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Velocity 2010 Summary
Mar 5th
Last Monday and Tuesday, several of us from LifePointe Church made the trek to Cumming, Georgia, for the Velocity 2010 Conference. Velocity was presented by churchplanters.com and hosted at Mountain Lake Church.
Instead of giving you a play by play, I’ll give you a summary of what moved me most. While all sessions and speakers brought More >
“Do It Anyway” by Mother Teresa
Jan 17th
I read this over at Marty Duren’s blog. I liked it so much I borrowed it from him.
The poem is by Mother Teresa. Read it and let me know what you think.
People are often unreasonable, illogical,
and self centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you
of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, More >
Does Size Matter?
Jan 8th
“So, how many are you running?”
A question most church leaders and pastors are very familiar with. Put two pastors in a room by themselves, and this question will be asked within the first 47 seconds, guaranteed.
And the question will be answered. Followed by one pastor breathing a sigh of relief, while the other searches for More >
The Little Town that Rocked the World
Jan 2nd
When the wise men came into King Herod’s territory, looking for the “newborn king of the Jews”, the king was shaken. He gathered all Jewish leaders and teachers to find out where “this Messiah” was supposed to be born. The Jewish leaders had no problem answering his question.
“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this More >
Jesus Wants the Rose
Nov 17th
One of my favorite preachers right now is Matt Chandler, pastor the The Village Church in Highland Village, Texas. His wisdom defies his years. He gets the Gospel. Watch this video clip of Matt speaking at the Desiring God Conference from February 2009. Then crank up iTunes and subscribe to his podcast. You’ll be better More >
Social Media and Ministry
Sep 22nd
What’s your church doing with Twitter or Facebook? Are you using these resources for building the Kingdom?
Watch the video below. If you and your church are not leveraging all the tools the internet provides, you are going to get left behind. In a day when most people don’t want you knocking on their door, you More >
Canceling Church for a Sunday
Aug 29th
We actually did it. We cancelled church last Sunday. Kinda.
Here’s what we did. We met 30 minutes before our normal worship time. We sang a few songs and I spoke on what we were about to do.
Which was . . .
At 10:30am we divided into several groups and went out into the local neighborhoods. More >
Stick Conference Recap
Apr 5th
A few weeks ago I made the trek to northwestern Arkansas for the The Sticks Middle America Conference. The Sticks conference is aimed at those who pastor churches in rural areas. The host church, Brand New Church, is a phenomenal church located in the middle of nowhere! And that’s coming from someone who lives in More >
Doing What It Takes
Jan 12th
When I was a pastor down in south Mississippi, I met an area pastor, Eddie Painter, down there that became a good friend of mine. We shared similar stories within the ministry, one of which we both grew up or lived in Amory, Mississippi. He and I would talk, complain, dream, and pray with each More >
Something’s Up at I Am Second
Dec 10th
I don’t know if you’ve come across this website or not, I Am Second, but take a little time and check it out. I think it’s going to be an awesome site, and that there’s much more in the works than just a website. From the videos there, it seems there are many different stars More >
