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At Oak Ridge, we say, "come as you are," but please, don't stay that way. Our church is an incredibly ...
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Before I came to my current church, they had been on a 15-year plateau followed by a near-death experience due ...
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Guest Post by Gary McCabe, Pastor of Family Ministries & Mobilization, Oak Ridge Baptist ChurchIn Part 1: The Definition of ...
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Guest Post by Gary McCabe, Pastor of Family Ministries & Mobilization, Oak Ridge Baptist ChurchIn recent months I have noticed ...
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Guest post by: Ron Edmondson - 7 Tips to Read the Bible Through in a Year.Are you up for a challenge? How ...
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I have led and taught the principles of church growth for over two decades. It’s been my privilege to assist ...
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A healthy church is intentional about setting up structures and processes to help move an attender to a fully engaged ...
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A new poll was released by Gallup showing that Americans who were just beginning to feel optimistic that we were ...
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One of my greatest memories as a kid was going to Walt Disney World in Florida. Every year, my mom ...
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Recently, some friends and I decided to patronize a new local restaurant. This place had gained a lot of buzz ...
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Before I became a pastor, I worked for Amdahl, a computer mainframe company that competed directly against IBM. It truly ...
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Setting healthy boundaries is an integral part of establishing your identity and is vital for your mental health and wellbeing ...
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Theology is not abstract ramblings about how many angels can balance on the head of a needle. Theology is a ...
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Wah, wah, wah! Murmur, murmur, murmur. Grumble, grumble, grumble. Every church has ‘em — whiners, complainers, gossipers, and backbiters. It’s ...
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Guest post written by Mark Reynolds, Executive Pastor of Business Operations, Oak Ridge Baptist Church What is Soul Care? A ...
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Every year I do a message called the State of the Church. It’s a time when I pause, reflect, and ...
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Parenting is hard. You could do everything right and still feel like you failed as a parent. Why? Because we ...
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Bridge events are relationship-building events designed to draw the "unchurched" from your community into relationships with members of your church.For ...
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Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered recovery program offered in over 3,500 churches nationwide and internationally. It is designed to bring ...
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I feel we’re getting it wrong when it comes to keeping our churches closed (Andy Stanley) or brazenly opening the ...
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In a previous blog post, I shared the Attitudes of a Rock Star Staffer. In this follow-up blog, I wanted ...
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Churches that have a desire to use an outreach event aimed at reaching their community for Christ struggle with strategies ...
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Many years ago when our church began revitalization, we prayed and asked God who He was calling us to reach ...
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When I first came to Oak Ridge, they were using a traditional Sunday School model. Having been engaged in strong ...
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