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3rd World America Turns To Loving Their Neighbours
Sadly it often takes tragedy, for us to start to get the message about loving our neighbours… How a 3rd World America is Slowly Turning Into Loving Each Other…l
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‘My own dad tried to kill me:’ Faith, friends help in survival – CNN.com
After he was shot in the head, he crawled to his brother’s bed and saw that his beloved brother was dead, he says, citing the coroner’s report of the massacre. Bloodied with a hole in his head, Chris then crawled toward the doorway as if he was trying to find his mother. It was there…
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The Blueprint for Trust: Stop Pretending
Trust is never built on perfection, but on the ability to own up to our mistakes and flaws. We also see this with church membership: the church is one of the only organizations in the world where the absolute requirement for membership is failure. You have to own up to your bankruptcy before God. via…
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Busyness Is the New Spirituality
Busy ministry leaders turn into tired ministry leaders… Busyness Is the New Spirituality | TheResurgence. via Busyness Is the New Spirituality.
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Gospel Integrity and Pastoral Succession
Here’s a very insightful article on why many churches die after pastors retire or leave and how churches need to plan ahead… Gospel Integrity and Pastoral Succession – The Gospel Coalition Blog.
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What Makes One Extraordinary?
We think that doing extraordinary things requires extraordinary talent. But, ordinary people can do extraordinary things thanks to simple surrender, love and devotion to our extraordinary Creator. “Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly…” (James 5:17a)
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Megachurch or Homechurch?
September 1, 2010 I’ve been wrestling with what is the best and most effective ‘function’ or ‘format’ of a church? What is the most healthy? I’ve been reading authors such as Alan Hirsch and Eddie Gibbs who speak of going missional as a church rather than attractional. Recently, Francis Chan walked away from his megachurch…
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Hanging On Because You Have To
Aug 29-2010: It’s very hard to not let others’ pessimism affect you while in ministry. This has been one of those years for me. Those who are slowly dying in their faith and trust of a Big God can slowly paralyze you too if you’re not careful. You ask for prayer for families in crisis…
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Making Waves as a Church
Francis Chan says we should stop trying to make people love Jesus, and learn to rely on prayer, elders, and the Holy Spirit instead. “It’s been a gradual thing over the last five years. For several years in my ministry, I really operated as though the Holy Spirit didn’t exist. The truth is I trusted…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 