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Category Archives: Multi-ethnic / Urban
Cross-Cultural Ministry (Part 2)
Pastors Matthew Smith, Jacques Francios and Rafael Maria (3 Languages, 3 Cultures, 1 Church in South Florida) We continue our two-part series today with more strategic lesson learned on the American “foreign field.” As Melodee and I followed God’s leading … Continue reading
Cross-Cultural Ministry Lessons (Part 1)
Melodee, Matt with Eddie and Jessica Torres (A 23 year friendship in ministry) Experience with Cross-Cultural Ministry Melodee and I are hard-wired to work in a multiethnic community. God started this in Matthew in High School. “My earliest encounter with … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Multi-ethnic / Urban
Tagged cross-cultural ministry, lesson, ministry, multi-ethnic, multiethnic, urban, Urban ministry
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Reaching the Lost All Around Us
How do we reach the lost all around us? Recently I was asked by a group of church leaders: “What are some ways you have helped to mobilize a church toward greater involvement in evangelism?” Here’s my answer to them, … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Multi-ethnic / Urban
Tagged evangelism, Leadership, leadership development, ministry, witnessing
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Leading the Flock!
by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith Executive Director of EaglesInLeadership.org Author of “Growing Missional Leaders” “Moses said to the Lord, “Why have you dealt ill with your servant? And why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay … Continue reading
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Tagged flock, Leadership, leading, sheep, shepherding, warrior, wealth, whiner, winner, worker
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3 Keys to Helping Our Urban Centers
by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith Executive Director of EaglesInLeadership.org Author of “Growing Missional Leaders” A few days ago I was reading blogs and e-notices about blogs when one passed by quickly. Some guy was holding a seminar on helping our … Continue reading
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Tagged missional, urban, Urban ministry
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Dr. Tom Cocklereece Talks About Simple Discipleship
Today we welcome Dr. Tom Cocklereece who serves as pastor of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Marietta, GA and as CEO of RENOVA Coaching and Consulting LLC providing values-based transformational ministry, leadership, executive, marriage, and life coaching. Tom is a … Continue reading
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
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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
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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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