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Warming the bench of faith

23. October 2008

I've often struggled with this mentality. For some young people, raking leaves or setting up chairs is a legitimate exercise of their gifts. But to relegate young people to only selected slots within the community is to deny the validity of their spiritual gifts.

Churches, improve your visitor experience.

16. October 2008

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Churches, improve your visitor experience.

"Good evening and welcome to our church," said small, middle-aged women whom forcefully reached for my hand. Her hand was sweaty and small; the sharp nails of her tiny fingers dug into my palm as I firmly grasped her hand, simultaneously moving up and down...

Best way to make a steak.

22. September 2008

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Quite surprisingly leading a worship team is just like making a steak. You put all this time into making it the best set possible. You pour over the songs with uncontested fervor. It isn't enough that you found the exact key that most people will be able to sing the songs in, you go a step further to seek out others advice as to whether or not people will "Get" the songs.

Lessons for a Leader

4. September 2008

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At staff meeting today we had Jay Barber come in and do a little devotional with us. You could call it a break out session from our regular staff meeting. He was great, the man exudes a kind of sweet wisdom that you can't help but be captivated by when he talks. Here are some of the things he talked about to help us lead in the church and personally.

Preference vs Principle

25. August 2008

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Buck had everything going for him. He was wealthy, influential, powerful, had lots of programs and events for church members to attend. In fact you might even think Buck was a cool place, but once you got in it turned into a whole different onion.

Imperfect vs. Perfect

19. August 2008

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In church we sometimes give off an air of perfection, a mask of security to hide how scared and imperfect we actually are. We defeat God's purpose of true community by hiding our imperfections. Easiest way i can explain this is:

You suck at being a Christ Follower (a self observation)

26. June 2008

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You suck at being a Christ Follower (a self observation)

It would be amase-zazing if churches would look beyond the boarders of right and wrong ways to do church, and stretch out in to the unknown-ness and outright un-tameness of God. To actually subvert the "usual/that's how we've always done it" mentality and strike gold as a unfiltered expression of faith.

Christian Porn

4. June 2008

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The American church today produces a massive amount of "Christian Porn" in the form of endless books on the same subject, banners, cd's, bulletins, Sunday service, Children's service. All of this "stuff" is made to try and convey one message, "Hey, we got it going on, come check us out."

Stop Marketing and Start Loving

2. June 2008

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We as the Church have started to peddle Jesus as a product. A trinket that we can put in our pocket and use when we need fresh breath. A bracelet for when we do not want the opposite sex to hit on us. The American Christ has become product that the Church uses to ensnare its community into coming to that specific place of worship.

Worship leaders make mistakes.

31. May 2008

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Even the best of worship leaders has dealt with one of these problems in their church. Addressing them is not a new thing but in some ways it is a call back to a pure driven devotion to pursuing Christ in every which way we can.

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Warming the bench of faith

Churches, improve your visitor experience.

Best way to make a steak.

Lessons for a Leader

Preference vs Principle

Imperfect vs. Perfect

You suck at being a Christ Follower (a self observation)

Christian Porn

Stop Marketing and Start Loving

Worship leaders make mistakes.

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