Many know that Matt Chandler is the lead pastor of Highland Village Church near Dallas, Texas. What many may not know is that he also serves the entire Acts 29 Network by being a part of the Board of Directors and in coordinating church planting efforts in the exploding Acts 29 Texas Region.
And what is perhaps even less known is how this highly influential man, clearly passionate about Jesus and preaching his Gospel, personally walks with Jesus. I had the privilege of sitting down with Matt after his talk at boot camp last week and got to ask him about just that.
In this short video Matt highlights two main elements of a personal walk with God:
1. Answer the questions "how will I do this?" and "when will I do this?" when it comes to ...
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Just Another Ministry Monday?
Jonathan McIntosh posts the top reasons pastors say they want to quit: 1) to protect their family, 2) criticism, 3) the work is too hard, 4) they're restless, 5) they're jealous of others' talents & giftings, 6) nobody & nothing seems to change. Have another reason and want to voice it? Follow @JonMcIntosh, @acts29 and other church planting leaders as they conduct more "Twitter polls" in the future.
Gospel Awakening Defined via Chan Kilgore
Chan serves on the Acts 29 Network's Board of Directors and oversees the Florida Region. He writes, "a Gospel Awakening is when a person's affections are gripped with the beauty of the holiness and love of God and broken by the depth of their own sin." Chan has a four page article on what an "Awakening" ...
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At Houston Boot Camp this last week, we got to hear from Bruce Wesley, our host, and Lead Pastor of Clear Creek Community Church. Scott Thomas pulled him aside after his session on leadership to get some more on the nuts & bolts of leadership/staffing at his church. Here's an excerpt from that interview with more to follow.
And Bruce's audio is up and not to be missed. He spoke on The Enduring Legacy, sharing his 15+ years of wisdom in raising up and training leaders in the church - he spoke with conviction, humility and clear expertise and those who are working on their own leadership development system in their churches or needing to improve that system will find his talk incredibly helpful. Among other things, hear about CCCC's core value of sanity, ...
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We are half-way through assessments here in Houston, finishing up a week in Texas -- our very own Tyler Powell gives us the half-time report. Pray for our assessors & those being assessed for wisdom, discernment & grace.
For some reviews of boot camp, read Clear Creek Community Church (our host) pastor Greg Poore's blog, or attendee Zach Nielsen's ...
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