Category Archives: Leadership

NEVER WITHOUT A STORY

Mark – The Facts. Being teachers, we tell stories. Good teachers are never without a story. This is fun for most people who have never heard your stories, but not so much for our personal kids who have heard them … Continue reading

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ABOUT MY FATHER’S BUSINESS

Mark – The Facts. Randy and I grew up in Midwest City, Oklahoma. We were mere minutes from my mom and dad. His parents retired and moved about three hours away. Family was all around us. Randy had been pastoring … Continue reading

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THE TWELVE

Mark – The Facts. I have a confession to make. When Randy left teaching to “fill in” for nine years at the church we both grew up with our families, we learned many things about ministry. We had a great … Continue reading

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IF YOU’RE NOT HELPING…

Matthew – Fulfilled “Choose me, choose me!”, children shout when two leaders begin setting up two teams to play ball in the neighborhood. I was not always to first one chosen because I was short, but I wasn’t last either … Continue reading

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BELIEVE AND BECOME

Matthew – Fulfilled Whatever we are thinking about right now is what we believe to be true as we see it from our perspective. We know who Jesus is. We know He is the Son of God. We know He … Continue reading

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FOLLOW

Matthew – Fulfilled I heard an interesting perspective about who we are as the people of God yesterday on Christian radio as I drove to work. “If we read God’s Word closely we see that Jesus did not call us … Continue reading

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CHURCH LEADERS MISS THE POINT

Matthew – Fulfilled Sometimes church leaders can miserable miss the point while in the midst of MEnistry. MEnistry versus ministry is when we have a strong need to control, make all the rules, do or say anything to retain power. … Continue reading

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MISSING THE POINT

Matthew – Fulfilled People flocked to a grand event of great worship of God, with musicians giving their best back to God. It was a time of testimonies and praise of our Lord for what He had done, is doing … Continue reading

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WHO IS THIS?

Matthew – Fulfilled The Oklahoma winds were beating against the house one night. The wind was howling and blowing so hard that it woke up a little girl living there. She stumbled through the dark to her parent’s bedroom. She … Continue reading

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THE PURSUIT OF LIFE

Matthew – Fulfilled As I write this, a family member is fighting an illness that might take his life. His wife is sitting with him, watching over him. The doctors are doing everything they can. These people are precious to … Continue reading

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