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Just wanted you to know that I am posting blog thoughts and lessons on the blog site above. Although I am focusing on resourcing our Evangelism Leaders (since I became the Evangelism Director Dec. 2009), you may receive some encouragement and inspiration through some of the posts.
God bless you, as you grow strong in [...]

I loved being encouraged and challenged from our Pastor. Here’s a note I received from Pastor Wayne…
Praying for you “for less” in 2010
Less time on possessions………more on relationships.
Less telling ….. More learning.
Less score for me in golf when I play.
Less work and projects…….more time with my kids and grandkids.
Less excuses…….for not spending time alone [...]

As I listened to a young leader share his disheartened, defeated feelings, I felt like I was being beaten within. He and others who supposedly were experiencing the same feelings, felt like 2nd rate, under appreciated people. They felt like they were being treated as lower class servants or leaders!
On one hand, I [...]

It’s called a standing 8 count – when a boxer gets knocked down but not out.  But the referee has the authority to call the fight if he feels that the boxer is not fit to continue the match.
I’ve had many standing 8’s in life, where I’ve been knocked down but not out!  The difference…My [...]

C’mon couples…have any of you ever been at a place in your marriage where things just aren’t going well?? Be real now!! What about Beckie & I you ask? Well, guess no more!! Our marriage has been put to the test over the past 5-6 years. Like red wine (so [...]

My boxing trainer and I were talking about a man who used to come to the gym to workout. The trainer said he talked to him and said that he (the man) was discouraged because he didn’t seem to be improving. Because he was frustrated and discouraged for not being the best, he [...]

Hello Evange’team (short for Evangelism Team!),
Here’s a Word for us to ponder as Evange’leaders!
Jude 1:10 Yet these men speak abusively against whatever they do not understand; and what things they do understand by instinct, like unreasoning animals—these are the very things that destroy them.

It’s a powerful word that I don’t want to take out [...]

…for Your glory Lord!
Do I mean this prayer?
Do I want this prayer answered?
Am I ready to live through this prayer?
Am I ready to live out this prayer?
What does this prayer mean O lord?
I’m shallow in understanding – but deeply committed to You!
I trust You Lord!
I’m all in!

There are a rare minority of people who love to handle conflict. I guess most of these become lawyers, judges, police officers, pastors and ministry leaders!
One of the greatest attributes I learned from a VP of Operations in my management career, is the ability to handle, confront and resolve conflict. There is much [...]

A brother came to me grumbling about a situation which of course included people. Some people were making decisions apart from him, without his input.
Have you ever felt un-included – left out, not befriended or accepted. OUCH! The feeling and experience of rejection is like a dagger piercing the soul. [...]