Archive for February, 2008

• Inspired by the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr

  February 27, 2008 4 Comments

  I’ve always been fascinated by the life and ministry of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I just never imagined I would be able stand behind the pulpit where he began his …

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• How Not to Grow the Mission of your Church

  February 27, 2008 3 Comments

  I am in a seminar with Ken Callahan and we’re talking about growing and advancing the strengths of the mission of your church. Here are some notes that I think are helpful:

  When we are looking at a church, …

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• Ecclesia National Gathering Audio

  February 27, 2008 0 Comments

  If you are interested, I posted the audio for the Ecclesia National Confernce with Alan Hirsch and David Fitch yesterday on the Ecclesia Website. Check it out here

• William Willimon on Acts 5

  February 21, 2008 4 Comments

  I am preaching the ever dreaded passage on the death of Ananias and Sapphira this week: Acts 5:1-11.

  At the risk of giving away some of the big points of my sermon on sunday, let me share this quote from …

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• Welcome to Media Temple

  February 17, 2008 3 Comments

  I’ve been using dreamhost since the beginning of this blog in December 2003 (yeah, i’ve been blogging that long!). Dreamhost has been a decent host for me so far but they have just had …

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• “Giving and Stewardship” in the Local Church

  February 13, 2008 1 Comment

  I’m doing a little talk at this week’s Ecclesia gathering here in Maryland. Here are some notes that I promised I would put on my blog.

  Six Motivations for Giving:

  Compassion (sharing, caring, giving, loving, serving)
  Community (good fun, good …

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• I’m Officially 31

  February 11, 2008 8 Comments

  I forget what time I was born but it was sometime in the morning. This means that I am now officially 31 years old. All my bones are now creaking.

• Community: Stop Making Excuses

  February 10, 2008 7 Comments

  I was at the bank last July to send a large sum of money to Guatemala as the last part of our payment for the adoption. As I was waiting in line the man in front of me, in …

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