We’re Hiring: Communications Specialist
Join our team We're hiring a Communications Specialist... Are you a creative person who also knows their way around our digital world? Do you love using software to create pretty things? Do you get a rush when you see tons of engagement on your social media posts? Is...
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Thingification
I love the church I’ve heard it said that the church is the hope of the world—and I agree! The church is the Body of Christ and the Light of the World. I firmly believe that it is through the church – God's people – that He will bring healing and redemption to the...
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Really Listening Really Matters
I’m going to start this post off with a bad joke... Ready? My wife yelled at me today saying, “You weren’t even listening just now, were you?” I thought to myself, “Man, what a weird way to start a conversation…” For some people, listening is hard, isn’t it? We get...
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Lessons From The Ski Slopes
What if Mikaela Shiffrin never learned to fall? I hold my breath while she hurls herself out of the starting gate, dropping precariously into wind gusts, facing 50 technical turns ahead on a 1,000-foot vertical drop. She makes it look effortless. We know it’s not. ...
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A Way Which is Full of Promise
Like many of you, I turned on the news this past week and saw the reports… Another school shooting. This time in Parkdale, Florida. I couldn’t bear to watch for more than a minute… Another tragedy. More death. More shattered lives. It’s times like these that our...
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Drop The Agenda
Most of the time it’s good to have a plan. If you’re starting a church, or beginning an exercise program, or moving into a new career you should probably have a plan. You should know how much it’s going to cost, how long it will take, who will help you accomplish...
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The Freedom To Love
My daughter was backing away from me and I didn’t like it. I peppered Erin with questions and she resisted more. We had reached the middle school years. My insecurity as a parent flared up as I felt my daughter slipping through my grasp and I didn’t know how to make...
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The Heroic Journey
What is it about powerful stories, whether in print or on screen, that resonates so deeply in our hearts? Why do we root for the hero? Why is there always some inner transformation that is required of the protagonist? Is it possible that these stories are...
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A Process For Discerning God’s Call
Vocational Connection Groups—which I began to discuss in this post and in this post—can be the key that unlocks a church’s ability to discern how God is calling them to engage their community. I call them Vocational Connection Groups because they involve three...
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