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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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I've been listening to sermons for over 40 years now and attempting to preach for over 20 years. There are ...
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As of this writing, there are 23 staffers serving at our church. Over the last 20 years, we have seen ...
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Erosion occurs when the forces of the environment eat away the foundation on which we are relying. The American family ...
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Vacation Bible School (VBS) was born out of an evangelistic passion of Mrs. Walter Aylett Hawes, a doctor's wife. Her ...
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Everyone seems mad. Everywhere you look people are mad and they’re taking their anger to the streets. With signs waving ...
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In 1999, when I graduated from seminary and prepared to take my first pastorate, there was far more that I ...
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Recent events have reminded us that racial tension is alive and well in America. Tempers flare and sides are quickly ...
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What I saw from the many comments on my previous post - The Church Isn't Meeting My Needs - Part ...
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Over the years I've watched many people come into the church excited only to be MIA within a few short ...
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I’ve struggled with depression off and on for many years now. Sometimes it’s been severe but lately it feels like ...
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It all began in the United States on January 20, 2020. That was the date of the first confirmed case ...
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What’s spreading as fast as the coronavirus? FEAR. Fear is one of our primal emotions. Healthy fear can save your ...
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The Coronavirus pandemic is literally changing everything! In our state, Maryland, the restrictions have changed rapidly.  On Thursday, March 12, ...
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I've been to a few dozen conferences over the last 20 years and I've always walked away with at least ...
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I've been coaching pastors for over a decade now and I've noticed that we (yes, I include myself) often struggle ...
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I recently talked to one of our members out in the parking lot who told me they had a funny ...
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"Say Wally." "Yeah, Beaver." "Can I borrow your tie for church?" "Sure Beav. Just hurry it up so we aren't ...
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When I started ministry in 1999 I had passion and vision, but not a lot of strategies and tools. There ...
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Susie just gave her life to Christ, but she's living with her boyfriend. John just prayed the prayer, but he's ...
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