“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller Things are good, but we know that they could be better. Your ministry might be growing, but there also could be some growing discontent that you have not dealt with inside of your ministry or small group. You [...]
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New Pathways to Pioneer
Posted in goals, leadership, ministry, pastors, stewardship on March 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Extreme Experiences of Edification
Posted in activities, church, community, discipleship, innovations, leadership, ministry, pastors, small groups, stewardship, street ministry, works on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Key question: Have you built a ministry that builds up people to be better servants of the Lord? Take your time. Think about all of the people who serve under you. Let things play back in your mind. We need people experiencing edification. We need people being built up within our midst. We need to [...]
Doing Your Best to His Glory
Posted in glory, service, stewardship, works, tagged calling, faithful, glory, Jesus, sacrifice, salvation, service, work on February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” -Duke Ellington God expects us to do our best. He desires it of us. Essentially, we are to do our best to give Him glory. Have you done your best with what you have been given by God? Marriage? Children? Job? Spiritual gifts? The [...]
Righteous Responsibility
Posted in calling, church, commandments, stewardship, tagged calling, church, community, discipleship, fishers of men, glory, help, ministry, outreach, relationship, service, work on February 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“More people are coming to Christ now than at any other time in history.” – Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Church The church has a real responsibility. It is revealed in the Word of God. It is real work. It amounts to the work of people. People make up the church. Therefore, the work of [...]
Going Green for God
Posted in church, community, stewardship on November 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof…” – Psalm 24:1 The church of Jesus Christ can go green. That makes sense. It may not be easy to shift from traditional methods, but it is certainly worth the work. Going green can do more than save the environment. It can prove to be a [...]
Growing in His Word
Posted in Bible study, growth, prayer, stewardship, success on October 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Don’t wait to fast, read, pray, or to do anything else.” – Charles Finney Use the Good Book to get back on track. Let truth show you the way. You need to pray over some things. You just need to get into some deep prayer and let loose. I have one word of advice for you, [...]
Marketplace Messengers
Posted in books, business, entrepreneurship, leadership, management, productivity, stewardship, vision, wisdom on March 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
> “God is moving in a powerful way in the marketplace”- Henry Blackaby In this era of multimedia, the Christian entrepreneur has a plethora of information sources. Many of these are exclusively online, but others are in print, on television, even the radio, and online. These men and women offer insights and ideas on how [...]
From Eden to Egypt- Day 30
Posted in brothers, death, family, From Eden to Egypt, Genesis, money, planning, provision, stewardship on January 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
7Altogether, Abraham lived a hundred and seventy-five years. 8Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people. 9His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of [...]
From Eden to Egypt- Day 7
Posted in blessed, creation, From Eden to Egypt, Genesis, Psalms, stewardship, tagged Bible, blessing, psalm, service, theology, work on November 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. – Gen. 2:8 (ESV) The place was called “Eden.” The garden was called Eden by its Creator. It was a garden “in the east” called Eden by God Himself. Eden means “delight.” [...]
Internal Resource Inventory
Posted in business, church, leadership, management, ministry, nonprofit, pastors, stewardship, street ministry, tagged calling, church, discipleship, ministry, relationship, service, support, work on October 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
23 Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds, 24 for riches do not last forever; and does a crown endure to all generations? Pro. 27:23-24 (ESV) Tom Peters named it “Management By Walking Around.” It sounds silly. It seems like it is something that everyone should do. Unfortunately, [...]
