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What is The Why of Ministry?

August 26th, 2011

I have been pondering this idea of “start with why” for my own ministries then it had me wondering. Does our church even know the ‘why’ of its existence? Sure

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Feel Bad for the God who Wasn’t There

June 14th, 2011

In my ongoing documentary watching courtesy of my newfound Netflix subscription I watched “The God Who Wasn’t There.” I remember when this was hitting the release date and it had

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Does the UMC really want us to disengage? #umclead

April 15th, 2011

In pondering the whole “Call to Action” and my thoughts yesterday on “Poking the Church” it had me wondering. Why don’t more people get involved and take on their communities

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50 First Dates of the Church

April 6th, 2011

My wife loves the movie “50 First Dates” & I enjoy it quite a bit as well. It is one of the few movies we actually own & will still

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Why isn’t Youth Ministry a Mission?

April 4th, 2011

I was just thinking… Why isn’t Youth Ministry a Mission of the church? That might sound trite, or stupid question, but think about it. If you go to any church

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What to do with Giving?

March 30th, 2011

I was intrigued by this news across the newswire. A struggling Baltimore parish received a surprising donation two Sundays ago, when a Maryland Lottery Cash Craze Crossword scratch-off arrived in

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Gift a Goat : Because Christmas is Not Your Birthday #giftagoat

November 17th, 2010

My friend Matthew (JesusNeedsNewPR) is campaigning to spread the word for Give a Goat week. This week, before the black Friday & the holiday rush begins, start off your giving

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Have an outflow to sustain Life : Lesson from a Dead Sea

November 16th, 2010

This post originally written for Sticky Sheep The Dead Sea is one of those iconic sites to check out with a visit to the Holy Land. It isn’t dead in

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in support of a tent city and homeless #savetentcity

July 15th, 2010

today i ran into Quita, asking her "you have a few papers for me?" and she responded with a sigh and a "yes, you know what these are all about?"

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a heretics advent : how do you give thanks

December 17th, 2009

A Heretics Advent from Gavin Richardson on Vimeo. i read this little parable for our youth the first sunday of advent. we were coming off the thanksgiving holiday and it

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