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Preaching; Leadership; Worship
Art. Flow. Teaching.
September 14, 2009 2

So here’s how the service went yesterday as we began the series Rubber Meet Road. After an energetic time of congregational singing — with a praise set featuring a song written by our very own Chris Macedo — we showed this home-grown video: We followed that immediately with a nice version of “If I Could Read the full article…

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Good Shepherd
Rubber Meets Road Launch
September 11, 2009 2

Some of my favorite series are those in which we drill down on one book of the bible for several weeks at a time, mining that book for all the treasures it contains. In the past, we’ve done that with Philippians, Ecclesiastes, and Jeremiah, among others. This time it’s the New Testament book of James. Read the full article…

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Preaching
What Country Music Teaches Me About Preaching
September 10, 2009 5

Have you ever noticed that you can see a good country music song while you are hearing it? I’m only an occasional fan of that genre, but I continue to be impressed by the word pictures most country songs make. Whether it is Carrie Underwood’s vivid description of ruining her boyfriend’s car in Before He Read the full article…

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Good Shepherd
Feed Your Head
September 9, 2009 0

We are so proud of our Passage School Of Theology at Good Shepherd.It is our attempt to make sure that the church is not only large but deep. We want to give the people of the congregation all the resources they need to stretch their minds, deepen their commitment, and grow their faith. We work Read the full article…

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Pastoring
Rhythms Of Ministry
September 8, 2009 6

Last week provided an interesting case study in the rhythms of life in ministry. Monday-Wednesday: I spent the first half of the week at a conference for pastors of the largest United Methodist churches in the country. We stayed in luxury. We re-connected with old friends and made new ones. We talked about ministry in Read the full article…

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