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Sep 6, 2009 Posted by Anthony

Notes on Leadership, Part 7- Vision

So with Jesus established as our foundation, and with our mission set as our first building block in becoming the church Christ wants us to be in order to reach the lost for Christ; let’s begin to look at the other building blocks that God builds our church. (Building Block #2) Vision- Who We Are “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.” -Proverbs... read more
Sep 5, 2009 Posted by Anthony

Notes on Leadership Journal, Part 6: Perception= Reality

Perception= Reality: Let’s talk about your experience at local establishments. What motivates you to visit a new restaurant or store? What are some things you might do before visiting, to make sure that you will visit? Upon visiting, what are the first things that you notice? What are other important factors during your visit that you take in? What is the most important thing to you during your... read more
Sep 3, 2009 Posted by Anthony

Notes on Leadership Journal, Part 4- Change

Let’s be clear on one thing: The message of Jesus NEVER changes. However, the methods in which we reach the lost for Christ must. Culture always changes. New cultures always emerge. Old ways of doing things always die out. Christianity has always made attempts to keep their message the same, while changing their methods in order to keep up with culture and to reach it. Sometimes this is done with great... read more
Sep 2, 2009 Posted by Anthony

Notes on Leadership Journal, Part 3- An Inconvenient Truth

Salem, Oregon metro area: The horrible truth is that we live in a community of over 380,000 people and that an astronomical percentage of those people don’t have a real relationship with a real God who sent His real Son to die a real death so that people could experience a real salvation. And those people will suffer for eternity apart from God in a real... read more
Sep 1, 2009 Posted by Anthony

Notes from Leadership Journal, Part 2- Keepers of the Tank

Sadly, the Church has become consumed with being ‘Keepers of the Fish Tank’, rather than being FISHERS of men! We become so inward focused, that it’s hard to know what to do when someone new wanders into the tank. We’ve created our own sub-culture in the tank that the new fish we are trying to catch cannot relate to. While the early Christian Church adopted cultural practices of the ancient Roman... read more
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