Archive for June, 2010

National Gallagher Vacation Part #1

The trip is planned! The bags have been packed the the roads are wide open to the traveling Gallagher family in their non-minivan SUV fully equipped with so many pieces of luggage, electronic and food a small third world country would think we are invading. In preparation for our travels I sat down and [...]

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Preachers Improving Voice Projection

Every day, my inbox gets flooded with email newsletters, articles and resources. The reason is simple, to grow others, I have to first grow myself! not all the newsletters are read, some are skimmed and others are read to the full extent of the article. Some of the newsletters find their way being sent to [...]

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Building a Great Congregation – Leadership

Dr. John Maxwell says that everything rises and falls on leadership and I believe he has hit the nail on the head. Leadership is vital, not only in business, but in churches! Leadership in local congregation is not a human idea, but an idea from the Almighty. Consider how God wants elders, if qualified men [...]

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Top Ten Things Heard at the Tulsa Workshop 2010

This is a little late, but the thoughts of a fun workshop is still on my mind. I have to admit the workshop was good, but the discussions of the speaker’s lessons and point afterward were much better. it is great to be challenged, but it is more impressive to talk about what you heard [...]

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BP, The Gulf and Your Congregation

As the tragedy of the BP Oil Rig explosion still lingers, our country seems to begin to become immune to the 11 workers lost to the explosion as well as the countless gallons of oil leaking into the Gulf. From the beginning, little was shown to the workers families as all cameras began a steady [...]

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