June 2010

Turning 60 – A Few Thoughts!

June 30, 2010

I can’t imagine I thought that 50 was growing old or that 60 was close to retirement, but I do have thoughts about life and legacy and how I will live the next 25 years of life. Ernest Becker said, “Man has to feel and believe what he is doing is truly heroic, timeless, and [...]

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Atmosphere Builders

June 24, 2010

Atmosphere is difficult to explain but quickly experienced. When you enter a restaurant or someone’s home, you will feel an atmosphere about that place and the people. Once atmosphere is felt or touched, it can be explained or expressed. Atmosphere is the pervading or surrounding influence, a general mood or environment in a local church. [...]

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Empowering the Giving Of Your Church

June 21, 2010

If you are a pastor who oversees or leads a congregation, financial resources are a necessity to fulfill the vision. The water is free but the piping costs! We as leaders must have the faith and virtue to believe for, preach for, and pray for financial abundance to flow into the people and out from [...]

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Developing Leaders

June 14, 2010

I just finished our annual leaders retreat for all the core leaders at City Bible Church. This group is made up of all levels of leaders: children’s pastors, youth pastors, staff pastors, teachers, worship pastors, campus pastors, administration staff, etc. These are the leaders who lead every aspect of the CBC congregation. As the topic [...]

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Proverbs: Roadmap for Living

June 7, 2010

I am currently speaking on the book of Proverbs. Proverbs is an amazing book that sets forth how to live successfully by walking the path of wisdom and rejecting the way of foolishness. It is the picture of a person standing at the crossroads. One path leads to life and the other path leads to [...]

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The Relationship Key for Effective Teams

June 2, 2010

One of the keys to the effectiveness of the leadership team at our church is relationship. Relationship is vital for the success of the team and, as we know, relationships take work. As a leadership team, we actively and purposefully work on strengthening relationships. One way we do this is to pull the entire leadership [...]

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