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“I Didn’t Care for Elevation Church”
Posted on 29. Nov, 2011 by Steve Swisher.
No, this is not a hate piece, just the opposite. I actually like Elevation and have learned a lot from Pastor Furtick. That quote came from a guy in my church that recently moved to Charlotte, NC. Before he left, he asked me if I knew of any churches there that I would recommend. Having [...]
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Website Design Principles
Posted on 13. Oct, 2011 by Steve Swisher.
1. Design the website making people who have never been to your church your main priority. People who have been to your church are much more willing to click around your site to look for the information they want then people who have never been to your church. So make the stuff potential visitors want [...]
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Pastors and Affairs (Part 2 of 2)
Posted on 08. Apr, 2011 by Steve Swisher.
This post was written by Gary Lamb on 3/28/11 regarding Michael Lukaszewski’s recent confession. My phone, email, twitter and Facebook have been lit up in the last day with people wanting to know my thoughts on Michael Lukaszewski and all that has taken place the last few days. I’ve known Michael for around 7 years [...]
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You’re not a church….yet (part 2 of 2)
Posted on 16. Feb, 2011 by Steve Swisher.
When you’re planting a church, there’s a temptation to call yourself a church too soon. Everyone knows what a church is. Everyone also has their own definition of what a church is. Chances are, what you have in the early stages of church planting looks nothing like anyone’s definition of a church. Which means that [...]
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You’re not a church….yet (part 1 of 2)
Posted on 15. Feb, 2011 by Steve Swisher.
What do you call yourself before you have your public launch? There’s a temptation to use the word “church” too soon. The problem with the word “church” is that it carries with it expectations that you can’t meet. When people think of a church, they think of things like: worship music/leader full band nursery kid’s [...]
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Graphic Design Resources
Posted on 14. Feb, 2011 by Steve Swisher.
So you don’t have a graphic designer… no problem. There’s a ton of free stuff out there that you can take advantage of if you know where to look. Check out these sites for free images for sermon series, bulletins, and websites. Creation Swap: most of the materials on this site are free. Church creatives [...]
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Book Review: When Leadership and Discipleship Collide (Part 2 of 2)
Posted on 11. Feb, 2011 by Steve Swisher.
Since ministry is the most important task with eternal consequences, church leaders should make every effort to be the best leaders in the world. Every ministry leader ought to take advantage of the leadership wisdom learned and passed on from others. The stakes are too high to not be a good leader. Most of the [...]
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Book Review: When Leadership and Discipleship Collide (Part 1 of 2)
Posted on 10. Feb, 2011 by Steve Swisher.
Spent and hour this morning reading Bill Hybels’ short book When Leadership and Discipleship Collide. Hybles, who is a leadership guru, shares his reflections on one of Jesus’ leadership decisions. He noticed that although Jesus normally followed sound leadership principles, there were several times that he deliberately broke from them. When he did it was [...]
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Church Planting: Puritans or Separatists II
Posted on 08. Feb, 2011 by Steve Swisher.
If you’re struggling as a church planter, perhaps God wasn’t calling you to church planting, but rather church revitalizing. Instead of church planting you might really enjoy the challenge of finding a struggling established church and leading it through a revitalization project. Church revitalizing is just as big of a need in America right now [...]
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Church Planting: Puritans or Seperatist
Posted on 07. Feb, 2011 by Steve Swisher.
Puritans and Separatists: If you look back at church history, both had a holy discontent concerning the current state of the church. Perhaps you felt the same way concerning the church you grew up in or recently served at on staff. You couldn’t help but see the disconnect between the New Testament Church and where [...]
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