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Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith
Transformed Interviews Larry Osborne about "Sticky Teams"
In today’s episode of the Transformed podcast, we explore the treacherous world of pastoral leadership. Matt’s guest today is Larry Osborne, lead pastor at North Coast Church in northern San Diego County. As they discuss Larry’s new book, Sticky Teams, … Continue reading
The Fall of the Kingdom of Israel in Splinters (1 Kings 12-22)
Artwork Credit: dorasdaddyspeak.blogspot.com Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the … Continue reading
Posted in Just Read It!
Tagged Israel, Jeroboam, Kingdom Divided, Old Testament, peer pressure, Rehoboam, selfishness, Solomon
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Weeding the Garden of Our Soul
Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. … Continue reading
Posted in forgiveness, Leadership Blog
Tagged anxieties, heart, iniquities, repent, repentance, repenting, sin, transgression, wicked
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Small Groups Build the “One Another” Dimension of Our Faith!
Artwork Credit: currie-baptist.org.uk Often church leaders ask me, “How can we help our people care for one another more? I like to refer them to Acts 2 and ask them if they have a dynamic small group ministry. When I … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Small Groups
Tagged Acts 2, Christian, discipleship, Leadership, leadership development, one another, one anothers, small groups
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An Action Plan For Establishing A Small Group Ministry
Artwork Credit: ragamuffinsoul.com Many churches ask me, “How do we grow our people into deeper faith?” As the Gospels and the book of Acts demonstrate, the best way to grow your faith is to live it in community! Jesus chose … Continue reading
The Rise of the Kingdom of Israel in Splendor (1 Kings 1-11)
Artwork Credit: forums.civfanatics.com Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the … Continue reading
"God In America" DVD Series Now Available!
PBS, FRONTLINE AND AMERICAN EXPERIENCE REVEAL CRITICAL ROLE OF RELIGION IN AMERICA, BOTH PAST AND PRESENT Follow the Political and Spiritual Journeys of Religious Figures to Uncover How Religious Faith Shaped America We have just finished a thorough review of … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged American history, Christianity in America, God in America, history, PBS
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Beware the Actions of a Successful Conspiracy (2 Samuel 15)
Clip Art Credit: tantrumtoddlers.com If you have been in ministry for more than 6 months, you are aware that not everyone wants to “follow the leader.” Agendas and motives can be self-centered, and, when acted upon, often bring hurt and … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged Christian, conspiracy, conspirator, Leadership, ministry, rebellion
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I've Been Praying (And God's Been Answering)
Over the past months my pastor, Rick Warren, has challenged us to consider what God might do with us in the next ten years. What would our lives be like if God answered the prayers of our heart? This got … Continue reading
What Are You Dreaming About? (4)
Artwork Credit: dreambigcollection.com This is the final post in our series, “What Are You Dreaming About?” Today I wrap up our series by focusing our attention on what we are trying to achieve in this life. I thought I would … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged accomplishment, army, care giver, Christian, Gospel, ministry, selflessness, spiritually mature, wounded
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