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Category: Church Ministry

  • Play the Game or Lead the Life

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    Following Christ isn’t a game we play, it’s a life we lead. I Twittered this comment a few weeks ago. Truth is, most of the Church (I use the term loosly) plays a Christ following game. Too many times, people make Christianity about a game of make-believe. They make believe like they have a life…

  • Thoughts From ONE

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    Benjamin and I attended NewSpring’s ONE Conversation yesterday. It was great to learn in a reduced sized atmosphere. Here are a few things I took away from the experience… We can’t expect to lead people to places we’ve never been or aren’t willing to go ourselves. We have to be desperate to hear from God…the…

  • Back Up Your Pastor

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    It’s often disturbing to see how many people within the Church find it necessary to abandon their pastor. It’s not just one incident, or one church that I see this in, it’s the church in general. Whether it be a body within the church not trusting the man they called to be their pastor enough…

  • You Are the One!

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    I’ve noticed a trend in many people’s lives. Most people believe God did what He said He did and believe that He can still do it, they just don’t believe He can do it in, through, or around them. I don’t have a survey from research, but I can prove it. Here are different types…

  • God or Tradition

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    Matthew 15:3 “Jesus replied, and why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?” Just a few thoughts on this passage… What are we doing as the Church (global) that we only do because of tradition that breaks God’s commands? What are we not doing as the church (local) that…

  • What I’m Learning From Children

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    I love the time I get to spend with the children of CBC! Investing in children is a crucial thing that the church MUST do. I’m so privileged and humbled that I get to play a part in it. Often times, I feel as if they are actually helping and teaching me more than I…

  • What the Church Means to Me

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    The Church has certainly taken its lumps over the years. The Church has done some pretty ridiculous things throughout the course of history. However, the Church was the one organization that Christ established during His life on earth and He promised that the gates of hell would not prevail over her. The spread of the…

  • Lazy Parenting

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    I twittered earlier today about parents forbidding their children from going to church as a way of punishment. I don’t know why, but this is really bugging me today. So, please find another way to punish your child when they do something wrong! If they enjoy church so much that you would even consider it,…

  • Nonspiritual People

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    I don’t remember who or where I hear this, but I remember the concept: “You can’t expect unspiritual people to behave in spiritual ways.” Unspiritual people do unspiritual things. Not that the rest of us don’t do those same things, it’s just that we should know better. Sometimes I get frustrated with people that curse…

  • If Ministry Were Easy

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    I twittered a few days ago, “If ministry were easy, everyone would be doing it.” Now, I know that I’m probably not the first to say this, but I think that there’s a lot of truth to it. I think we see evidence of it in our churches and in our world. If it were…