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Posted on June 9, 2008

Hanging With The Guys from PC3

Last Thursday when I was on vacation I had the opportunity to hook up with Mike Paschal and Chris Denning from Port City Community Church in Wilmington, NC.[singlepic=41,480,250,,center] The incredibly talented team at PC3 have done some amazing things (such as the rocking “Pursuit” series video I talked about here a couple of months ago). [...]

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Posted on May 14, 2008

My _________ Sucks Because _________

Church leaders blame their lack of growth on many things. If only we had more lights, a better sound system, more videos, a better band. Visiting churches like Granger or North Point leaves most Pastors repeating the tenth commandment to themselves (thou shall not covet…thou shall not covet…). Worship leaders aren’t immune from the “if [...]

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Posted on May 2, 2008

What Does Your Jesus Look Like?

There’s a subversion of Christianity in many churches today. This shift in spiritual culture has taken Jesus out of the church and replaced him with a Jesus that’s less demanding. More “consumer-friendly.” In the words of Voltaire… “God created us in His own image…and we returned the favor.” You have only to do a Google [...]

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Posted on April 28, 2008

Moving to a Place of Influence in Culture

Last week I had the opportunity to attend two fantastic conferences: Exponential and LeadNow. Erwin McManus, one of my favorite authors and speakers, lead a session at LeadNow that really helped to cement some ideas I’ve had floating around in my head over the last couple of years. He spoke about moving to a place [...]

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Posted on April 14, 2008

Good Times in Nashville

I’m writing this post from beautiful Tarpon Springs Florida after arriving around 2:30 AM. I can’t tell you how glad I am to finally be here (if you just started reading check out my previous post describing our trip) I had so much fun in Nashville Saturday night and Sunday. Sunday morning we went to [...]

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Posted on April 4, 2008

Best Series Video I’ve EVER seen

I came across a video on Ragamuffin Soul’s Creative Chaos post that I had to share with you. The video is for a series at Port City Community Church called “Pursuit” about chasing after wisdom. It is off the chain! I’ve seen a lot of series video promos for churches through the years but this [...]

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Posted on March 24, 2008

The Church Still Rocks!

It’s the Monday mornings after Easter that remind me why I love the Church. In spite of all the scandals, hypocrisy, and legalism that exists in churches today I am in love with the church. Sure, there are plenty of things not to love, but I’m learning to look at the Church through Christ’s eyes [...]

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Posted on March 22, 2008

Making No Sense of The Easter Story

I read a column this morning by Garrison Keillor (host of Prairie Home Companion) in the Opinion section of the Journal Gazette. I don’t know why but it really jumped out at me. Keillor paints a very real picture of someone who is struggling with their faith. Take a few minutes to read this and [...]

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Posted on March 18, 2008

Christians are Self-Indulgent and Lack Compassion

Erwin McManus , lead pastor of Mosaic Church in Los Angeles, California, was interviewed for an article in Christianity Today about why churches are declining in America (the United Methodist Church reported its membership was at its lowest point since 1930). This is what he had to say: “My primary assessment would be because American [...]

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Posted on February 27, 2008

Leadership Requires Sacrifice

I heard an amazing story told by Mark Beeson, Pastor of the Granger Church here in Indiana. It was very moving to me, probably because I can relate to the sacrifices a leader has to make. For every step forward you take in ministry there are always going to be the hardships that go with [...]

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