This week I tweeted the following: “If you’ve never had a good fight in a staff meeting, you may have a staff but you don’t have a team.” The response it received took me by surprise. Apparently the idea of a “good fight” being implicit with team dynamics hit home for many church leaders. The [...]
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To examine the church in the New Testament is to witness God’s people on mission for the Gospel. Church is seen as an identity – who we are (a Gospel Community) – which informs our activity (a Gospel Mission). However, the pervasive perspective today on church is something more akin to Disneyland. Church is seen [...]
This week national news outlets have taken note of Outreach Magazine’s lists of the ‘Top 100’ largest and fastest growing churches in America. We’ve gotten quite a bit of mail due to the fact that Clear Creek Community Church is in the latter list. According to Outreach Magazine, we are the 88th fastest growing church [...]
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Darrin Patrick is a friend of mine who leads a wonderful church in St. Louis. He has also recently authored a book entitled Church Planter: The Man, The Message, The Mission. A promotional video for his book was posted this morning and after watching it, I can say, if you don’t read the book (which [...]
For quite some time, my church has taken a “team teaching” approach to who stands behind the pulpit at our adult services. For example, in the last three weeks, three different pastors have preached on Sunday. Having multiple teachers isn’t just a summer-thing for CCCC, it’s a philosophy we hold. Let me give you some [...]
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