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The Marks of Maturity | Growing Leaders
This is a list of characteristics in young people who are unusually mature, intellectually, emotionally and spiritually. If you are a parent—this is a good list of qualities to begin developing in your child. If you are a coach, or a teacher or a dean, these are the signs we wish every student possessed when…
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A Loveless World is a Sightless World
A loveless world is a sightless world – it does not see the bigger picture. Sometimes loving others helps open their eyes to see it, and when they don’t see it, we must keep on loving… no matter how hard it is. I fail at this over and over. It’s so much easier to shut…
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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…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 