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This is my personal blog. I regularly write about church leadership and infrastructure development, including specifics on

leadership techniques and the details of implementing systems, processes, and methods that enable the church to succeed.

Eugene Peterson on the Disciple's Journey

For perseverance is not resignation, putting up with things the way they are, staying in the same old rut year after year, or being a doormat for people to wipe their feet on. Endurance is not a despe... ...more

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December 21, 2024•0 min read

Ruth Haley Barton on Spiritual Blindness to Spiritual Sight

Discernment, in a most general sense, is the capacity to recognize and respond to the presence and the activity of God—both in the ordinary moments and in the larger decisions of our lives. ...more

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December 14, 2024•0 min read

Mark Batterson on God-Ordained Opportunities

If you don’t have a dream, keep learning while you’re waiting. Get into God’s Word, and God’s dream will get into you. ...more

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December 07, 2024•0 min read

Scott Pace and Shane Pruitt on Recognizing Future Leaders

How do we recognize, train, and equip future church leaders? ...more

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November 30, 2024•0 min read

Dr. John Townsend on Having the Right Kind of Relationships

There is another major source for the energy we need: having the right kinds of relationships with others. Not the ones that drain us, but the ones that refuel us. ...more

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November 23, 2024•0 min read

Thom S. Rainer on Church Member Attitudes

“We should not “go to church” to get our self-centered needs met. Instead we go to worship the one true God as we serve alongside other believers.” ...more

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November 16, 2024•0 min read