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Humble Leadership by bob

November 16th, 2009

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John Maxwell says “Leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less.”
I respectfully disagree.

Have you found the church that’s “right for you”?
Is that what you should look for?
I’m a little conflicted on the subject.  I’m not sure the humble church is all about helping people find the church that’s “right for them.”  Well, it is and it isn’t.

Blind Spots by bob

November 2nd, 2009

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Our kitchen includes a little breakfast nook with three window panels that extend the space out into the deck.  We have window blinds on each of these windows.
When our kids lived at home, it used to bother me that when they got up from a meal, the window blinds were always messed up.  They had [...]

Bruce Carlton sent me a newspaper clipping last week from October 17.  The caption was “Church to burn books on Halloween.”  Amazing Grace Baptist Church in Canton, NC, is planning to burn Bibles that are not the King James Version.  They will also burn books by Rick Warren and Billy Graham, as well as CDs [...]

A Work in Process by bob

October 19th, 2009

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           “The humble church.”  What would that look like?  
Last week we started here:  “The humble church submits to God.  It responds to God’s self-revelation in creation, in the Bible, and in Jesus Christ.
Lesson 2:  The humble church keeps perspective about its successes.