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Help! Our Community Is Changing! (Part 2)

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

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 →

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Help! Our Community Is Changing! (Part 1)

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

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 →

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What Should We Be Doing During Transition?

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Resurrecting a dying church is much like working in an ER. The dying patient may have many medical problems, but in order to keep them alive, priorities are made on those wounds and injuries that are most life threatening. As … Continue reading →

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Healthy churches exhibit certain attitudes…

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Perry Noble recently wrote, “I am seeing more young men rise up and plant churches…men with vision, passion and courage, men who refuse to accept the status quo, men with a genuine passion to see people far from God come … Continue reading →

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Aching Over the Harvest!

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Feel free to forward this to a friend! “I pray you may have it too. It is a heart that is broken over teenage lostness. You know you have it if something happens in your heat when you see kids … Continue reading →

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Transformed Podcast: Episode #038 – What is the Key to Church Health and Growth?

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Lyle Schaller calls attention to the fact that most churches in the United States reach a peak in size during their first twenty or thirty years and then either plateau or shrink in size. The reasoning is that while most … Continue reading →

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Transformed Podcast: Episode #033 – Are You Offended by God's Truth?

Posted on April 6, 2008 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

A woman stands before judge and jury, places one hand on the Bible and the other in the air, and makes a pledge. For the next few minutes, with God as her helper, she will “tell the truth, the whole … Continue reading →

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