What motivates you?

On November 28, 2011 By

This is an old 1 minute commercial, but I have watch it a few times this weekend and it every time it lights a fire in me to work hard. Pastor Wayne Cordeiro talks about the importance of  finding the things that motivate and encourage you. What motivates you?

 

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Books that impacted my life

On October 17, 2011 By

For those who are interested in learning books become like friends. They teach me, give me perspective, challenge and clarify my thinking and open doors to worlds I have not experienced. I always enjoy reading and hearing about from others what books have impacted them, so I thought I would pass along some of mine. [...]

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5 hurdles of pastoral ministry.

On October 11, 2011 By

I was reflecting on pastoral ministry last night at 2am so I hope this makes sense. From 9 years as a senior pastor and many, many conversations with pastors I realized that there are 5 hurdles I hear over and over. There is no set order these come into the life of the pastor, and [...]

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Challenged by an awful movie

On August 30, 2011 By

I watched a movie last night that was awful. Not because it was sinful, but because it was so disappointing. I had high hopes for this movie because I had seen the remake of the story and it was one of my favorites of all time. But this story just fell flat. One of the [...]

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Great quote that changes me.

On July 13, 2011 By

“I do leadership development as a discipline. I don’t do it as a recreation. I read one or two leadership books a month by sheer discipline. I don’t ask myself if I feel like it. I need to read–I have to take responsibility, God has given me, whatever size platform it is- big or small. [...]

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Last night I watched “Luther” the movie from 2003. It attempted to capture the life of the reformer Martin Luther who lived about 500 years ago. For perspective that is twice as long as the USA has been a country. My heart was challenged again by this man in his quest to serve God in [...]

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