Posts that deal with some aspect of leadership, leadership development, and management.
Matthew’s Gospel is the first book of the New Testament. Even though it is listed first, it does not appear to have been written first. Matthew seemed to incorporate almost all of Mark’s Gospel into his book. Matthew also provides much additional material that is not in any of the other three Gospel accounts. There […]
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Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t done,” he told him. “Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then, come follow me.” At this the man’s face fell, and he went away
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Too often today, “church” is a word that leaves a bad taste in people’s mouths. So many people have had bad church experiences that they often give up on the idea completely. A recent study conducted here in Brazil showed that young adults are leaving the church in record numbers. Has the institution outlived its
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The Acts of the Apostles is easily one of the most exciting books in the New Testament. It is part two of the two volume set that started with the Gospel of Luke. The Gospel covered the life and ministry of Jesus. Acts covers the first thirty years of the Church. It traces the growth
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Even though there are many versions, denominations, flavors, and types of Christianity throughout the world, one of the common themes that runs through each one is the centrality of Christ. A Christianity without Jesus is just another empty philosophical system. From the very early days of Christianity, the central role of Jesus was understood and
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This past weekend Annie and I visited our good friends at C3 Church Santos. They were having their very first Every Woman Conference and Annie had been asked to speak. We also took some other good friends, Erick and Vanessa Stocchero with us. Pastor Dani and her team had done an incredible job of putting
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I have always been a big fan of Bible commentaries. In my personal library (which is currently boxed up and in storage) there are probably two or three hundred commentaries and I have read most of them. When I saw that Dr. Phil Pringle had come out with this commentary on 1 and 2 Timothy,
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A friend just forwarded me this short video and I thought you would enjoy it as much as I did. Pastor Dean Sweetman, along with his lovely wife, Jill, are Regional Overseers for C3 Church and they currently look after C3 Churches in North and South America. They are also church planters and the Senior
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I recently taught a 4 week course at C3 Curitiba based on Dr. Phil Pringle’s excellent book, Leadership Excellence: 10 Characteristics of Great Leaders. Over the last few posts, we have highlighted and discussed these 10 important leadership traits. This is the last post in the series. You can read Part Three here if you missed it. 8.
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I recently taught a 4 week course at C3 Curitiba based on Dr. Phil Pringle’s excellent book, Leadership Excellence: 10 Characteristics of Great Leaders. Over the next few posts, we will be highlighting and discussing these 10 important leadership traits. You can read Part Two here. 5. Strong- Life is not fair. Leaders will encounter obstacles
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