Archive for 'faith'
More Than a Trip
Posted on 01. Nov, 2010 by frank.
Our Youth Pastor (Todd Looney) recently took our teens on a retreat to Camp Victory in Zumbro Falls, Mn. Watching the video (below) reminded me how the moments that they shared are so much more than a simple trip. I remember, growing up in church, how moments like these got me out of my comfort [...]
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One Size Doesn’t Fit All
Posted on 21. Sep, 2010 by frank.
I think as ministries and churches set objectives, create goals, or design spiritual growth opportunities we can sometimes get tunnel vision. We get so focused on meeting the needs of one people group and forget there is more to our congregational make up than the baby Christian (or maybe your focus is on the senior saint). The [...]
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Don’t Wait For Inspiration
Posted on 21. Aug, 2010 by frank.
Yep that’s right, don’t wait for inspiration – GO FIND IT! As a pastor Sunday keeps on coming and every week, those of us that preach, we have to deliver. Some weeks are easier than others because there are topics I find more interesting, issues that I’m more passionate about, or things that I’ve spoken [...]
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A Worship Pastor’s Dilemma
Posted on 16. Aug, 2010 by frank.
Does any of this sound familiar? ”Not enough Hymns today…whoa too many Hymns…too long…too short…didn’t like all the new stuff…are we ever going to do anything new…why are the same people up there all the time…who are all the new people…too loud…could be louder…don’t like the drums…why didn’t you have a band today…more guitars please…why [...]
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Swagger Wagon Church
Posted on 14. Aug, 2010 by frank.
I don’t know how in the world I missed this party this summer. Toyota dropped this video on YouTube in May and I just saw it for the first time tonight. The commercial brings a little fun to the minivan and some stressful parenting issues. I like to think we can do something similar with [...]
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Can you quit being a Christian but still follow Jesus?
Posted on 02. Aug, 2010 by frank.
Anne Rice thinks she can. The famous author wrote a series of vampire novels, one of the most famous being Interview with the Vampire, which was later filmed starring Tom Cruise. Just a few days ago, a frustrated Anne posted the following on her facebook page: For those who care, and I understand if you [...]
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Is It An Obstacle Or An Opportunity?
Posted on 23. Jul, 2010 by frank.
I recently met a single mom that God has brought through some tremendous trials. She has overcome addictions, abuse and host of incredible challenges. She’s also found tremendous strength in her faith through the support of Christians around her. It was really exciting to observe that she is maturing in her faith. It was so visible through [...]
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How Does Spiritual Growth Really Happen?
Posted on 15. Jul, 2010 by frank.
I had the privilege of working with Brian Jones for almost 10 years as we planted Christ’s Church of the Valley in the suburbs of Philadelphia. He was recently one of the speakers at the North American Christian Convention and he also writes for the Christian Standard. I really respect Brian’s insight because he just has a [...]
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Worship and Stuff
Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by frank.
Our arts guy at Hope Summit just started blogging on his new website “Worship and Stuff”. He began at Hope Summit in a volunteer role around 1990 and was working at the church full time by 2003. Ric is an awesome drummer, skilled worship leader, and great at building teams. On his website he’ll be [...]
