Author Archive: guest
Same-Church or Different-Church Dating Relationships by Elizabeth Podgurski
Disclaimer: “At the time I wrote this piece, David and I where in the dating stage of our relationship. Now, we are in the engagement stage and very excited how God has blessed our relationship. During the dating stage, we frequently discussed about church culture and the impact it can have on Same-church and different-church [...]
Recalibrate – Living on Purpose by Cheryl Luke
Have you ever spent a considerable amount of time searching for something valuable? You can recall having it in your possession, yet for some reason, you are unable to uncover what you’ve done with it? Maybe you’ve tried to identify or connect with something that clearly belongs to you. It is in your possession. You [...]
The Group vs. The Team by Earl McClellan
Read Phil 2:1-2 Power in Unity Power in a team working together In Judges 7 – Gideon had a group of 30K, but God used a team of 300. You will never advance with a group, you will only advance with a team. The main difference between a group and a team — groups celebrate [...]
Everybody Has A Story by Kelly Mata
I really enjoy hearing peoples stories. You know everybody has one. It always amazes me the journey of where people come from to where they are headed. Everyone wants to share their story with somebody, to be heard, encouraged, to walk away with hope for their future. My small group journey started with a women’s [...]
When Failure Speaks the Loudest by Tony Fetchel
As I sat down to check my email, I was amazed to see I had received an email from John. He was reaching out to me, now living in another country, to forgive me. He had read my blog and read some things I had to say and was corresponding with me to communicate to [...]
Get Over It by Stacy McVane
My favorite leadership expert is John C. Maxwell. In his book, “Failing Forward,” he says that in order to move forward you have twenty-four hours to get over successes and failures. I have experienced getting stuck in the successes and failures. I also understand it’s time to get over the successes and failures and move [...]
Leaders On The Shelf by Lahoma Dade
Have you ever wondered what to do with the dream that is in your heart? Sometimes I think about things and today, I was thinking about a “shelf life.” You know as you go in the cabinet and you pull something off the shelf. If you are anything like me, you have to check the [...]
C is for CHURCH.com – A Visual Conversation for the Church by Chris Capehart & Micah Davis
Over the past several years some friends and I have found ourselves striving to find ways to enhance community in the church. It’s a passion that we all share and we have given everything we have to it. We’ve had the chance to make friends with people and churches across the country who are creating [...]
God Uses Ugly by Mike Foster
This past weekend I was listening to the amazing song “Healer” written by Mike Guglielmucci. Worshipers all over the world were crazy about this song and called it anointed by God. That was until Mike’s world fell apart when he admitted to fabricating a story about having cancer. A story that negatively impacted the song [...]
7 Elements of Student Ministry Directing by Stacy McVane
Communication and relationships are the most important aspect of any church organization. Developing great relationships across the entire church staff, and not just within your department is crucial to the vision. In order to have unity and continue to stick to the vision of Shoreline Church – Unveiling God’s Love, I must be able to [...]
The Debate Over Missional & Attractional Churches by Dan Mastrapa
I remember the first time I heard the word “missional” several years ago. I looked it up in my Bible concordance – couldn’t find it there. Searched through some Bible commentaries – not there either. Hit the search engines and some obscure websites would come up. Today it’s quite a different story. Missional has the [...]
