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A New Adventure

Posted on 27. Apr, 2010 by .

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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 [...]

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Light – Christmas Eve Video

Posted on 28. Dec, 2009 by .

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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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Are You Afraid To Let Go?

Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by .

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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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A Church That Burns Bibles?

Posted on 16. Oct, 2009 by .

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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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Church Announcement Obesity

Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by .

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At our churches we want people to know what we have to offer when they show up to a weekend worship service.  However, as our churches grow (and we have more to offer) traditional verbal announcements just don’t cut it anymore. Unless you seriously want people to sit there and listen to a talking head for 10 [...]

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10-20-30 Presentation Rules

Posted on 27. Sep, 2009 by .

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Do you use visual media or slides for presentations, sermons, or classes you’re teaching at church? Then there are a few good rules you should know about.  Don’t use too many slides – too many slides can be visually distracting Keep it short – Sometimes I think we just like to hear ourselves talk! Don’t use a [...]

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Merging Social Media and Ministry

Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by .

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I have been having a ton of conversations about social media in recent weeks and I recently listened to a webinar that got me thinking further about our need to merge social media and ministry. Conference calls, staff discussions, breakfast meetings, have all caused me to finally get some of my thoughts down in a blog post. [...]

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Stretch Out Loud – Night 2

Stretch Out Loud – Night 2

Posted on 09. Jul, 2009 by .

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Night 2 of Stretch was awesome and I am again amazed at how wonderful our volunteers are at CCV.  The food was great, and our students are having a great time (see the photo below for the happy meal/blender contest!).  April did a great job communicating forgiveness and how our middle school students need to know that God [...]

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Less Clutter, Less Noise. Video Interview

Less Clutter, Less Noise. Video Interview

Posted on 03. Jun, 2009 by .

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If you were following my blog last week then you know about Kem Meyer’s new book.  Kem planned on having an after party interview on tokbox with Shawn Wood but the system crashed.  However, she was still able to answer some questions through video so if you want to hear her talk about Tony Morgan, learning [...]

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