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Perserverance, The Mark of Success
Posted on August 26, 2011 | No CommentsMy friend Larry Roberts recently said to me, “some successes come hard.” It hit me hard. I have lived a charmed life. More things have gone right for me than... -
Revival Again
Posted on August 12, 2011 | No CommentsRevival by Doug Murren Posted: 11 Aug 2011 09:15 AM PDT I have found an old word creeping into my prayers and vocabulary lately. The word is revival. Revival is... -
Revival
Posted on June 18, 2011 | No CommentsI have found an old word creeping into my prayers and vocabulary lately. The word is revival. Revival is when whole cities, churches or societies are attracted to and drawn... -
Does Generation Talk Matter Anymore
Posted on May 28, 2011 | No CommentsThe truth is generation talk is both more irrelevant as it has been while also being more relevant than ever. It all depends on how to speak of generational differences.... -
Tight Shoes
Posted on May 24, 2011 | No CommentsI find churches worry about themselves too much. In the first place God isn’t about to let what he loves go down the toilet. And I am pretty sure that... -
Removing the obstacles for growth
Posted on August 13, 2009 | No CommentsThere are a lot of theories about how people and churches grow. There’s a lot of elbow grease and mind numbing effort put into “growing.” But is it all that... -
Life-giving Missions
Posted on April 9, 2007 | No CommentsTaking missionary ventures can cause churches to come to life. There is something significant about taking on tasks that supercede a church’s ability. Soon many areas of a church will... -
The End Result: Catalytic People
Posted on March 13, 2007 | No CommentsStrong churches set out to develop catalytic people: Six – Catalytic People These are people who bring energy and resources to the church. The ysay, “My church is going to... -
Where are they?
Posted on December 18, 2006 | No CommentsI continue to put a great deal of thought into why we are apparently going backward as churches and denominations. 1. The truth, if we use "real numbers," is we...
