A Different Kind of Success

Towards the end of a Sermon this last Sunday at our Church, our pastor showed a video. What a beautiful picture of the Gospel and our union with Christ.
“ John 17:21-23: “that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, [...]

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Gospel Transformation vs. Moral Reformation

“Gospel transformation is different from moral reformation. It is absolutely possible, and even common, for newer and older Christians to assume that to believe the gospel means that you’ve become a moral/pious person. I’m certainly not suggesting that moral piety does not result from gospel transformation, but moral piety doesn’t need gospel transformation to occur, [...]

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The Double-Edge Sword of Raising Support as a Church Planter

Drew, a good friend of mine, business associate, and elder at my church had this to say about funding church plants;
“A few days ago I posted an idea to help fund church planting and transitions into ministry. Since then I’ve been thinking a bit more about a ‘tentmaker’ organization that would create sustainable church [...]

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Great resources from Monk

Well, the boys at Monk have been busy… They recently launched 2 more websites for the Cloud Network, Church Cloud & The Cloud Network. I have posted a quote from Drew’s blog below. (Drew leads a web development company called Monk Development) Awesome work guys!
“We’ve learned a lot about using technology to connect [...]

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Interview with Marc Driscol

I was on the RESURGENCE website today and came across and good post from Gary Shavey’s blog. I regularly listen to the White Horse Inn, but hadn’t caught this interview with Mark Driscoll. I’m sure it will appear on one of the CD’s I receive from the white Horse Inn. Here [...]

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One Dollar Saves

Blood:Water Mission is a non-profit organization founded by the members of the multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning band, Jars of Clay, to address the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa.
Blood:Water Mission exists to promote clean blood and clean water efforts in Africa, tangibly reducing the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic while addressing the underlying issues of poverty, injustice and [...]

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