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  • A Plea to Church Leaders

    A Plea to Church Leaders

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    A plea to church leaders… Lead Pastors. Executive Pastors. Creative Pastors. Youth Pastors. Deacons. Elders. Bishops. Lay Leaders. Please give it your best shot… every shot. I’m reminded week in and week out that many of our people are going through things and dealing with issues that we can only think about. People come into…

  • 3 Things Your Sabbath Shouldn’t be Without

    3 Things Your Sabbath Shouldn’t be Without

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    I wrote this post for RookiePastor.com a few days ago. I thought I’d pass it along here to you as well. If you have a second, though, I’d highly recommend RP.com! On to the post… I know the temptation. Every young or rookie pastor goes through it. It’s the “If I do more and take…

  • Millennial: The Pagan Generation?

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    …While most young Americans, 68%, told Pew they never doubt God’s existence, that’s a 15-point drop in just five years. In 2007, 83% of American millennials said they never doubted God’s existence. More young people are expressing doubts about God now than at any time since Pew started asking the question a decade ago. Thirty-one…

  • Mostly Minority: How the Church Must Adapt

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    I don’t know if you saw, but last week, new Census data showed that more minority births were reported than non-hispanic white births. It’s the first time ever that over 50% of births have been minorities. First off, I love this. I love that we’re becoming more diverse ethnically as a society. I think it…

  • What Young People Think About the Bible

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    Thom Rainer posted this on twitter a few weeks ago… Just 6% of Millennials believe the Bible is the written word of God… Wow! Just 6%! I don’t know what kind of poll was taken by Rainer and his organization, but regardles this is alarming. It’s alarming for me as a young person to think…

  • Know the Culture. Use the Culture. Reach the Culture.

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    A few weeks ago, my wife and I were at the mall and walked by the Ghost Armor kiosk. I had heard of Ghost Armor and heard some pretty good reviews from people that had used it, so I stopped by the kiosk. I walked up to the guy working and asked a few questions…

  • 3 Reasons the Church Will NOT Lose My Generation

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    Last week, I wrote a post about how the church is losing a generation… the millennial generation… my generation. Today, I thought I’d change the tone a little bit and give 3 reasons the church WILL NOT lose my generation… 1. Leaders will adapt. I really believe that the Church is made up of great…

  • Why the Church is Losing a Generation & What We Can Do About It

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    As I visit with and am around churches and church leaders of all different denominations and locations, I see a trend… We’re losing the next generation… my generation. I don’t know where it started or how it happened, but somehow, my generation isn’t interested in what the church is doing. We’re interested in ‘spiritual’ matters,…

  • Forget your to do list. Do this!

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    This past weekend, I was at home doing some random chores that I we all have to do on occasion. As I rushed around from room to room, task to task, I had this thought… “Why am I in such a hurry? I have about 30 minutes of stuff to do and the rest of…

  • They Won’t See it Until You Show It

    They Won’t See it Until You Show It

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    Some things can’t be understood until they’re seen. When painting a room, I don’t know what it’ll look like when everything is in it until it’s finished. Some people can see a room and know what kind of paint and what color of paint will go with a certain kind of furniture before the painting…