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What if Target operated like a church? -
From TonyMorganLive.com…
After spending a little bit of time in the store, it struck me how different Target is from most churches I’ve visited in the past. That led me to wondering how Target would be different if it operated like the typical church.
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“A lot of people would say that they wished they had spent more time preparing to be a successful adult and less time trying to be a successful youth.” — NIKAO (blog of Vince Marotte)
“The message of the church should be consistent, but we should always be constantly changing the way we deliver the message.” — Clay NeSmith, Lead Pastor, Barefoot Church
Blog post by Troy Gramling, lead pastor of Flamingo Road Church. Great insight about who we should listen to as leaders.
This is a TIMELY and NECESSARY word for churches in regards to the spiritual, emotional and physical well-being of their pastors. I wish someone would have read something like this when I was a lead pastor. {{Click the title link to read the article}}
Proverbs 22:13 The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square!”
If we are not careful, we will always find an excuse to keep us from following the will of God, doing what God wants us to do. We will never be talented enough, there will never be enough time, there will never be a comfortable moment, and we’ll never have enough money, BUT if God calls us to do something we must let the excuses die and step out in faith to follow God. Where God guides - God provides.
“But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.” — Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV)