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Hell is Real… But I Hate To Admit It
Posted on 22. Aug, 2011 by frank.
I’m so proud of my friend Brian. I had the privelege of serving with him and the team at Christ’s Church of the Valley for almost ten years. He recently was interviewed about his latest book Hell is Real But I Hate to Admit It. The book is filled with tough questions and Brian talks [...]
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Don’t Play The Blame Game
Posted on 09. Aug, 2011 by frank.
My friend Kevin Stone is the Executive Pastor at Christ’s Church of the Valley and I had the pleasure of working with him and learning from him while I served there in numerous roles. On his website, Executive Pastor Online he has some great stuff about his experience at CCV. Here are his thoughts on [...]
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Kids’ Camp Splashdown!
Posted on 18. Jul, 2011 by frank.
This summer is my first full summer at Hope Summit and it has been great! Our staff really pulled together as a team and our new Director of Summit Kids (Mandy Slater) kicked off our first Kids’ Camp! The theme this year was Splashdown which was a really fun water theme for the games while [...]
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Pastors, Ministry and Tech
Posted on 02. Jul, 2011 by frank.
A few days ago I was called by Laura McFarland, a news paper reporter, from the Rocky Mount Telegram. She asked me a very specific question, “How has technology changed the job of a pastor?” I think it is a great question and it took me a few moments to process an answer for her. [...]
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Criticism, Leadership and Ministry
Posted on 30. May, 2011 by frank.
I’ve been at Hope Summit Christian Church for a year now and the transition has been a great experience. Especially because I have an Elder team that has been extremely supportive through every challenge we’ve faced. However, leaders that are guiding any organization through transition often deal with criticism. Change brings criticism because people are resistant to change, but [...]
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Hope Summit Picnic
Posted on 24. May, 2011 by frank.
We had an awesome time at our summer picnic. I got to meet tons of new families that recently started attending our church, the kids got to hit some balls in our inflatable batting cage, and Slider (team mascot) from the Honkers even showed up! For those that don’t know, the Honkers are a local baseball [...]
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The Love and Respect Crazy Cycle
Posted on 17. May, 2011 by frank.
Over the last few weeks at Hope Summit we’ve been in a series of teachings called Modern Marriage. We’ve been looking at ancient truths from the Bible that stand the test of time, even in the context of a modern marriage. Last Sunday I spoke about the “crazy cycle” that marriages will end up in [...]
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Reaching and Creating Community
Posted on 26. Apr, 2011 by frank.
Big events are often seen as tools to reach people, but if done with intention, they can do something special among volunteers in our churches. I’ts been a great Easter and there are two major benefits that come from an experience like we had this weekend at Hope Summit. 1. Reaching The Community First, people hear the message [...]
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Pray Like Jesus
Posted on 19. Apr, 2011 by frank.
Prayer is an essential part of the Christian life. I think many Christians struggle with prayer and fail to merge the prayers on thier knees with the life that they live. What we need to do is make prayer a part of our lifestyle instead of something nice we do once in a while. When [...]
