Tag: budget

• Leaving the Oasis

  Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they encamped there by the water. They set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the people of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai…Exodus 15:27 – 16:1 Some time after…

  Blake

  April 9, 2015

  Discerning God’s Will Together, leadership, missional, prayer, Spiritual Disciplines, strategic planning

  belief, blessings, budget, church, comfort, discern, ease, Exodus 15, faith, follow, Moses, oasis, relaxation, rest

• What Does Your Church Need God For?

  Tuesday Re-mix: Sell your possessions, and give to the needy… For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.  Luke 12:33-34 The parable of the rich fool is, I think, a difficult lesson for the American church…a bit like teaching personal hygiene to a rodent…where do you even begin?  Let’s be honest here, the American…

  Blake

  December 16, 2014

  Church Communications, leadership, prayer, Spiritual Formation, strategic planning, The Church’s Influence

  American, budget, building, Christmas, church, Jesus, Luke 12, material, pageant, prayer, rich, wealth

• Relevance and Fruitfulness

  Tuesday Re-mix: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.  Galatians 5:22-23 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection;…

  Blake

  October 14, 2014

  Everyone’s a Minister, leadership, missional, Spiritual Formation, strategic planning, Worship Wars

  2 Peter 1, actions, baptism, budget, effective, fruit, Galatians 5, leader, metrics, numbers, Paul, Peter, relevant, renewing, thoughts, worship