Listening, Learning & Leading
Probably one of the greatest things that we struggle with as followers of Jesus is trying to figure out what His will is for our lives. More specifically, what are God’s plans for my life, my future? We want to know the future and the process of getting there! Why? Because if we know, we [...]
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This past week we held the BIG GIVE at Grace Church. It was an incredible week. God did some AMAZING things. We started with a massive clothing give-away on Friday and Saturday. We had over 1600 people we were able to assist. What a cool way to impact Kingsport. We also provided financial help to [...]
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This week Grace Church will be given the means and the challenge to go out and be generous in the City of Kingsport. We want to make a lasting impact on the lives of the people in our community. We want to offer hope. And, we want to see lives changed. Our vision is to [...]
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This week we got the BIG GIVE started off with a BANG…..We had the honor of being interviewed by WJHL CHannel 11 this week. If you missed the interview, you can watch it below. It is exciting, but for one main reason….PEOPLE ARE GONNA MEET JESUS!!!! Pray for the following in the next few weeks: [...]
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One of the biggest issues I think the church struggles with on a regular basis is the qualifications of a leader. Many churches wrestle with things such as education, experience and background when considering leadership, and especially pastoral staff. This isn’t an all bad sort of thing. But, the question is, are we approaching this [...]
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Yesterday we talked about the core values of Grace Church. Our core values gives us structure, direction and purpose behind our primary mission. They also challenge us in our personal lives as well. One of the core values is to Discover Jesus. We view this in two ways. One, we help people to Discover Jesus. [...]
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Today as I was studying, I came across a great verse that REALLY challenged me. This verse is profound, and one I have never heard emphasized. This verse speaks DIRECTLY TO THE HEART OF MINISTRY…… Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox. Proverbs [...]
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So, I’m stealing part of a blog entry from Perry Noble (@perrynoble) today. He posted a great blog today that you should definitely go and read. It reminded me of a quote long forgotten that I once clung to very tightly. I was originally inspired by this quote in High School by Dr. George Grant [...]
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This week I took yet another trip into Haiti with a team. There were only 7 of us on this trip. To me that is the perfect sized team. It was an amazing week. Let me share a bit of the week with you….. We landed last Sunday afternoon. Honestly I wasn’t sure what to [...]
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I don’t know how you’re wired, but I have something very specific that I require to keep going in life, marriage, leadership and ministry……..Affirmation. I need cheerleaders along the way who encourage, inspire and speak life over me. (Definitely the top in my list of Love Languages!) I am not hard-wired to the approval of [...]
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I am a husband, father and pastor in that order. My heart is to give what I have, all of what I have, to see people fall in love with Jesus. My heart is for God's church, missions and adoption. I wanna see followers of Jesus leave a lasting mark on the culture we live in. 
