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Category Archives: Pastors
Interview with Greg and Heidi Edmonds, Missionaries to Haiti
I met Greg Edmonds when we were both students at Southern Wesleyan University back in the mid-90's. After graduation, we served together as youth pastors in the South Carolina District and worked together on numerous missions trip and youth camps. If you watch the Daily Dose of Heath, you'll recall this
Rural Church Winners!
Last week, I announced a contest where I was giving away 4 copies of Shannon O'Dell's book, Transforming Church in Rural America. The first two winners are both Wesleyan pastors. Josh Rhone pastors Mt. Union Wesleyan Church in Pennsylvania ...
Transforming People and the Church and Win a Free Book!
I just finished Shannon O'Dell's book, Transforming Church in Rural America. There are two things I love about this book. First, he includes links to videos where you can actually see the churches and places he is talking about and secondly, he removes a lot of the excuses for why rural churches aren't ...
Review of “Ageless Faith”
I received a review copy of "Ageless Faith", one of Wesleyan Publishing House's March releases. The authors are father and son, Dr. Keith and David Drury. This book is "A Conversation Between Generations About Church" and covers topics such as women in leadership, denominational leadership, race, conversion, worship, alcohol, and ordained ministry. This ...
National Day of Unplugging and Working Smarter
From sunset to sunset on March 19-20 has been declared the National Day of Unplugging. I found the Sabbath Manifesto which was a welcome site considering my recent posts on the subject. You should check out their site and really think about what it means to unplug. I will ...
Blocked Dunks, Porn, and a Pie Chart
In taking a page from the old playbook, here are some great posts from the ole Google Reader. As the title of the post suggests, they cover a broad range of topics. Vitamin Z with the Play of the Day Rhett Smith on Educating Adolescents on Technology and Pornography MIchael Hyatt on
Shooting the Breeze with Tim Kirkpatrick
It's been awesome getting to spend more time with my good friend, Tim Kirkpatrick. He recently moved to Asheboro, NC so we are able to see each other once a week or so and dream about ministry together. We helping each other Chase Our Lion. Here's what happened when we were hanging out ...
Posts to Get Your Brain Going
Mondays are normally days when our brains are mush. I am trying to reverse that and make Monday my most productive day of the week. I try to get ahead on Monday and stay ahead the rest of the week. I am trying to become the anti-procrastinator. Here are some posts that encouraged and challenged ...