Register for Vault!

Our church planting conference, Vault, is less than 6 weeks away!!!   Once we hit 100 registrations, we’re done.  So if you’re gonna register, get to registering. If you’re a church planter, or a pastor who is serious about reaching people who are far from God, you need to be there!  We’ve got John Burke…

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Music Manipulation

A market in England displayed French and German wine. They alternated playing French and German music. With French music on, they sold 40 bottles of French wine and 8 German. With German music playing, they sold 22 bottles of German and 12 French. Surveys revealed shoppers had no idea of the influence the music had…

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The Burden of the Church (4 of 4)

I was inspired to post on this topic because I keep reading all of these blogs from pastors called, “I love my church!!” and “I love pastoring!!” and “If I loved my church and loved pastoring any more than I do, my nipples would burst!!” And I think it’s cool that they feel that way,…

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The Burden of the Church (3 of 4)

In the Bible, the Apostle Paul talked about the “burden” of the church. This week I’ve been confessing that, while I read lots of blogs where pastors rave about how great pastoring is, and how great their church is, I resonate more with Paul and often find it more of a burden than a joy.…

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The Burden of the Church (2 of 4)

After hearing the pastor at the conference admit that he didn’t love pastoring and dreamed about doing something else, I decided to investigate. Just about every time I got to spend one-on-one time with a pastor I really respect I asked them, “Do you enjoy what you do? Is this like … fun … for…

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