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Category Archives: Leadership Blog
The Challenge of Unity (Part 3)
Ministry can be a tug of war … often local churches struggle with different factions pulling against one another for the leadership of the agenda of their church. Sometimes it looks like this … 1) First, there is the pastor … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Multi-ethnic / Urban
Tagged agendas, church, conflict, ministry, Unity
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What God is Doing in Multi-Ethnic Churches Can Be Found in Outreach’s 2010 Top 100 Largest & Fastest Growing Churches In America
By Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Ph D “We want to know how God is at work in His church and celebrate what He is doing. All of our churches long for the same thing: to give the Gospel to those … Continue reading
The Challenge of Unity (Part 2)
Ministry can be a tug of war! In our last blog, we talked about the harm such pulling in multiple direction can have upon the local ministry. Our summary was: nothing valuable happens! There is a lot of energy being … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Multi-ethnic / Urban
Tagged Ephesians 4, equip, equipping, growing up, immaturity, ministry, pastor, pastors, Unity
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The Challenge of Unity (Part 1)
Ministry can be a tug of war! Consider the forces that pull against unity within a local church each and every week: 1) First, there is the pastor pulling in the direction that he believes God is calling them to; … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Multi-ethnic / Urban
Tagged bearinging with one another, ministry, selfishness, tug of war, Unity
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Help! Our Community Is Changing! (Part 2)
by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith (c) 1999 In part 1 we discussed the rise and decline of the urban church. We ended our Somewhere between the birth and the death of the local church selfishness took center stage, replacing self-sacrifice. … Continue reading
Help! Our Community Is Changing! (Part 1)
by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith (c) 1999 With tears in my eyes, I realized God had accomplished what He had set out to do among us. Our church now looked like our urban community, over 90% Hispanic. We had intentionally … Continue reading
What Do Those Without Faith Do in Times Like These?
Recession – layoffs – tightening budgets. All three of these are now very familiar at the Smith home. As I enter my seven-month without a full-time paycheck, I stopped this past week to reflect on the bounty and reality of … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged budget, faith, fear, God, lay-offs, recession, Trust, Word of God
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The Cancer of Complaining
by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith “Must you always complain!” I wanted to say. There I was again, listening to another person who seemed to have the spiritual gift of complaining. This one was taking it to an art form! “Now … Continue reading
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7 Issues That Determine Church Size
At its inception, the church was a Mega-church (Acts 2). Granted, as it was being planted it started small (the twelve), but it grew (the 70) until it reached a solid core (120). Bathed in prayer and empowered by the … Continue reading
Mutual Accountability
by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith PhD One of the key secrets to great growth – individually and corporately – is the issue of accountability and the change that comes from it. In fact, when we evaluate based on the core … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged accountability, core values, discipleship, evaluation, evaluations, Leadership, mission, search committee, transparency, Vision
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