Listening is not my strong suit. I am striving to become better at it, but it is still a struggle. Today I learned several things and I received encouragement as I listened to others: What I learned from a few conversations today. From a conversation over a cup of coffee I learned that the call to ministry is mostly a call to go. Some answer the call and…
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I attend many meetings, often the discussion seems to be what do we want?, instead of what will it take to reach our community for Christ?! As important as I believe starting new churches is, refocusing a church is an enormous challenge. But doable! When I was in home mission work years ago, I prepared messages in the morning, then went to the hospital to see parishioners. Then three or more afternoons…
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