Travis Agnew Our worship team has recently been through some changes. A few months ago, I felt the need to step it up a few notches. So I fired everybody. Everybody. I even fired my wife. No matter how long everyone had played or sang, everyone lost their job. I told them I would be willing to …
This is the time of year when we focus on our country’s freedom and liberty. While it is fitting and appropriate to celebrate our freedom, many people in our society turn the focus on freedom to a self-indulgent focus on “my rights.” Freedom becomes a focus on individual freedom, which unfortunately becomes an emphasis on …
Happy Father’s Day! We had a great day celebrating fathers and the church. Great moments: The Spearmans Testimony – So great to see a father and sons going and serving on mission together Romania Commissioning – Great time commissioning the Romania team for their trip – they leave on Saturday Worship – It was a …
Tomorrow, I get to celebrate Father’s Day as a father of two special boys. I could not be more proud to be a father. Life doesn’t stop when you become a parent, it just enriches so much. I am blessed beyond belief due to these precious boys! We were so thankful to have Paige Stumbo …
In December of 2009, I emailed a medical team a file on a little boy named Botela. One doctor told me that he was atypical. Atypical for malnourished, sick orphans from Ethiopian standards. She told me to prepare that he would have severe developmental delays. She told me to count on some serious setbacks from …
North Side’s senior pastor, Jeff Lethco, does a lot of things well. Recently, he added authoring to his credits as he finished his first book, Before You Change a Thing. Book description: Church leaders today are being bombarded by a growing number of voices about how to lead effectively. Unfortunately, some things that need to …
I get to talk with church leaders a bunch about how North Side does ministry. I would love to hire a ton of people on our staff to do all the ideas we have, but that’s just not feasible. So we cheat a lot. What I mean is we find good resources that make what …
Item #3 that could kill North Side: looking the other way. What can bring a congregation down? When we fail to engage in church discipline. Yes, you could hear a pin drop today in services. In his message, Jeff preached on the need for discipline within a local church body. To his admittance, he stated …
This is my 1,000th blog post. As I looked down the line at what this monumental post should be about, it was very simple: I have the most amazing wife in the entire world. Today marks 6 years of marriage for the Agnews. Amanda and I were high school sweethearts, and why I cared for …
One of the many reasons I love my life:
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