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21 August 2010 0 Comments

Don’t Wait For Inspiration

Don’t Wait For Inspiration

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 [...]

16 August 2010 0 Comments

A Worship Pastor’s Dilemma

A Worship Pastor’s Dilemma

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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14 August 2010 0 Comments

Swagger Wagon Church

Swagger Wagon Church

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 [...]

21 June 2010 0 Comments

Confrontation Is Not A Bad Word

Confrontation Is Not A Bad Word

I’ve received many calls over the years from leaders in the church about conflict.  Small group leaders, elders, key volunteers and staff will call and say, “Frank, my team/group is in complete turmoil.”  I’ll often be silent for a minute or two and let them share and then I’ll be quiet for a moment and [...]

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4 June 2010 1 Comment

I Love It When People Get It

I Love It When People Get It

As I connect with leaders and volunteers at Hope Summit, I love it when people catch the vision for evangelism.  It isn’t easy to change direction and do something differently when you’ve been doing it the same way for years.  I had the privilege of meeting with our Arts Team and began to cast vision for our [...]

15 May 2010 0 Comments

Are You Preaching From An Island?

Are You Preaching From An Island?

Confession time. Sometimes when pastors preach, we feel like we are on an island and there is no one actually listening.  We get little or no response from the church, and we can almsot feel like what we’re doing is pointless.  It kind of feels like we are stranded on an island in the middle of a lake.  We can see [...]

27 April 2010 0 Comments

A New Adventure

While saying goodbye to great friends and a wonderful church has been tough, we are very excited about what lies ahead for our family.  The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity.  A couple of weeks ago we drove to Minnesota to go house hunting, which we thought was going to be a [...]

28 December 2009 0 Comments

Light – Christmas Eve Video

If you missed Christmas Eve at CCV this year you can still share in the experience through the video from our service.  I’m so proud of our creative team and the production effort that went into creating something for families to be a part of this year.  Our band, tech volunteers, ushers, Valley Kids team, [...]

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2 November 2009 1 Comment

Are You Afraid To Let Go?

A couple of years ago I remember taking my son to a birthday party, and it was at this party where he acquired one of his first addictions… BALLOONS! As we approached the park where the party was hosted his big brown eyes saw balloons of all colors tied to each picnic table in the [...]

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16 October 2009 8 Comments

A Church That Burns Bibles?

I’m quite shocked that a pastor would do this with his church. That’s right, Amazing Grace Baptist Church in Canton, NC is planning a book burning and bbq this Halloween. Among the books are any Bibles that are not the King James Version. After looking at the video below, if you had a chance to [...]

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