Category Archives: Leadership Blog

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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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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Sweeter As the Years Go By?

by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith Executive Director of EaglesInLeadership.org Author of “Growing Missional Leaders” “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who … Continue reading

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The Spirit of CHRISTmas! – Part 3

As we check and recheck our Christmas gift list this year, many of us are admitting that we are giving less than last year due to the economy. While there are many things we would like to give to others, … Continue reading

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The Spirit of CHRISTmas – Part 2

With only a few shopping days left – you are probably already exhausted from attending the parties, mailing the packages and wrapping presents. And if you are like me, when I get tired, I am easily grumpy. But there are … Continue reading

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The Spirit of CHRISTmas – Part 1

All around us people are in such a hurry. I almost ran into 3 shoppers in the store yesterday when they simply walked in front of my cart as I was guiding it down the main aisle! So, how do … Continue reading

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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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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

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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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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

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