Ragamuffin Soul

I’m reading this book called Rework.
People use equipment as a crutch. They don’t want to put in the hours on the driving range so they spend a ton in the pro shop. They’re looking for a shortcut. But you just don’t need the best gear in the world to be good. And you definitely don’t [...]

So here’s the deal…
There are some people that are good at hiring.
Then there are some people that are GREAT at hiring.
Then there are some people that are all but annointed when it comes to putting the right person in the right church.
My buddy William Vanderbloemen is that guy.
He has started the Vanderbloemen Search Group with [...]

I’m speaking at a The Velocity Church Planters conference this week.
Speaking on creativity and the like.
Lot’s of people about to and involved in the grind of starting a new work.
If you could tell someone who is starting a brand new community of His church somewhere ONE THING…
What would you tell them?
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“We have before us the glorious opportunity to inject a new dimension of love into the veins of civilization.There is still a voice crying out..across the generations, saying:  Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you. The end is reconciliation. The end is redemption. The end is th…e [...]

I was watching a show on ABC last night and out of 5 commercial breaks, there were 5, count that, 5, depression and anxiety medication commercials.
Two questions…
What does this tell you and what is the churches responsibility in all of this?
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