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Tag Archives: mission
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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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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Urban World Being Tackled By Agrarian-Structured Denominations
In a recent article in the California Southern Baptist, Mark Kelly reported that Focus 21 Task Force Chairman E. Glen Paden, a retired pastor and president emeritus of California Baptist Foundation, said committee members agree dramatic changes are needed to … Continue reading
Posted in Missional, Multi-ethnic / Urban
Tagged church, evangelism, Leadership, mission, missional, urban
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Dr. Smith Speaking in Chicagoland This Weekend!
Dr. Matthew Smith will be the worship speaker this Sunday, December 4th at the Brainard Avenue Baptist Church in Countryside, IL. He will speak that the 9:30 am worship service on the subject, It’s All About the Mission! … Continue reading
Posted in Missional, Speaking Engagements
Tagged Brainard Avenue Baptist Church, chicago, Matthew Smith, mission, missional
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Immigration and the Gospel (Guest Blog)
By Dr. Russell Moore The Christian response to immigrant communities in the United States cannot be “You kids get off of my lawn” in Spanish. While evangelicals, like other Americans, might disagree on the political specifics of achieving a just … Continue reading
What Does Jesus Want Me to Do?
Artwork Credit: smallbiztrends.com “And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of … Continue reading
Posted in christian life, Discipleship, faith, God's will, Leadership Blog, Missional
Tagged Christian, disciple, discipleship, God's will, mission, missional, neighbor, neighborhood, responsibility, will of God
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Cross-Cultural Ministry (Part 2)
Pastors Matthew Smith, Jacques Francios and Rafael Maria (3 Languages, 3 Cultures, 1 Church in South Florida) We continue our two-part series today with more strategic lesson learned on the American “foreign field.” As Melodee and I followed God’s leading … Continue reading
How Do You Get College Students Involved in the Church’s Mission and Ministry?
Recently I was asked, “What ways have you seen that are successful for folding college students or recently graduated college students into a larger fellowship?” Essentially, this person wanted to know, “How do you get college age students involved in … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged care, college, college age, Drew Dyck, facebook, Generation Ex-christian, larry osborne, Leadership, media, ministry, mission, sticky teams, twitter
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Hello Wisconsin Friends! It's All About the Mission!
You are invited to attend! Bring a friend!
Posted in Advertizing
Tagged Dr. Matthew Smith, mission, missional, New Life Community Church, Oshkosh
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Chicagoland: It's All About the Mission!
You are invited to attend! Bring a friend!
Posted in Advertizing
Tagged Bolingbrook, chicago, First Presbyterian Church, mission, missional
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