“The more I am around ‘Christians,’ the less I want to be one.” I have heard that statement many times coming from those who are not Christ followers. There are many reasons given. Many times it is a general characterization of everyone who claims to be a Christ follower and is certainly not true of […]
Read More →The last of the interviews I was able to do while attending Granger Community Church’s workshops was with Jeff Bell. Jeff is the Campus Pastor of Granger’s first expansion site in Elkhart, Indiana that was started six months ago. Jeff’s passion for GCCE is so contagious! Jeff sat down and discussed multi-site planning and philosophy. […]
Read More →I love being able to learn from other leaders that are doing fantastic things for God! Being in Wichita does make it a little difficult to get to see other leaders very often. Fortunately, the internet has made things a little easier, and many leaders like Andy Stanley, Tony Morgan and Perry Noble are doing […]
Read More →This is the last post in the “Ten Things I Have Learned This Year.” you can see the other posts here, here and here. 8. It is important to remember that we are a part of something so much bigger than ourselves, our church, and our affiliation (denomination, fellowship, whatever…). I am not minimizing the […]
Read More →Continuing on from Monday and Tuesday… 5. Ministry without passion is just you going through the motions Seriously, if you are not passionate about what you are doing, you are not really doing anything! God has gifted each and every one of us to do something that only we can do for Him… that comes […]
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