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The Gamification of the Workplace
I have been studying and learning new terminology for motivating Millennials and Gen iY’s in the workplace. It’s called “gamify” or “gamification.” Gamification is when employers create a behavioral...
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Invitation to Holy Week @ FBC Monticello
We would love to have you come and join us for worship during Holy Week @ FBC Monticello. Please watch this video invitation and invite someone to join you. We promise to make you feel welcomed and...
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The 6 Gotta-Haves in Student Ministry Today
In a few days, I have the privilege of representing the Campbellsville Univ. School of Theology at the 2015 Winter Jam Tour “Jam Zone” at Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY. Thousands of students, leaders,...
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Lead Like Jesus – 9 Characteristics of Servant Leadership Pt. 1
Adapted from World Changers for Christ (CrossBooks, 2012) Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over...
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Cross Vocational Ministry Demands Organization Skills
In recent months, my role as a cross vocational minister has changed. If you are not familiar with the term “cross vocational,” it’s because I made it up. Cross vocational ministry is my invented term...
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The Explosion of Cross Vocational Ministry in SBC Churches
Over the past several months, I have been researching trends and developments which I believe will result in an explosion of cross vocational ministry across the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in...
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Pulpit, Podium, Music Stand or Bistro Table
When you enter a church for worship, what piece of furniture do you expect to find on the elevated platform? What you expect to find often speaks to what you believe about the importance and role of...
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5 Ministry Modifications for Cross Vocational Pastors
The complexity of cross vocational ministry has be to addressed by each and every pastor pulling double-duty. You have to evaluate time spent at work, at church, with your family, with your church...
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Delayed Adulthood = Delayed Discernment of Call
Photo from Time Magazine. Jan. 2005. Have you ever experienced something you don’t want to be true, but in your heart of hearts you know that it has already happened? Have you ever observed a visible,...
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What’s Been Up with You Lately?
I was in a restaurant the other day and a friend I hadn’t seen in a while came in to eat. We saw each other and approached warmly to give a handshake and a hug. After exchanging pleasantries, he asked,...
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The Bi-Vocational Pastor
Written by guest contributor Pastor Jermaine Wilson – Master of Theology student in the Campbellsville University School of Theology I have served as a pastor in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME)...
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#PreachingAintEasy
Written by guest contributor Mr. Justin Williams – Master of Theology student in the Campbellsville University School of Theology I’ve been in the ministry for almost 7 years now. Next to being a...
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4 Advantages to the Rural Church
Written by guest contributor Mr. Zach Gray – Master of Theology student in the Campbellsville University School of Theology While the statistics show that the Southern Baptist Convention is in decline,...
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The Pharaoh Effect in Leadership
10 So the taskmasters and the foremen of the people went out and said to the people, “Thus says Pharaoh, ‘I will not give you straw. 11 Go and get your straw yourselves wherever you can find it, but...
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Why I Keep Saying “Thank You But No Thank You” to Full-Time Church Ministry
For the past 8 years, I have served in cross-vocational ministry. I have willingly, intentionally, and consistently turned down several gracious invitations to return to “full-time” church-based...
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My Ministry Dream
I have a dream. A ministry dream. Nothing as world-changing as Dr. Kings’ dream. But a dream nonetheless. For years, God has been forming a dream in my heart for a very different type of future...
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The Great 8:28: Eight Years in Review
Eight years ago (July, 2008), my family and I felt God’s call to leave our beloved Main Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, KY to serve in the Campbellsville University School of Theology. I can’t...
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New Lessons in Transitional Ministry
This Sunday, September 4, will be my final Sunday as Transitional Pastor of Monticello First Baptist Church. We have served this loving congregation in Wayne Co., KY since March, 2015. My longest...
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ETCH Conf 2016 – What I Heard Part 1
This week my family and I spent a few days in Nashville, TN at the ETCH (Equipping the Church & Home) Family Ministry Conference sponsored by LifeWay Christian Resources at the beautiful Music City...
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ETCH Conf 2016 – What I Heard Part 2
I am continuing a 3-part series of posts sharing questions I repeatedly heard at the ETCH Family Ministry Conference October 3-5, 2016 in Nashville, TN. The ETCH Conference was invigorating as nearly...
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