This is such a cool story that I had to share. It was neat to me someone from my hometown area. But the story gets better. It is a true example of what rural ministry looks like. Thanks to @PastorQuill for shooting this with me Direct Link At Lead the […]
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Very cool picture at #LTCU
I took thus picture this afternoon at Lead the Cause University in Denver. The done is part of a church called Mile Hi church. It’s basically Unitarian Universalist from what I am told. I thought it was totally awesome that the sun was reflecting off the done in the shape […]
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#LTCU Thought – Wednesday
I took this rock and two like it to demonstrate a point today the students with me at Lead the Cause University. This Rock is part of the Rocky Mountains… It is not all of it, or even a whole mountain. but it came from a mountain… We are only […]
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#LTCU Field Trip – Columbine
Yesterday, I had an experience that I would not soon forget. As part of Lead The Cause University, I went with the 266 (or so) other students and leaders to Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. We were briefed in what we would see, in what happened. Many in […]
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#LTCU Thought – Monday
Intercessory prayer has been hijacked by little old ladies and crazy people. It’s time to take it back, and bring them along… – @gregstier
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How far is your reach?
I just heard on Moody Radio that the cost of putting up a Christian radio station in Mali, West Africa is about $50,000. That cost will enable the Gospel to reach approximately 1 million people. That is extremely low cost per potential person reached. What are you doing in ministry […]
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Rural Ministry: These are our skyscrapers…
It just looks different where we are. The families still need Jesus. They still have hurts. We still have a responsibility to love one another here. God still works here. It just might look different, and that’s ok.
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About Graduation…
Our church gives graduates a gift to honor the achievement of graduating High School. This year, they received a Bible and a book (one I highly recommend). I also included a letter. Here is what It says… Well, you made it! You’re graduating. I’m sure that all your plans and […]
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Worshiping Relevance
One of the buzzwords in ministry that makes me cringe is “relevance”. It is something that we need to look at and examine, yes. But the heights that we take it in ministry today can be just silly. When I have a discussion about relevance in ministry with someone, I […]
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Ministry Idea: Lead the Cause University
Does your youth ministry have that “one kid”? No, not the one that make you think of creative uses for Duct Tape. The other “that one kid”. The one that uses every opportunity to share the Gospel, and point others to Christ. Maybe you are blessed with more than one […]
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Rural Ministry: 10 Ways You’re Doing it Wrong…
I am not writing this article to make anyone upset, call anyone on the carpet, or to make anyone upset. There I said it. Now we can move on….. There are a lot of things that we do in Rural Ministry that simply do not work. Many of fall under […]
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Rural Ministry: The Urgency of Evangelism
The Barn is on Fire…. The picture you see above is one that I took in September of 2010. I was visiting my mom and step-dad at the farmhouse where I grew up in Illinois. We looked out across the field and saw a little smoke, not an uncommon sight, […]