Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

I’ve Been Dreaming …

by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, PhD For the past few years I have been praying and dreaming about what a healthy church ministry would look like. At this moment, as I am between ministries and looking ahead in anticipation of … Continue reading

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Free Download of the Month – May 2010

The Hole in Our Gospel just received the Christian Life Book of the Year award from ECPA! The Hole in Our Gospel by Richard Stearns and read by Tommy Creswell Published by Thomas Nelson and distributed by christianaudio This is … Continue reading

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Cycles of Destruction

by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, PhD Many churches and ministries that are stagnant or in decline often follow a cycle of destruction to their death. It would be bad enough if the organization went through this cycle only once. However, … Continue reading

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A MUST Read: Money, Purpose, Joy by Matt Bell!

Matt Bell has written a must read – must study book here! It’s subtitle, “The proven path to uncommon financial success,” explains the value of this book. Using time-tested principles from both the Bible and from secular writers, Bell shows … Continue reading

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The Timeline of Transformation

by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith So you’ve decided to begin a new ministry in an established organization. You have high hopes that God will do wonderful things. As you unpack your things in your new office, it helps to know … Continue reading

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Transformed Interviews Dr. W. Mark Elliott – Part 2

We welcome Dr. W. Mark Elliott back to Transformed today. Mark is the author of Confessions of an Insignificant Pastor. He is a veteran pastor of twenty-seven years and has served churches as small as three and as large as … Continue reading

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Transformed Interviews Dr. W. Mark Elliott – Part 1

We welcome Dr. W. Mark Elliott to Transformed today. Mark is the author of Confessions of an Insignificant Pastor. He is a veteran pastor of twenty-seven years and has served churches as small as three and as large as six … Continue reading

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Free Book! How to Survive the Economic Meltdown

Patrick Morley, a former Florida real estate developer whose company was one of Florida’s 100 largest privately held companies, spent years fighting off a multimillion dollar bankruptcy after the Tax Reform Act of 1986. He has since become a best-selling … Continue reading

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Ministry is About Shepherding!

Mary Kay is purported to have said, “There is an invisible sign hanging around every person’s neck and it says, ‘Encourage Me!’” Over the years I have discovered that the people who speak encouragement into my life and seek me … Continue reading

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Free Audiobook Download of the Month

Each month christianaudio gives away a premium audiobook download for free. How does it work? Well, we give away one audiobook download (that we have published or that a partner has allowed us to give away) absolutely free; available only … Continue reading

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