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Jul 13, 20122 min read
Are we raising up volunteers or leaders?
Last week I read a great article on the Catalyst website which asked whether churches were developing leaders or simply recruiting...
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Apr 13, 20126 min read
What Counts as Plagiarism in a Sermon?
Here’s an article from Desiring God on plagiarism I ran across recently. The question of plagiarism in sermon preparation is rather...
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Jan 1, 201210 min read
What Makes Business Christian?
When someone thinks about their work being “Christian,” all kinds of disturbing images come to mind. Opening a beauty salon called “A Cut...
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Nov 25, 20112 min read
35 Values I Wish I Had Possessed When I Started Pastoring 10 Years Ago
People often ask me what I wish I had known when I started pastoring 10 years ago. This list represents 35 different things, ranging from...
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Jun 21, 20113 min read
In light of global lostness, excellence must be balanced by “good enough.”
I hear it said a lot that because God deserves our best (which he does), everything we do on the weekend should have the highest...
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Jun 16, 20113 min read
Plumb Line # 3: “The church is not an audience, it’s an army.”
Plumb lines are a series of short, pithy statements that we, at the Summit, use as rallying points for our staff. They are a way to...
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