Leadership Blogs:
NavigaXion ~ Traversing the journey of life and ministry by Stephen R. Tourville
http://stourville.blogspot.com
"Beside the Point" by Paul Grabill
http://www.scassembly.blogspot.com
"In The Shadow of the Cross" by Tim Halbfoerster
http://riverguy.blogspot.com
"The LaunchPad" by Jeff Leake
http://jeffleake.typepad.com
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great stuff on the 100 barrier anyone?
by gerry@freedomvalley.org (Gerry Stoltzfoos)
18 Jun 2010 at 1:22pm
Leaders,
Does anyone have any truly great stuff on breaking the 100 barrier?
I have a number of leaders in my network who are up against this barrier, and are seeking any and everything I have on it. I am considering a conference on it at some point...
Leadership Principle
by noreply@blogger.com (David Crosby)
14 Jun 2010 at 11:58am
1. Do for ONE what you can't do for ALL
Often times leaders are reluctant to do anything when they cannot do it for anyone. This is a recipe for mediocrity in your organization and it will ultimately remove the leader from the very things that they...
VFCC URBAN MINISTRY COURSES
by noreply@blogger.com (Tom)
9 Jun 2010 at 8:40pm
Brian Bolt, Brad Leach, and Jeff Leake will be teaching two modular classes his fall. The dates are:
September 17-19 (Pittsburgh)
October 29-31 (Philadelphia)
November 19-21 (Pittsburgh)
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ARE YOU WIRED TO PLANT A CHURCH?
by noreply@blogger.com (Tom)
9 Jun 2010 at 8:28pm
If you are interested in knowing if you may be wired to plant a church I encourage you to check out the Church Planter Pre-Assessment Center to help you discern your aptitude and readiness for church planting quickly and easily in an online enviro...
LifeStone Church Grand Opening
by noreply@blogger.com (Tom)
9 Jun 2010 at 8:19pm
LifeStone Church is celebrating a tremendous Grand Opening this past Sunday. Church Planter Jack Thomas says, "The energy was high, the excitement was off the charts, and the journey has just begun!"
Here are some key statistics that are worth cele...
Ideas so dumb somebody oughta be shot at sunrise
by gerry@freedomvalley.org (Gerry Stoltzfoos)
9 Jun 2010 at 9:43am
I know fully that we all care about the 83% of our communities that are lost. I believe we all love Jesus, and that there is no way to love Him without caring deeply about the lost.
But maybe we gave up. Maybe we don't believe that we can make a di...
Tulsa World published about our church plant (site) there
by gerry@freedomvalley.org (Gerry Stoltzfoos)
29 May 2010 at 1:00pm
An article in The Tulsa World newspaper today...
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Freedom Valley hopes to attract church dropouts
By BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer Published: 5/29/2010 2:20 AM
Nine households in...
Deeper, Deeper
by noreply@blogger.com (Paul)
12 May 2010 at 9:54am
"Sunday's Coming" Movie Trailer from North Point Media on Vimeo.
Okay, so I'm challenged that our worship services go a bit deeper than this parody. What do you all think?
Could every generation's liturgical norms be parodied as pointedly?
Resolution number 3
by gerry@freedomvalley.org (Gerry Stoltzfoos)
6 May 2010 at 9:16pm
As I recall, there were about 2 resolutions at District Council this year.
On one hand, it is very nice to have so much peace and agreement in our District. Unity and agreement is a very pleasant thing indeed, and something that is blessed of the L...
Excuses to make in front of Jesus
by gerry@freedomvalley.org (Gerry Stoltzfoos)
22 Apr 2010 at 6:22pm
In our Creating Outreach and Evangelism class this morning, Tom Rees opened by directing us to the Southern Baptists' report on the Great Commission. (here) It is sobering and challenging stuff.
Here are some findings: 83% of people in Northeast ar...
Only well-planned, healthy babies wanted..?
by gerry@freedomvalley.org (Gerry Stoltzfoos)
16 Apr 2010 at 1:20am
It's a beautiful thing when a healthy young couple plans carefully, saves money, and prepares well for a wonderful new child. Baby things are gathered, the financial cost is counted and prepared for, and the extended family is carefully informed.
B...
Discipleship Dare
by richearl@verizon.net (Richard Earl)
1 Jan 2010 at 9:41pm
Fellow A/G pastor (Potomac District) and VFCC grad Jess Bousa has written "The Discipleship Dare" - a great way to activate yourself and your people in following Jesus. It is unusual in that it actually works, and can be used for new believers as ...
20 in 10
by noreply@blogger.com (Tom)
27 Oct 2009 at 11:48am
We are targeting 20 areas for church planting in 2010.
If you have a passion for one of these areas, please contact the leader listed or give me a call.
? Bethany Beach/Ocean View, Delaware (Tim Satryan)
? Braddock (Brian Bolt) *
? Cranberry, Venango...
boot camp registration is open
by gerry@freedomvalley.org (Gerry Stoltzfoos)
4 Oct 2009 at 1:49pm
Church Planter's Boot camp at Freedom Valley
The first week of November is less than 1 month away, and registration is open! You can go to www.freedomvalley.org to find the link on our home page, and register.
Penn-Del is offering scholarships for c...
Kingdom synergy- boundless
by richearl@verizon.net (Richard Earl)
2 Sep 2009 at 2:54pm
This is a follow up post about the need for a church plant in the Lower Anthracite Coal Region between Hazleton and Shamokin:
I was on my way to Bethlehem today and met Todd Dewire for breakfast. He pastors the Foursquare church in Frackville. Ther...
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