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How do you participate in discipleship?: Pastor/Church staff

To help you connect with others who have similar interests, what are the primary areas in which you’re interested in growing personally?: Resolving relationship conflicts, Serving others, Doing daily life in the company of God, Spiritual disciplines, Following the leading of the Holy Spirit, Mentoring others

For those you disciple, what areas would you most like to see them grow?: Enjoying and relating to God, Doing daily life in the company of God, Receiving God's healing from past wounds, Hearing God, Spiritual disciplines, Following the leading of the Holy Spirit, Mentoring others

If you disciple others, in what areas would you like to share ideas, ask questions, and learn from other network members?: How to start and sustain a discipling relationship, Discerning what topics or content to use, How to help a disciplee with personal issues, How to disciple other when I feel inadequate, How to foster discipleship in my church or ministry

What book or resource (other than the Bible!) has impacted your Christian life the most?: The Total Forgiveness Experience, R.T. Kendall

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Offense in the Church

For the past 6 or 8 weeks, a number of us have felt an increased spiritual attack on the church. Over the years we’ve become more familiar with these attacks, and whenever this happens I always watch closely for the signs, the evidence, of what scheme the enemy may be employing to…

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Posted on May 10, 2012 at 4:40pm

Are you the One in Ten?

Ever been at the end of your rope? Back against the wall, can’t see your way out, hope lost in a fog of circumstances? Can you think back to that time? Maybe you are in one of those seasons right now. Maybe you feel undone, unsure, and unable. We can all relate in some way to the ten lepers in Luke Ch 17. They too thought they were lost in a sea of hopelessness and… Continue

Posted on November 3, 2011 at 7:15pm

The Grass IS Greener, but does that mean you should be there?

In the history section of the Old Testament there is buried a literary gem called the book of Ruth. Long touted as a writing masterpiece, the book of Ruth includes all the makings of a great and timeless love story. You can read through it at lunch, but it can take a lifetime to grasp the depths of its lessons.

Most commonly, when reading the book, our…

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Posted on September 28, 2011 at 12:47pm

Trouble-Makers in the Church

Often, our spiritual enemy capitalizes on people being disgruntled in the church. They may be upset about any number of things, but almost always, when someone begins causing conflict in the church, they are definitely disgruntled about something, although they seldom admit what they are truly upset about. Instead, they turn their anger on the church, and specifically on…