January 2010
146 posts
December 2009
39 posts
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Five Common Vision Casting Mistakes →
Strong vision casting is absolutely essential for moving an organization toward the fulfillment of it’s mission. That’s why leaders must be consistent in casting a convincing and compelling picture…
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Rick Warren Asks Saddleback Attenders to Offset... →
In a letter posted on the Saddleback Website, Rick Warren is asking that Saddleback attenders help him close a $900,000 gap in the church budget by the end of the year (tonight at midnight). In the…
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Twitter Trends in 2009: A Retrospective →
Although the daily trends on Twitter over the past year have often been silly or even obscene, hindsight has proven to be much more interesting.
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How to Help Fund Your Church's Mission in 2010 →
If Casey Graham was consulting you to help fund the mission and vision of your church in 2010, here are the top 10 things he would say you must do in 2010…
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Imagine Seven Years from Now... →
Seth Godin: Seven years from now, what will you have to show for what you’re doing right now? If your answer is, “not much,” perhaps you should consider a new plan, one that might generate a…
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Ministry Branding DNA Convergence →
As much as possible, everything you do should stay anchored in and flow out of your core values, your core competencies and your core passions.
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“I don’t think it can be taken for granted anymore that the traditional...”
– David Dockery, President of Union University, discussing homosexuality
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“Oral Roberts was a man of God and a great friend in ministry. I loved him as a...”
– Billy Graham on the passing of Oral Roberts
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“Tragically, the Seed-Faith message usurped and utterly replaced whatever gospel...”
– John MacArthur on the passing of Oral Roberts
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AP Article: Churches Open Doors Fully to Gays →
Pastor Mark Tidd of Highlands Church in Denver starts his weekly welcome with a poem-like litany that includes the line “queer or straight here, there’s no hate here.”
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R.C. Sproul and Alice Cooper →
Mark Driscoll asks R.C. Sproul about his relationship with Alice Cooper.
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Free Resurgence Poster: Prophecy about Jesus →
This free poster from Resurgence explains prophecy about Jesus and his coming into human history. We can find hope and comfort in the fulfillment of all of God’s prophecies knowing that he has been,…
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“Defend the Bible? Would you defend a lion? Loose him; and let him go!”
– Charles Spurgeon
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Chuck Smith Expected to Fully Recover from Weekend... →
According to the Daily Pilot, Chuck Smith, senior pastor of the Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa and a leading figure of the Jesus People movement in the 1960s, is expected to fully recover after suffering a stroke over the weekend.
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Charles Stanley Sells FamilyNet TV Network to... →
OK… more specifically, In Touch Ministries has sold the TV Network they acquired just two years ago from the Southern Baptist Convention to ComStar Media that is owned, in part, by Robert A. Schuller, son of TV preacher Robert Schuller.
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How Far Away Is YOUR Future? →
Seth Godin: Most of us assume a single range of focus that we care about. And it’s usually right around the corner, or even closer. Is that the place to be focusing your brand or your business or…
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“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that...”
– Winston Churchill
Leadership is Always Persuasion →
Theologian Stanley Hauerwas discusses whether “leadership” is a proper topic for theological conversation at all, some current faithful examples of it (including Barack Obama,), how he trains his…
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Funny Faith Healing Story at Oral Robert’s Funeral →
The Bible Belt Blogger shares a story as told by Marilyn Hickey at Oral Robert’s Funeral…
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Congratulations, Mississippi: You're the Most... →
Mississippi is the America’s most religious state, according to a Pew Forum study on the levels of devotion in America, which asked respondents whether religion is important in their lives….
20 Things Worth Knowing About Beer →
The ancient Babylonians were the first to brew. In fact, they took their beer so seriously, if you brewed a bad batch, your punishment was to be drowned in it. This, and other fun facts for all you pastoral beer drinkers…
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“Our studies consistently demonstrate that being a Christian or associating with...”
– George Barna
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Rod Parsley: The Devil Stole $3 Million. Help Me... →
TV Evangelist Rod Parsley (from my home state of Columbus) is asking for a financial miracle before December 31. Rod is asking people to “help me take back what the devil stole?” The appeal said…
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With Friends Like This... Who Needs Enemies? →
When a man in the UK was asked to be the best man at his friend’s wedding, he was touched. So touched, that he promised not to pull any pranks before or during the wedding. After the wedding though,…
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Was Jesus Wealthy? →
Each Christmas, Christians tell stories about the poor baby Jesus born in a lowly manger because there was no room in the inn. But the Rev. C. Thomas Anderson, senior pastor of the Living Word Bible…
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J.I. Packer on American Evangelicalism →
“I think that the number of lively evangelical Christians in North America is, in fact, increasing. I think that if overall statistics show that churches are losing ground, it’s because the deadwood…
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“Jesus loves His church more than I do…so any “freaking out” that I do is totally...”
– Perry Noble
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The Parking Lot at Oral Roberts Funeral →
…included six stretch limousines, two Jaguars, Cadillacs and a Mercedes Benz… NICE!
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Not Guilty: Pastor Cleared of Fraud →
Church board clears Rev. Greg Roberts in fraud inquiry
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About Me...
[Please be patient… this page is a work in progress… as am I!]
Christian. Husband. Father. Church Elder. Leader.
Age: Born 1964. Guess that makes me around 45 or so… give or take a year.
Family: 2 brothers, 1 sister; all older than me. I’m the youngest… whatever that brings with it (good and bad)
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