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What’s In Our Hearts
Okay, I promise, this is the last time I’ll tell you that you need to buy John Burke’s new book, Mud and The Masterpiece. Sorry, but you need to read it! What’s so great about all of John’s books are his seemingly unending stories of people who were loved to Jesus and had their lives…
Read MoreLeaving Your Church
My friend Brian Jones just started a series on his blog about leaving a church (should you ever leave, why should you leave, how should you leave) and I thought his first post in the series was great. If you’re interested, check out Connoisseurs of Fine Churches.
Read More– 9
This weekend I am speaking at MissionsFest Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. I flew in yesterday. Yesterday the high was -9. Yes, that’s negative 9. Yes, nine below zero. Yes, that’s Fahrenheit. Yes, the high. And, yes, I must have been high when I agreed to speak in Winnipeg in February.
Read MoreMud and the Masterpiece
Today John Burke’s new book, Mud and the Masterpiece comes out, and that’s a really good thing for all of us. John is one of my favorite pastors and leads one of my favorite churches in the world. The reason is that John gets it. And, I don’t know tons of people who get it.…
Read MoreVerve Values 1: Glory TO God
I mentioned awhile back that at Verve we recently went through a long process of naming our values. We felt very certain about our values – what it is that impassion and guide our decisions and makes us distinctive from other churches – but we wanted to give them words. Clarifying a church’s values bring…
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