Tweet This is a guest post by Shawn Lovejoy. Shawn is a friend and the Founding and Lead Pastor of Mountain Lake Church, the Directional Leader of churchplanters.com and the…
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Tweet When a new leader enters the picture, the opening days are critical to the leader’s success. First impressions matter. In the numerous times I’ve been the “new guy”, I’ve…
Tweet I am frequently asked about my thoughts on church discipline. I’ve learned that most of the time, when someone asks, they have a personal agenda they are attempting to…
Tweet I’m a runner, but in recent years, following the advice of “experts”, I’ve disciplined myself to include weight-training in my exercise program. I’ll admit, most days I don’t like…
Tweet “If it weren’t for those __________ churches…” I will never forget that statement. I was in my mid-twenties, serving on a board of the local non-profit. We were discussing…
Tweet This is a guest post by Tyler Braun. Tyler is a 27-year-old INTJ living in Portland, Oregon with his wife Rose. He works full time as a worship leader,…
Tweet I previously posted this story under another title, but since it’s been 4 years, I thought I was expand it and share again. Recently I received some great life…
Tweet Do you ever have days when you just don’t want to get out of bed? I’m not talking about the days you wake up and wish you could hit…
Tweet My mom is my hero. She’s the most gracious, forgiving, patient person I know. My mom raised 3 children mostly as a single mom. My dad finished life well,…
Tweet This is a guest post by Darrell Vesterfelt. Darrell is a the president of Prodigal Magazine and church planter in West Palm Beach, Florida who believes in the power of…