One of the blessings of working in the same church for 17 years is I can see where I made a difference in my church and were I have fallen short. I have many times operated in an environment where the lack of organizational clarity lead me down a path that wasn’t helpful. I have […]
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Well ok maybe for next year. We used this one at our church this year. Well done Dove. Well done. Fathers in the media are often painted as stupid, selfish and aloof. Let’s change that men. Let’s be the dad’s the gospel requires.
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In this chapter Drucker explains the one thing that is universal is time. He says it is a scarce resource unless we mange it. The result of not managing it is nothing else in our life can be managed. We as leaders, parents and pastors have to figure out how much time we have so
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This question gets asked more than many questions because people want to know how well they are doing. I don’t care if you are a CEO of a fortune 500 company or a stay at home mom each of us desires to know if we are being effective. I recently re-read a book called “The
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How many parents have had this conversation on the way home from church? Parent: How was kids church? Child: Good. Parent: Did you have fun? Child: Yes sort of? Parent: What did you do? Child: We played a game I think. Parent: What did you learn? Child: I don’t know. (Enter ClassDojo)
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If you are not familiar this is Parkour. If you have boys. Be afraid be very afraid.
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Gospel of John– Book of God’s Love Key Point – God loves you and Cares for you Memory Verse – John 14:18 I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you. Bible Story/Children’s Sermon – John 11 the story of Jesus and Lazarus. Explain to the kids that God will never leave us
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We are doing our baby dedication service next Saturday. It is always such a joy and privilege to share this special moment with the families of our church. At every Baby Dedication service we give each child a Jesus Storybook Bible it is the best gift you can give any young family. Kids and adults
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Funerals are mandatory weddings are optional. – Mayor Giuliani I read this 12 years ago and have never forgotten it. It comes from Mayor Giuliani’s book on leadership. Up until that point I had avoided funerals. Funerals are difficult. It isn’t easy to be confronted with your own mortality on a regular basis. Rudy Giuliani’s
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Blogging consistently is much like making chocolate chip cookies. There are a million different variations of chocolate chip cookie recipes most only vary slightly and yet everyone claims their way is best. I don’t know if my recipe is best but I will share it with you in hopes that it will help you create
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