Archive for Worship

Worship: A Secret Leadership Strategy

Mike Holmes | February 27, 2010 | View Comments Comments

Last week I told you I was at a church convention and I used the time to engulf myself in worshiping God. I mean I went all out and focused on Him and Him alone. Now during the service (or services) there was a speaker. And for some reason I was unsettled around him. I [...]

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Is God an Egomaniac

John Piper thinks so.
At least that’s what he told more than 21,000 students at the Passion 2010 conference. He basically said that God is the most God-centered Person in existence– He cares more about His Glory than anything else.
Kinda tough to swallow isn’t?
But the more I thought about it…the more I realized how right he [...]

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Woman, Art Thou Loosed? Bishop Jakes Wants you to Tweet About it.

Mike Holmes | September 25, 2009 | View Comments Comments

Bishop T.D. Jakes is calling 50,000 thankful women (and men) to join him on Twitter as he prepares to host his renown Woman Thou Art Loosed conference. He’s asking participants to send a “thankful tweet” which may be broadcast live prior to and throughout the conference. Its a move which confirms the inescapable presence of social media in everyday life… especially ministry.
But this is [...]

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A Church with Technology but no Spirit is no Church at all

Mike Holmes | September 11, 2009 | View Comments Comments

I’m a stickler for progress–especially as it relates to ministry. Hence my love of technology, good music, multimedia, and etc. That is our focus, isn’t it?
Isn’t it?
No, its not our focus. It couldn’t be. But I must admit…sometimes I lose focus. Sometimes I put the bulk of this (“this” meaning the work of God) on [...]

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WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOUR CHURCH SUCKS?

 
But you don’t want to leave.
 If you go to a church that sucks but you’re going to leave, stop reading….NOW. You already have your answer. There’s obviously a church somewhere in your city that’s on the “cutting edge” and would love your membership—problem solved.
 But if you go to a church that sucks, you see that [...]

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