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Am I A Good Leader In God’s Eyes, Part 1

Posted on October 2, 2024 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

(Leadership For 2025 & Beyond! series) What Does That Mean? As I was reading through our reading schedule last month, I ran across a chapter in Isaiah that the Holy Spirit wouldn’t let me leave. Kate will tell you I hovered over … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipleship, Leadership Blog | Tagged Bible, Christian, church, dominion, faith, God, Great Commission, Jesus, Leadership, life | Leave a comment

What Covid-19 Has Given Me!

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

While joining in corporate worship is good and it is enjoyable to honor His name with God’s people, I am thrilled for the time alone with Him daily in the Word as I hear His voice so clearly and He … Continue reading →

Posted in Worship | Tagged Bible, counsel, Covid-19, direction, Gift, give, God, grateful, Great Commission, Hallelujah, harvest, heart, Jesus, life, make disciples, ministry, nations, next season, planning, plans, prayer, preparation, Prime Directive, reopen, season, spiritual family, thrill, time alone, wisdom, Word of God, worship | Leave a comment

Loyalty Grows Through Sacrifice!

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

“For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. He did this to present her to … Continue reading →

Posted in Becoming Like Jesus, Discipleship, Engaging Culture, faith, Leadership Blog, Missional | Tagged church, discipleship, evangelism, friendship, Great Commission, heart, Invasion, love, loyalty, mission, missional, neighborhood, relationship, reward, sacrifice, self-centered, selfishness | Leave a comment

Book Review: Autopsy of a Deceased Church: 12 Ways to Keep Yours Alive

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, PhD An estimated 7,000 churches in the United States close their doors every year, never to open again. And, as staggering as that fact is, tens of thousands of churches across America are close to … Continue reading →

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Mark Out a Straight Path!

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

“Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech. Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path. Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet … Continue reading →

Posted in Adundant Life, Becoming Like Jesus, christian life, Discipleship, faith, Leadership Blog, Missional | Tagged community, conversations, evangelism, Great Commission, intentionality, Jesus, love leadership, mission, missional, outreach, reach out, small groups, spiritual | Leave a comment

Faith Expands God’s Territory!

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Every living thing grows. Thus, it’s interesting that so many people today are trying to grow dead things. When we watch Jesus in the Gospels, we see Him repeatedly moving on to the next place … (now watch the subplot) … all … Continue reading →

Posted in Deeper Walk With God, Discipleship, faith, God's will, Missional | Tagged abundant, according to your faith, assess, church, community, congregation, disciple, expansion, faith, follower, Glocal, Gospels, Great Commandment, Great Commission, Great Compassion, growth, harvest, heartbeat, Jesus, lesson, life, life group, multi-city, multi-site, multi-venue, New Testament, plan, plant, planting, refocus, relationship, retool, return, revive, small group, strategy, stratgize, venue | Leave a comment

Order Now! Start An Outreach Movement This Summer!

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Eagles don’t flock! You have to gather them. Eagles soar in a specific habitat conducive to their nature. If you want to gather eagles, you will have to create an environment where they want to be. Gathering Missional Leaders explores … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertizing, Book Reviews, Discipleship, Engaging Culture, Leadership Blog | Tagged challenge, Christian, church, coalition, community, congregation, disciple making, discipleship, eagles, evangelism, faith, Great Commission, leaders, mentor, mission, mission statement, missional, Passion, practical, small group, spirit, team building, training, vision team | Leave a comment

Lessons From the East – A Book Review

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Disturbing. Dynamic. Directional. These thoughts ran through my mind as I read – strike that – devoured this book. I am not one to gush over a book, but Lessons From the East is a must read this summer! With … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged Bible, Bob Roberts Jr., Christ, church, culture, Decline, discipleship, evangelism, faith, forgiveness, Gospel, Great Commission, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Kingdom, Lessons From the East, love your neighbor, membership, mission, missional, missions, motivation, religion, repentance, spiritual gifts | Leave a comment

Transformed Podcast # 279: Refocusing On Our Purpose in Sunday School!

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Many people today believe Sunday School should go the way of the dinosaurs. (And perhaps the way they do it, it should!) However, in our New Year series, “When Sunday School Works Well!” Dr. Matthew Lee Smith explains how this … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday School, Transformed | Tagged apostle, baptize, Bible, Christ, command, disciple, equip, evangelist, Gift, grace, Great Commission, groeth, Jesus, maturity, obey, obstacle, pastor, prophet, purpose, service, sin, small group, spiritual, Sunday School, teach, teacher, truth | Leave a comment

9 Ways to Deal With Church Bullies!

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

by Thom Rainer Editor’s Note; Excellent article. Please read! Second of two parts In my last post in this space, I dealt with the traits of church bullies. In this blog, I will move from descriptive to prescriptive. How do we deal with … Continue reading →

Posted in Church Health | Tagged accountability, Acts 6, biblical, bully, Bullying, celebration, church, church discipline, complaining, complaints, conflict, consequences, Deacons, dissension, division, fear, Great Commission, health, joy, joyous, Leadership, murmuring, polity, prayer, process, servant, staff | Leave a comment

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