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In 1990, my wife and I moved to Castaic, California to start a church.
Because we had limited start-up funding and because we realized that starting worship services was the expected method to start a church, we determined to hold our Grand Opening on November 4th - just three months after moving.
Once we set the date, we worked …
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Do you have a vision for your life?
Life is way too short and you are way too important to God and the plans He has for your life for you to not have a vision for your life.
Ever been to a cemetery? Buried in the ground are not only people, but also the “visions that could have been".
If you don’t have a vision for your life, …
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Rick Warren taught the Purpose Driven Life to almost 40,000 people at Saddleback Easter services in 2005. I was one of the many that sat glued to the video monitor with couples and one single mom that got connected in a small group at Saddleback just this last year.
Where would they be had Pastor Rick not challenged 3200 people to …
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I love ninjas! Those guys you never know are there, but before you know it they can mess you up! Leader ninjas, are the ones that aren’t loud or proud, but powerful and able to guard you and build you.
They Watch
They aren’t quick to move, only when absolutely necessary. They generally watch very closely to see what their best …
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Hi! I would like to invite pastors and their followers within the Christian church movement to participate in a survey project that measures the impact of servant leadership in the Evangelical Christian church.
Over the past 35 years I have witinessed and participated in numerous types of Christian ministries. Indeed I have had the …
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Growing up, I played a fair amount of golf. My parents would drop me off in the morning and pick me up later that afternoon.
Many days, I was by myself, just me and the narrow fairways.
There’s something epic about that picture to me, even now. Here’s the picture:
A 12 year old beating buckets of range balls on the dew-soaked …
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LifeWay Christian Resources offers you the opportunity to add questions to one of their up-coming surveys.
Get reliable answers to the questions you are asking. Email LifeWay Research today (research@lifeway.com) for pricing and information on reserving space on an upcoming survey of 1,000 Protestant pastors, a survey of adult …
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This is one of those posts that depends entirely upon you for its content. We'd like the comments section below to become an idea exchange and the big question is, what are you preaching for Easter 2012? And maybe as a related question, are you launching (or ending) a special series on Easter sunday?
If you have a blog post or link of …
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I found out recently that one of my most faithful, trusted leaders and his family is being relocated due to a job transfer. It was really hard news to hear. This is a man who has taught for me, led classes, counseled hurting individuals and families as well as done everything from cooking to cleaning to repair work around the church for …
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Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” Isaiah 30:21 (NIV)
In faith, we know this to be true:
God manages circumstances.
Whether I turn to the right or to the left, my ears will hear a voice behind me, saying, “This is the way; walk in it” …
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