Category Archives: Ministry

Hurricane Fay Advice

August 18, 2008 – 5:47 pm

Non-Floridians like myself are generally unprepared for hurricanes the first time. Have no clue what to expect or what to get ready. Well-meaning people try to describe what it is like to live through a hurricane and what preparations need to be made. Short of two emails, these conversations leave me in a fog.
One person managed [...]

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Getting Robbed in a Foreign Country

July 23, 2008 – 10:13 pm

I have a former employee at my current church who quit working for us to go on a one-year round the world missions excursion on a bare bones budget. Read his commentary on this trip blog.
The crazy news is that he was robbed at gunpoint in Johannesburg last night and all his possessions were [...]

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Fireproof Movie Details

July 15, 2008 – 9:18 pm

A long while ago, I blogged about the Fireproof Movie. I got this today in a newsletter about Fireproof the Movie:
Churches Focusing on Fireproofing Marriages
As with every movie that is released theatrically this year, FIREPROOF aims to entertain audiences. Unlike any other movie this year, FIREPROOF will provide ministry opportunities for churches to help strengthen [...]

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John Piper on Prosperity Gospel

April 24, 2008 – 11:38 pm

Was doing a little catching up on my friends blogs and ran across a two month old post from my old college roomie Dave, which who imbedded the following GodTube presentation with audio of John Piper. Be warned it is pretty moving.
I was introduced to Piper at the first Passion Conference back in the 90’s and [...]

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Fallen But Not Forgotten

July 31, 2007 – 11:34 am

In the decision to move to Florida to work for Christ Fellowship, I had to deal with some feelings of unworthiness that I had not faced in a long time. When God tees up a sweet shot for you, it is sometimes tough to think you are the right person to take the swing. In [...]

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A New Job and Neighborhood

July 26, 2007 – 4:07 pm

Word is starting to get out a bit that I have resigned my position with Stonebriar Community Church this week and accepted a position with the 30th largest church in the US. We wanted to let all of you know this as early in the process as possible, but also had some details to work [...]

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Through the Eyes of an Athiest

April 30, 2007 – 6:20 pm

This girl Micki, has my ear. Sure, she has all the modern tools she needs to tell a great, reasonable story, but the simplicity of this video is what makes it compelling to folks who don’t know the difference. Check it out and let us know what you think. How should we respond to this [...]

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What Ministry Technology, Church IT, and Web Ministry People Have in Common

April 24, 2007 – 8:28 pm

The Answer: Technology
This blog entry won’t be interesting to the majority of my regular readers. But, I wanted to respond to a great conversation on the formation of a Church IT “group” going on over on the blogs of Jason Powell and Tony Dye. I am posting this on my personal blog because A) it [...]

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