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10 Characteristics of Growing Churches – Perry Noble

from Perry Noble dot com by perry #1 – They have leaders that lead! “For God so loved the world that He did not send a committee!” Not sure where I heard that…but its true! #2 – A desperation for … Continue reading

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Leadership Book Interview: The Strategically Small Church by Brandon O’Brien from EdStetzer.com by Ed Stetzer

Leadership Book Interview: The Strategically Small Church by Brandon O’Brien from EdStetzer.com by Ed Stetzer Brandon O’Brien has written a new book, The Strategically Small Church. In this work, he seeks to demonstrate how small churches are uniquely equipped for … Continue reading

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8 Reasons Some Churches Do Not Grow

8 Reasons Some Churches Do Not Grow from Perry Noble dot com by perry 1 person liked this #1 – The Vision Is Not Clear – If people don’t know where a church is supposed to be going…then it will … Continue reading

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Is Gluttony Destroying the World?

Is Gluttony Destroying the World? By Ryan Andrews Wednesday, 21 July 2010 08:20 Why over-consumption is a huge problem—and what we can do to stop it. People around the world devote their entire lives to a spiritual doctrine, and major … Continue reading

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Mercy Church did not participate last year in the 40-days of Prayer for Muslims – that was a mistake. This year we will be praying for Muslims during their holy month of Ramadan. In addition we will be doing education … Continue reading

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Staying out of trouble vs. Walking in your calling

Staying out of trouble vs. Walking in your calling by Steven Furtick Thursday June 10th, 2010 I have a deep passion to see this present generation of students have a God-sized impact on the world. In my opinion, there has … Continue reading

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SHEL: At Mercy Church we work to encourage a simple structure of large gathering and small groups. From day one decentralized small groups that empower and take risks with new leaders and established believers has been at our core. There … Continue reading

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Rob Bell Makes A Point About Satellite Churches…

Rob Bell on the Dangers of Video Preaching from Out of Ur by A Leadership interview He once planted a church by teaching through Leviticus. He can use a rabbit carved from a bar of soap to illustrate the nature … Continue reading

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Weekly Email: Alpha Course and Dave Ramsey Financial Peace at Mercy

Dear friends, Starting Wednesday the 13th we are offering Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace university and a Bible Study option. + We are also planning on offering the Alpha Course – HOWEVER I need to know if there are people interested … Continue reading

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Online Conference Tomorrow on Living With Offense

Living Without Offense & Rick Warren is Supporting our Twitter Conference Tomorrow from Reimagining Church by frankaviola I’ve been a Christian for a long time. Since I was a child. Observation: God’s people are the most easily offended people on … Continue reading

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