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These days are some of the most exciting days of our lives! All kinds of “waddup” is happening! Here’s a few of the most exciting things… This weekend we’re going to Charlotte, North Carolina to see behind the scenes at Elevation Church! A church that in less than two years has grown from zero to [...]
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Yesterday Lexington turned five! Five years old! I can’t believe it! We went to her school with some little snacks, hung out with her class, sang happy Birthday to her, and then took off to the zoo for her Birthday. I love being “Daddy” to my little five year old princess! Happy birthday Lexington!
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If you’re a blogger you will find these two reads helpful… Shai Coggins gives 12 tips for becoming a better blogger Darren Rowse of ProBlogger gives some advice for using images to take your posts to a new level If you haven’t started blogging yet and are considering it you will find this link helpful.
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You know what it’s like… You walk into a new church and immediately, because of the lack of clarity, the unfamiliar environment, the new/strange people, and the unclarified expectations, you develop your own set of expectations… a sense of “what this is going to be like”. You’re not sure “why”… it’s just something you feel. [...]
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People find their way to this blog through a variety of methods. One of them is by “googling” a topic. For instance, people often find this blog by typing in “Paul Peterson”. Some of the weird ways that people have found this blog recently include: Woman boss loves woman subordinate Shoulders Birdfeeder Buzz Lurman What [...]
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Today I was sitting in a coffee shop working on church systems and I overheard a conversation. A young lady was talking to an older man who she had “slept with” and now he was basically “dumping” her. I tried not to listen but I couldn’t help but hear her heart breaking as she said, [...]
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My friend, David Isbell is the student pastor here at Mountain Lake church. Yesterday he sat down and talked with three “disconnected” students yesterday. He learned four lessons from this conversation. This guy is sharp! Check out what he learned here.
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“Vision leaks.” And the most critical thing we as leaders can do is to share it effectively and “plug the holes” before they leak! Andy Stanley does a tremendous job of teaching how to share the vision and stop the leaks in his new book Making Vision Stick. In part one of this two part [...]
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I was looking through the Bible this morning asking some questions about prayer. I came across a verse that is sticking with me. It is found in Acts 2:42. This verse describes the activities of the new Christians in the early church. Luke (the author of Acts) writes, “[The new Christians] joined with the other [...]
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In the book Making Vision Stick, Andy Stanley cuts to the chase and puts some handles on this thing called “vision.” He tells us how to share it and how to protect it. In part one of this two part post I’ll hit the high points of how to share the vision and in part [...]
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