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Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith
Praying for Church Finances
by Pastor Mark Haines We welcome Pastor Mark Haines to Eagles In Leadership this week. He is a happy husband, father, grandfather and pastor living in the Great Lakes Bay Region of Michigan. You can learn more about him at his … Continue reading
Episode 103: We Are Called to Care!
Welcome back to the Transformed podcast. Thank you for joining us! Have you ever wondered what God thinks of your next-door neighbors? In our new series, “Walking with the Wounded,” Dr. Matthew Smith, lead pastor at Pacific Baptist Church of … Continue reading
Posted in Church Health, Discipleship, Missional, Multi-ethnic / Urban, Transformed, Uncategorized
Tagged care, Christianity, church, compassion, God's love, love, love of Christ, love of God, Luke 10, missional, outreach
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Praying For Our City Leaders
By Dr. Matthew Lee Smith My phone rang yesterday afternoon. It was one of our city council members in El Segundo, California, where I recently accepted a lead pastor position. His kind words of welcome and thanks for my recent … Continue reading
Posted in Church Health, Leadership Blog, Missional, Multi-ethnic / Urban
Tagged care for the city, church, church growth, church health, city, ministry, mission, missional, prayer, urban
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A Special Discount to a GREAT Conference For All Our Pastor Friends!
A Special Discount to a GREAT Conference for all our pastor friends! I hope you would consider attending the Moody Pastors Conference this May. Through Eagles In Leadership, I am able to provide a $50 discount for Moody Pastors Conference … Continue reading
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Why Can’t We See Them?
As we walked the streets of our community this weekend giving away small bags of Valentine’s candy, my heart almost broke as I thought about all the people near our worship facility. Who are they? What’s their story? Do they … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming Like Jesus, christian life, Discipleship, Leadership Blog, Missional, Multi-ethnic / Urban
Tagged caring, Christian, community, faith, love, Love neighbor, mission, missional
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Episode 101: My Consecration: How Can I Be Spiritually Fulfilled?
It’s our 101st episode of the Transformed podcast today. We are so glad you have joined us we seek to Encourage Achievement in Godly Leaders by Emphasizing Servanthood.” Today we examine a powerful encounter between a rich young ruler and … Continue reading
Posted in christian life, faith, Transformed
Tagged Christian, consecration, faith, New Testament, rich young ruler, spiritual life
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Reframing Commitment
By Dr. Matthew Lee Smith Over the course of the past 2 years I have been thinking about the alarming statistics concerning the American Church. My friend, Len Sweet, says that 75% of the churches in America are dying, 23% … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Multi-ethnic / Urban
Tagged Bible, character, Christian, commitment, freeloaders, ownership, renters, spiritual growth
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Episode 100 – My Benefits: What Do I Do With What God Has Given Me?
Artwork Credit: michaelhoffman.info It’s our 100th podcast today and we are so glad you have chosen to join us! Dr. Matthew Smith, lead pastor at Pacific Baptist Church of El Segundo, continues a 4-message series on the ABCs of … Continue reading
Posted in finances, Transformed
Tagged 1 Chronicles, blessing, Christian, Christianity, El Segundo, generosity, generous, giver, giving, God, grace, love your neighbor, loving God, Pacific Baptist Church
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The Façade of Faith
By Dr. Matthew Lee Smith As they did renovation on the old building not far from my house recently, I noticed that the frontage of the building was, in reality a façade! While it appeared to be a very … Continue reading
Posted in christian life, Leadership Blog
Tagged broken relationships, Dave Ferguson, facade, faith, false faith, reconcile, relationships, truth, unfaithful
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