untouchable, it's easy to give up on life. Jesus always seemed to search out the unliked and the untouchable. When He found them, He would do more than like them, He would love them. And He would touch them! Mark commits only four verses of material …
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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.
