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Cut the Ministry Fluff: 6 Honest Ways to Tell It...

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Evangelastic: When Exaggeration Undermines the Gospel Let’s be honest. Many ministries under the banner of “evangelical” Christianity are guilty of a subtle but dangerous habit:...

Ecclesial Sabotagology – Part 1

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- the fine art of church suicide- “My word... I now know for certain. My church has lost its collective mind...” - Bob, the cowboy...

We Get Honest – God Shows Up!

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When We Fake It We Look Goofy - Even Freakish My grandma from Paris, Texas was full of colorful expressions. She didn’t so much speak...

94 Servant Evangelism Ideas for Your Church

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Servant Evangelism (SE) connects people to people in a natural, easy, low- risk, high grace way. Who doesn't like to be given a cold...

6 Outreach Leadership Lessons From Johnny Appleseed

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John Chapman, aka the legendary “Johnny Appleseed”, was a missionary who reached out to Native Americans in the Ohio Valley in the early 1800s. He...

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Mega-Churches or Medium-sized Churches…?

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Was Osama Bin Laden Saved?

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The cover of Time magazine recently featured Pastor Rob Bell and his controversial new book that hones in on the weighty issue of eternity....

Why Kindness?

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I was asked to write two book forwards this week. This is something I have done for a number of writers – more in...

Lesson #10: Turtles Last Longer Than Rabbits

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#10: Turtles Last Longer Than Rabbits You’ve heard Aesop’s story about the tortoise and the hare. In this classic tale, the hare takes off quickly...

7.5 Lessons I Learned About Outreach At Burning Man

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The famous Burning Man Festival is happening right now in the desert north of Reno right now. About 50,000 people from all over the world...

Doing Outreach or Reaching Out?

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When we do outreach by serving - servant evangelism (kindness outreach) - to give away bottles of water at a stoplight or clean toilets...

Have You Considered Starting A Sunday PM Service?

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There has been talk of late about the downside of starting Saturday evening services. Having pioneered that time slot from the get-go as an...

Go Out Anyway

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Just Show Up! When it comes to doing outreach projects with teams a lot can go right... and wrong. After doing team-oriented outreaches for decades...

Simplifying God’s Voice

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Do you feel inadequate in the area of connecting with God's voice? When you hear others mention they have gotten specific guidance from God...

Lesson #7: God Will Intervene

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#7: God Will Intervene I was in a coma state for an extended time after my death. When I came out of the coma I...

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Cut the Ministry Fluff: 6 Honest Ways to Tell It Like It Is

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Evangelastic: When Exaggeration Undermines the Gospel Let’s be honest. Many ministries under the banner of “evangelical” Christianity are guilty of a subtle but dangerous habit:...