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May
2013
Most ministry teams are divided into visionary leaders who constantly dream up the next big idea and pragmatic leaders who see the details and steps to make the vision happen. It is rare to find a leader who has the ability to do both effectively. I call them Bridge Leaders. If there is someone on [...]
17
May
2013
Easter Sunday, right after church, I left for vacation. Confession: I take 4-5 weeks of vacation every year. I know for some of you that may feed the stereotype that pastors only work one day a week! However, those closest to my ministry and the ministry of others knows better. On the contrary, most pastors [...]
16
May
2013
God has been dealing with me lately about prayer. I pray every day. Honestly, however, God has revealed to me lately that: 1. My prayers are often too general. You know: “God bless me; God give me wisdom; God help me today…” and that kind of stuff. I’ve not been as specific and focused in my [...]
15
May
2013
Right now, our church is interviewing a couple of candidates for new positions on our Ministry Team. We didn’t invent all of these, but we utilize these 5 C’s as filters for a potential hire at Mountain Lake. 1. Calling Are they called? Are they willing to sacrifice to be here? Do they believe in [...]
15
Apr
2013
NEW 2013 Velocity Recordings Released Today!
Written by: jhegedus | Found in: General | No Comments »Velocity 2013 Conference Recordings from Greg Surratt, Kathy Litton, & More #constantcontact http://conta.cc/14pUtrA
27
Mar
2013
Sam Chand Main Session Recording from Velocity 2012
Written by: jmelvin | Found in: General | No Comments »We recently began releasing the video and audio recordings from Velocity 2013. God is using churchplanters.com to give pastors, and ministry leaders, permission to do whatever it takes to reach people for Christ. Over the next few months we will be releasing the content from our most recent conference, here. In the meantime we will be [...]
21
Mar
2013
Stacey Spencer Main Session Recording from Velocity 2012
Written by: jhegedus | Found in: General | No Comments »We recently began releasing the video and audio recordings from Velocity 2013. God is using churchplanters.com to give pastors, and ministry leaders, permission to do whatever it takes to reach people for Christ. Over the next few months we will be releasing the content from our most recent conference, here. In the meantime we will [...]
13
Feb
2013
Shawn Lovejoy Interviews Leonce Crump II for Velocity13!
Written by: jhegedus | Found in: General, videos | No Comments »Check out this video of Shawn Lovejoy interviewing Leonce Crump II! Shawn Lovejoy/Leonce Crump Interview
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Feb
2013
Wednesdays Are For Women: “Isabella’s Story”, by Tricia Lovejoy
Written by: jhegedus | Found in: Pastors' Wives/Women in Ministry | No Comments »Our church cheered as 17 more people were baptized this past weekend, but I might have cheered a little louder than usual. Not just because I had personal friends who were going public with their faith in God, even though I was certainly celebrating with them. I cheered a little louder because one person’s story grabbed [...]
06
Feb
2013
Wednesdays Are For Women: “Backstory to the Book”, by Christine Hoover
Written by: jhegedus | Found in: Pastors' Wives/Women in Ministry | No Comments »Southwestern Seminary recently interviewed me about why I wrote The Church Planting Wife. I wanted to share it with you because it tells a little more of our story and what led me to write the book for women like you. Blessings on your day! What made you decide to write this book? When my husband [...]
