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Category Archives: Leadership Blog
What Do Those Without Faith Do in Times Like These?
Recession – layoffs – tightening budgets. All three of these are now very familiar at the Smith home. As I enter my seven-month without a full-time paycheck, I stopped this past week to reflect on the bounty and reality of … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, faith, fear, God, lay-offs, recession, Trust, Word of God
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The Cancer of Complaining
by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith “Must you always complain!” I wanted to say. There I was again, listening to another person who seemed to have the spiritual gift of complaining. This one was taking it to an art form! “Now … Continue reading
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7 Issues That Determine Church Size
At its inception, the church was a Mega-church (Acts 2). Granted, as it was being planted it started small (the twelve), but it grew (the 70) until it reached a solid core (120). Bathed in prayer and empowered by the … Continue reading
Mutual Accountability
by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith PhD One of the key secrets to great growth – individually and corporately – is the issue of accountability and the change that comes from it. In fact, when we evaluate based on the core … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, core values, discipleship, evaluation, evaluations, Leadership, mission, search committee, transparency, Vision
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Leadership Development – By the Appetite!
by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, PhD If you know me at all, you know that I am a Star Trek fan – all genres. One of the most important lessons I learned in leadership came in an episode of Star … Continue reading
7-Fold Blessing From Our Loving God!
by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, PhD “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer … Continue reading
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Tagged blessing, deliverance, fear, frustration, honor, long life, rescue, salvation, satisfy, tears, troubles, valley of the shadow of death
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Vision is All About Where You Look
by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, PhD Faith is all about seeing what God has placed before you. Vision, in other words, is our faith employed through our attention to the details God has placed before us. But the question is, … Continue reading
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Tagged magnification, maintenance, maturity, membership, mentoring, ministry, mission, Vision
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I’ve Been Dreaming …
by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, PhD For the past few years I have been praying and dreaming about what a healthy church ministry would look like. At this moment, as I am between ministries and looking ahead in anticipation of … Continue reading
The Timeline of Transformation
by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith So you’ve decided to begin a new ministry in an established organization. You have high hopes that God will do wonderful things. As you unpack your things in your new office, it helps to know … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Multi-ethnic / Urban
Tagged church growth, core leadership, Enthusiasm, realization, Solomon, Timeline, transformation, trepidation
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