Pastor, Church Communications Guy, Church Website Designer & Blogger
Leadership is a hot topic with plenty of aspiring and hopeful people clamoring for success in its arena. But the reality is that it's easier NOT to lead.
When we aspire to leadership, we envision the good stuff - the people who will look to us for direction, the success of our organization, and the accolades …
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Our hearts break for the families who have lost loved ones in Newtown, Connecticut. There is no possible way to explain the actions of a mentally disturbed young man who would walk into a school and murder 26 people, including 20 children.
I cannot imagine the pain and suffering of the parents, relatives, …
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Many of the Pharisees were probably great teachers and skilled speakers. I'm sure many were charismatic, skilled communicators. But by the time Jesus arrived on the scene, the Pharisees, on the whole, were killing the culture around them spiritually. Jesus had a lot of work to do just to unwire people from the …
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I'm teaming up with Danny Kirk, who coaches me on a regular basis, to offer a three-day coaching workshop in northwest Arkansas. What in the world is that?
The Coaching Workshop
Coaching is the discipline of using relational influence, powerful questions, and encouragement to cause an individual or team …
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I'm planting a new church, we're expecting our third child, and I'm still working on building a global community of Pastors. May as well write a book, too.
I was recently approached by an Editor with Passio, the newest imprint of Charisma House Publishing. My good friend, Artie Davis, has just completed …
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Ranting and raving on Facebook about how the immoral, evil, liberal, leftist, socialists have taken over and will be the demise of our country doesn't equate to you "standing up for what is right" or "making a difference." It means you can type. Congrats.
I understand posting about issues you feel strongly …
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I feel almost as if I'm being unfaithful to YouVersion because I love the mission and mindset of the guys behind it. It's an incredibly powerful, community-centric Bible tool, but I have to lean toward Bible Gateway being my favorite at the moment. Here's why:
Parallel Columns
I don't know of many Bible …
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At Grace Hills, we often talk about our passion for reaching the least, the last, and the lost. Another church planting friend of mine talks about reaching the bent, the bound, and the broken.
Thom Rainer, who has a knack for making research interesting, has put forth some real data about these unreached …
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Into photography and photo-blogging? Have a portfolio of visual works to show off? You're going to love the new, mobile-responsive Wordpress theme just released by StudioPress - Megalithe 1.0.
The Megalithe child theme includes the following features: 10 color styles, 6 layout options, custom background, …
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There are certain elements that must be included in every single sermon that we ever preach. They are non-negotiable. To put it another way, every sermon you preach has three key components...
The God Component
The "God component" is what sets preaching apart from other kinds of public speaking. We are God's …
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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.
