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(Significant Insignificance)

A friend of mine from a big church in my home state came in and consulted with our staff this weekend. He did a great job.
Ah, I can hear the “purists” now: “We don’t need to be bringing consultants in to tell us how to do church. The Holy Spirit is our consultant. The [...]

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I’m still a rookie pastor. And we’re still in the honeymoon stage at Elevation. Maybe that’s why every time we’re getting ready to start a new series I feel like we’re relaunching the church. I get really giddy and hyper and nervous and expectant. I can’t wait to see what God does through this new [...]

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Tyler, Sean, Holly, Elijah and I were in my hometown for the last 2 days. We went to shoot some very cool video that we’ll be showing the next 2 Sundays. But Holly, Elijah and I got to spend a little time (not enough) with my parents. And I wanted to take a minute and [...]

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I thought it might be cool to post the text from an email I sent to our staff today. Just a kind of behind the scenes look at how we think. Some of the stuff is inside humor. Enjoy!
Hey staff,
I want to stretch you for a minute w/ a thought I had today.
Those of you [...]

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My idea of a good sermon includes the following components: intensity, candor, plot, controversy, belligerence, focus, and transcendence. These are admittedly non-definitive and definitely in no particular order. But I try to position my mind and my heart during the week so that come Sunday, I have something to say that will set the people [...]

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Sad but true: My 1990 Jeep Cherokee is going to find a new home. We’ve had great times together. We’ve traveled to preach to a lot of people in a lot of places. And she’s been a reliable mode of transportation and a downright fine vehicle for about 160,000 miles now (not all incurred by [...]

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