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Archive for November, 2007

Speak the Truth In Love

Posted in Church Planting on November 29, 2007 | No Comments »

It is hard to tell people the truth sometimes. But building up the body, building the church requires truth telling. I have been coaching planters and sometimes that requires saying things about their baby…any mother will tell you that is high risk. One of the guys I have coached has just posted [...]

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A Bad Six Weeks, Leadership, and Finishing Well

Posted in Leadership on November 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »

It’s been a bad last month or so.
My day job at the Minnesota Baptist Conference held it’s Annual Meeting in Duluth the end of October. Among other things, this meant that the weeks leading up to this meeting was filled with scurrying around, putting things together, and planning for the two day conference. If only [...]

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Cutting Edge

Posted in Resources on November 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »

In my opinion, Cutting Edge is the single-best ministry magazine out there. It is the church-planting mag of the Vineyard Church and with interviews and articles by “heroes of the faith” like Eugene Peterson, Rick Warren, Stanley Hauerwas, Brian McLaren, Jim Wallis, etc. it is one of the few Christian magazines that actually lives up [...]

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Leadership

Posted in Church Planter on November 19, 2007 | No Comments »

From the Church Leader’s Intelligence Report (11-14-07)
Leaders don’t allow dollar figures to dictate how they make decisions. Rather, leaders dig within to bring out the best they have to offer to the world - regardless of the compensation. Likewise, they aren’t seduced into settling for a life of luxury. Leaders have a burning passion to [...]

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