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The First Step Of Creativity: It Isn't What You Think.

Nathan

a day ago
5 min

The First Step Of Creativity: It Isn't What You Think.

Creativity, like any other human endeavor, is a divine act, because it begins with receiving from the Lord.

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Nathan

Nov 16
4 min

Sing A New Song: What Is At Stake

The more each church cultivates a community who hears from God for themselves, the clearer picture we will have of God’s heart and mind.

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Nathan

Nov 9
3 min

Wait, Oatmeal Is a Value?

Dinnertime was sacred in my family. That was how we shared appreciation and talked about our day.

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What Makes a Great Disciple? Or Guitar Student?

Nathan

Nov 2
4 min

What Makes a Great Disciple? Or Guitar Student?

I've had hundreds of students. Some flamed out, some made respectable progress, and some were so dedicated that they became great musicians.

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Discipleship in Several Hundred Guitar Lessons

Nathan

Oct 26
3 min

Discipleship in Several Hundred Guitar Lessons

That is the heart of discipleship. It isn’t knowledge transfer. It is modeling behavior.

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Nathan

Oct 19
5 min

When God Severs Us

We either stay attached to toxic people and systems, or we detach and make room to be set apart.

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Nathan

Oct 12
4 min

Bonding to God. Bonding to Others.

Leaders who focus on process build lasting cultures. Leaders who only demand outcomes poison theirs.

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Nathan

Oct 5
4 min

Who Is in Our Center?

We cannot camp around doctrines. We can’t camp around intellectual agreements, or vision statements, or social justice.

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Bring Your Own Sacrifice Part 4: Stop the Machine

Nathan

Sep 28
4 min

Bring Your Own Sacrifice Part 4: Stop the Machine

We can become so invested in making the machinery of Sunday work that we are beholden to it.

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Bring Your Own Sacrifice Part 3: Sincerity and Enthusiasm are not Enough

Nathan

Sep 21
4 min

Bring Your Own Sacrifice Part 3: Sincerity and Enthusiasm are not Enough

We implore our worship teams to be warm, welcoming, and energetic, as if the rest takes care of itself. I submit we may want to reconsider.

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Bring Your Own Sacrifice Part 2: The Best of Your Land

Nathan

Sep 14
4 min

Bring Your Own Sacrifice Part 2: The Best of Your Land

Land is much more than property. It’s alive. It’s dynamic. Land affects us and we affect land.

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Nathan

Sep 7
4 min

Bring Your Own Sacrifice, Part 1

If you believe God gave your church its own identity and heart, wouldn’t you want the sound of your worship team to reflect your family?

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Nathan

Aug 31
4 min

A Few Questions Answered

The light of God shines in and through us. Our spirit, which is the lamp of the Lord, contains that pure light.

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Nathan

Aug 24
2 min

Do You Have the Design of a Mercy?

God called David, “A man after my own heart.” That is all that a mercy gifting could ever want- to be connected to God heart-to-heart.

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Nathan

Aug 17
3 min

Do You Have the Design of a Ruler?

They have the ability to look at structures and teams. They are designed to build life-giving systems so people can do and be their best.

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Nathan

Aug 10
3 min

Do You Have the Design of a Giver?

They understand how to accrue resources, take the long view, and apply wisdom to bless generations.

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Nathan

Aug 3
3 min

Do You Have the Design of an Exhorter?

God often picks them to be world changers, but they must commit to discipline and developing their finest abilities.

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Nathan

Jul 27
2 min

Do You Have the Design of a Teacher?

The teacher doesn’t reject or accept truth quickly. In the mind of the teacher, if it is true, it will still be true in a year or ten years.

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Nathan

Jul 20
3 min

Do You Have the Design of a Servant?

God gives the servant large amounts of spiritual authority precisely because He knows they don't want it.

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Nathan

Jul 13
3 min

Do You Have the Design of a Prophet?

Prophets live for a vision, a reason for being. It is crucial that the prophet know where they are going.

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