Reaching the Post-Modern Through Social Media and Personal Branding

REACH Conference I led a breakout session at the Master’s Commission Conference titled “Reaching the Post-modern through Social Media and Personal Branding.” We took a look at social media from a different angle other than poking and rescuing lost sheep on Farmville as we asked ourselves can we shape culture and impact our friends with how we use Facebook, Twitter, or our...
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The Calling and Responsibility of the Artist

The notes below are from a message I gave to the School of Prophetic Arts‘ Kingdom Core class on February 3rd, 2011. The focus was on understanding the calling and responsibility of the artist and how that calling is lived out through the divine intervention of the Holy Spirit. These are my personal notes, so they are not organized like a typical blog The Calling and the Responsibility of...
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Behind the Curtain: The Need for Transparency

I remember being a little kid, watching the Wizard of Oz, feeling completely jyped when I discovered the Wizard was nothing more than a man behind a curtain pulling strings and had fancy special effects to display something he was not. Once Dorothy and her troupe encountered the real wizard and met the person behind the curtain, they learned the truth of who this man was and the hoax was...
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Tattoos and the Bible

Unlike some of the major decisions I’ve made in my life (like buying a house or a Harley), I actually put a lot of thought and research into getting a tattoo. I’ve been wanting to get a tattoo since last April, but before I could go through with it, I needed to find out what the Bible actually says about tattoos. Before I did any research, the only verse I knew in the Bible that...
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Marketing’s Effect On the Church

Christ’s Great Commission takes marketing’s affect in the church and empowers each member to be a voice. In Mark 16:15, Jesus said, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” Remember that the gospel was the church’s product? Preaching is a form of promotion. The Great Commission starts within the church, but it is the responsibility of every believer to share the...
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Chief Amongst You

The other day I had a conversation with a friend about mistakes and the importance they are in our lives. It is easy to point the finger when someone makes a mistake and say, “Shame on you,” but I’ve learned from first-hand experience that mistakes are often our greatest teachers. They may not be the most gracious of teachers, but they are often the ones we never forget. After...
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