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The Purpose of Worship: The Glory of God

April 27, 2011

The following is an excerpt from a document North Side’s elders gave out to our church body on April 17th.  As we have…

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AVL Field Trip for Our Worship Team

March 15, 2011

This week our worship team training time involved a field trip.  We didn’t leave the building, but I took all of our techies,…

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Platform Ministry Can Never Replace Relational Ministry

February 17, 2011

Platform ministry can never replace relational ministry. This week’s worship training consists of the worship value: availability – leading with presence. When people…

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I Am Not the Best on the Team

January 5, 2011

I struggle with pride when I work with others. Since my mind is constantly evaluating how to improve areas in any level of…

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I Could Use Some Courageous Prayers

December 28, 2010

This week, I am hunkering down and working on the Bible study curriculum for the upcoming movie by Sherwood Pictures, Courageous.  I shared…

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Pass the Microphone

November 10, 2010

You may or may not have heard, but I’m getting my tonsils and adenoids taken out next week.   I was reminded why…

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Tolerating Mediocre Talent in Church

October 28, 2010

We’ve all been there.  Sunday morning, the soloist gets up to perform the special music.  It’s not that it’s not your style, it’s…

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Don’t Give Up – Storytellers

October 13, 2010

Our entire band’s favorite track on “Overcome” is one that none of them played on – it’s track #11, “Don’t Give Up.” This…

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Expected to Grow

August 29, 2010

What a great day as we concluded “Solitary Confinement.” We’ve encouraged people to join community groups, but we’ve never really expected people to…

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Dry Erase Markers, To-Do Lists, and Unity

August 5, 2010

We just pulled back in from a leadership team retreat.  On my desk is a box of legos that were donated to my…

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The Re-Call of Ministry

August 2, 2010

I have a theory about young men and women that are called into ministry then fall out some point along the way.  It’s…

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Understanding Temptation

August 1, 2010

What a Sunday!  We started a new series at North Side entitled “Tempted.”  Today was all about understanding temptation.  From start to finish,…

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