Thoughts from Pastor Steven

Archive for October, 2006

Do you really need my quarter that bad?

Sunday, October 15th, 2006

Ok, I’m no Seth Godin, but here’s my best attempt at this kind of post. I’ll keep it short in case it ends up being stupid.

Tonight Holly asked me to pick up Zaxby’s for dinner. We love Zaxby’s. I fell in love with the Wings and Things combo many years ago. And Holly has [...]

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I Love Our Staff

Saturday, October 14th, 2006

We had a good meeting this morning with a couple staff members.

3 things struck me about our staff:

1. We are all so different-in every possible way. But we genuinely love each other. We like each other too. (There is a difference, you know.) You don’t have to be alike to get along. You [...]

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Risky and Real

Friday, October 13th, 2006

This Sunday I’m going to take a risk. I’m trying to be a real pastor who identifies with people at a tangible level.
So, I’m bringing my wife up on the stage. And we’re going to talk about what it means for us to live with financial integrity as a couple. We went over the message [...]

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Rhythm

Thursday, October 12th, 2006

I’ve been getting into the rhythm of being a pastor and preaching to the same people every single Sunday for 8 months now. I love it and I’ve figured out a few things already.

I’m brain dead by Thursday. Most pastors say they’re brain dead on Monday after preaching on Sunday. I’m usually not. I [...]

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