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realigning priorities
10am – excited for our staff meeting. I realized staff meetings don’t have to be boring. When we do staff meetings we know what is at stake. The lives of thousands of people that we minister to every week. We take staff meetings seriously.Had some very emotional times in our meetings when our team started…
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DAY 2: SAFE IS BORING
9am – drove Alyanna to school. We usually bond on our way to her school, so I try as much as possible to drop her off if my schedule permits. 10am – in my 2nd favorite workplace, FIGARO – finishing up my message for SUNDAY. The message did bother me, hope it also bothers the…
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the last 30 days of the clueless church planter
What if God told me “YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO LIVE!” How will I live my life? I am taking the 30 day challenge and will blog about the things I will learn as I live out my next 30 days. DAY 1: JANUARY 29 9am Breakfast with Mika. Resolved today to have breakfast with…
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starting a church without losing your soul
a blog by ED STETZERhttp://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/edstetzer/2009/01/starting-a-church-without-losi.html I’ve written an article for the Exponential 09 website on how to plant a church without losing your soul. I’ve seen many leaders, including those who would be considered successful, and those who’s work failed to produce lasting fruit, crash and burn while doing the very thing God called them…
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my BAD!
If something goes right in church, a pastor must say “It was the staff and the volunteers who made it happen!” Never put yourself in the spotlight. But if something goes wrong in church, a pastor must say, “It’s my BAD” Everything rises and fall on leadership. If the atmosphere of your staff and your…