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How You Wish Someone Would Describe Your Church

October 29, 2017

Every church has a reputation.  The community has an opinion about the people in your church. How do you wish someone would describe…

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The Daily Church

October 29, 2017

The Word The Daily Church (Acts 2:42-47) As the Holy Spirit empowered the disciples, the early church was born.  This body of believers…

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Preparing a Church Budget

October 9, 2017

Every church has to prepare a church budget every year.  Before the congregation receives it, a substantial amount of time and a significant…

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3 Key Areas for the Church Volunteer

September 12, 2017

  Churches struggle with recruiting and retaining volunteers.  While it is challenging enough to recruit a sufficient amount of people to meet the…

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Survival After Youth Camp

July 20, 2017

During the summer months, teenagers all across the United States fill up church vans to trek to their favorite student camps.  My testimony…

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Student Pastors Aren’t in the Bible (And Neither Are the Rest of Our Church Positions)

June 20, 2017

While I admit that some aspects of student ministry need to be evaluated, edited, or eliminated, I am not one who desires to get rid of the entire paradigm. I believe that there is biblical teaching and cultural wisdom that shows the need for the home and the church to partner together for the discipleship of the next generations.…

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Is a Church Growing If at the Expense of Another Church Declining?

May 25, 2017

One day, as I was engaging in some yard work, I came across a curious display of foliage surrounding a small tree in the…

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May’s Focus: Leadership

May 1, 2017

It’s a new month and that means it’s time for a new focus at church.  Each month, we are focusing on a specific…

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Truths, Trends, and Traditions

April 24, 2017

There is a major difference between an inspired book and an inspiring book. Scripture is the only book inspired (literally, breathed out) by…

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Never Forget How Far You’ve Come

April 17, 2017

Ministry has gotten comfortably uncomfortable. One of my greatest prayers and passions as a Christian is to be salt and light within a…

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Don’t Decry Church “Programs” from Within a Church Program

April 7, 2017

Church culture is always a funny thing. Every so many years, a new church trend comes along and everyone starts jumping on a…

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April’s Focus: Guests

April 3, 2017

It’s hard to believe that my family has been at Rocky Creek for 2 months now. So much has happened in these initial…

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