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A Pastoral Letter to our San Juan City Officials
Election is over, dust has settled. It’s been an interesting campaign for the past few months in our city. Turnover of the city leadership would happen in a few weeks time. As the readers of this blog know, this is my pastoral blog. This is meant to journal the things I’ve been going through as…
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An Unpreached Gospel is No Gospel at All
I remember during my high school days being inspired by this African evangelist Reinhard Bonnke. One of the visions I received from the Lord was that he was going to use me to preach to thousands of people. I had images of standing in front of stadiums preaching the gospel to a generation who needs…
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Some Great Books for Pastors and Church Planters on Sale for a Limited Time
Here are some books that I’ve read in the past and would highly recommend especially now that is on sale for a limited time. Rise of the Nones: Understanding and Reaching the Religiously Unaffiliated – by James Emery White. The single fastest growing religious group of our time is those who check the box next…
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The Right Numbers Count
reflections from my reading on Pastor Steve Murrell’s new book MULTIPLICATION CHALLENGE: A Strategy to Solve your Leadership Shortage A temptation a church leader face all the time is to focus on the wrong set of numbers. I experienced getting so consumed with counting the weekend attendance and the money coming in during my early…
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An Open Letter to the Next Generation of Worship Leaders
With more than three decades of attending church, I have seen the evolution of the worship singing in church. I have also seen the evolution of worship leaders. Through the changes of worship leading style, beats of the songs being sung in the congregation – I would like to touch a subject that I believe…