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Loren Cunningham – Pioneering

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I’m at Central Bible College this week and had the opportunity to sit in on a class being taught by fellow CBC Alum, Loren Cunningham, founder of YWAM. Here are some of the notes: “For pioneering and building ministries to work, you need to learn to know the ways of God.” Ways to Fundraise for [...]

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Millvale Update

Posted in Church Planting, tagged , on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This past Saturday night our Millvale Neighborhood Group (Millvale Matters) continued their monthly outreaches/service projects in the community by partnering with the Millvale Borough Development Corporation in their annual Harvest Party. The group was in charge of the Story Walk, which as director Eddie Figas said, was the highlight of the night!! It was a [...]

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Names for a Church Entrance

Posted in Church, tagged , , on October 27, 2008 | 8 Comments »

I’ve always been fascinated by the name a church gives its entrance. I don’t know if it says anything about the church, but there sure are some creative names for these entrances or gathering areas. Here’s some of my favorites – any you would add? Foyer Atrium Concourse Mezzanine Lobby Solomon’s Colonnade Entryway

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Church Planting Boot Camp – Day 1

Posted in Church Planting, tagged , on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I had a great first day at the church planting boot camp up in Michigan.  We had a lot of good teaching today on being a successful church planting coach.  Here’s a few takeaways: “A coach helps you think through the options before making those big decisions.” “He who talks most listens least.”  -Steve Ogne [...]

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Wesley’s Covenant Prayer

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I came across this and encourage you to pray through this today: John Wesley’s Covenant Prayer I am no longer my own, but yours. Put me to what you will, rank me with whom you will; put me to doing, put me to suffering; let me be employed for you or laid aside for you, [...]

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The Balance of Contentment

Posted in Christ-Inspired Thoughts, tagged , , , on October 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Whether you realize it or not, the issue of contentment has become a major issue in our country today. With the issues we’ve been facing in our economy as well as other uncertainties regarding the upcoming election, people are worried. And worry is the result of being discontent with the current or expected circumstances. Along [...]

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Life is More Than This

Posted in Christ-Inspired Thoughts, tagged , , , on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I read a blog post by a friend a few months ago about a ‘Quarterlife Crisis’ and it caused me to analyze my own life and journey.  I’ve often wondered, is this all life is meant to be?  Are my current experiences  the entirety of my life’s mission? Now don’t get me wrong, I have [...]

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Manic Monday – High School Outreach

Posted in Manic Mondays, tagged , , , on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The youth ministry at Allison Park Church did something this past month that I thought was incredibly creative. Worthy of a Manic Monday post! (Read about other creative Manic Monday ideas here) Here’s what they did: As a promotion for their outreach series The Big Event, which takes place throughout the month of October, they [...]

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Catalyst Recap

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on October 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »

There’s no way to explain what the Catalyst Conference is like in one short post, but I’ll just say it is two days of non-stop creativity, incredible worship and hearing from some of the top leaders in our nation.  With that said, here are some of my favorite quotes of the conference: Andy Stanley, “The [...]

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The Understatement of the Year

Posted in Church, tagged , on October 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »

I came across this article from the Netherlands about a group of Christians known as the ‘Garden of Eden.’  They recently were forced to cancel a planned nude church service because of threats and the outrage from locals. In response to that outrage a spokesman from the group made this statement: “I don’t understand what [...]

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