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Unmarried & Unhindered in Ministry (Part 3)

Posted in Singles, tagged , on January 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »

For my final post in this series, I wanted to speak directly to those that are working hard in ministry and are single. Just had a few things to encourage and challenge you with: God knows where you are. He hasn’t forgotten you and isn’t ignoring you. I know this is basic, but it can [...]

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APC Staff Steelers Party

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on January 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Today we had a Steelers Party for the staff at Allison Park Church. Here’s a short video I shot.  What’s your prediction for the Super Bowl this Sunday?

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Unmarried & Unhindered in Ministry (Part 2)

Posted in Singles, tagged , , on January 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »

One of the misconceptions of those that are unmarried and in ministry (or out of ministry for that matter) is that singleness is a cause of immaturity. Although, there may be times when this is true, it is the exception rather then the rule. Let me challenge you with this thought: Maturity is the result [...]

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Unmarried & Unhindered in Ministry (Part 1)

Posted in Singles, tagged , , on January 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »

A couple years ago I did a number of blog posts on Singleness & Ministry (here, here & here). Just wanted to add some additional thoughts over the next couple days. To start things off, though, I asked my friend Brad Leach to be a guest author on this topic. Here are his thoughts, enjoy! [...]

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Steeler Fight Songs

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on January 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »

If you aren’t convinced that Pittsburgh lives and dies by their Steelers, just Google ‘Steeler Fight Songs’.  One of my favorites that has come out this year in preparation for the big day this week is a song by “The Pop Rocks”, a local band of 11 & 12 year olds!!  Check it out!

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Be an Interceder for Your Leader

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Steven Furtick posted some good thoughts on interceding for your leader.  Here’s a few of them: Commit to praying scriptures over your Pastor regularly and while he is preaching. There is nothing more powerful than God’s Truths spoken over their lives. One example is that it “is not by wise or persuasive words, but by [...]

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Passing the Torch: Bush Twins > Obama Daughters

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I came across this moving video of the Bush twins reading a letter they wrote to President Obama’s two girls, Sasha & Malia. I could relate to some of the advice and items mentioned as a pastor’s kid, but I still can’t imagine the pressure and incredible experience of being the child of the President [...]

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New Online Technologies

Posted in Innovation, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »

In the last few months, I’ve come across some pretty cool online tools and gadgets that I figured I’d pass along to you the reader! Hulu.com – Hulu is a site where you can watch clips and whole episodes of most of the popular shows on television.  Plus it’s all free!! Google Alerts – Allows [...]

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Raising Money for Church Planting

Posted in Church Planting, tagged , , , on January 22, 2009 | 29 Comments »

Every church planter (except for those millionaire planters) have to fundraise to some extent. Some more then others, but it’s still a necessary part of starting a church from scratch.  With that said, just wanted to share some fundraising tips for all you church planters or church planter-hopefuls out there: This might sound very basic, [...]

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Finding God-Inspired Solutions

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on January 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »

In a meeting yesterday, Jeff Leake shared with a few of us the following process to identify God-Inspired Solutions when facing overwhelming circumstances and problems. IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM The first step in solving a problem is identifying the problem. This sounds simple, but oftentimes we identify the symptoms as the problems. In your discovery process, [...]

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