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A House of Prayer/Church is only as effective as the volunteer staff who serve in it. We cannot do what God is calling us to do without them.

Creative “Thank-You”

We invited every staff volunteer to an Appreciation Dinner to celebrate and honor them.

Above is our creative “thank-you” note each of our staff volunteers received at the dinner. We wanted something different, fun and memorable to express our thanks and appreciation.

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Giving thanks in all circumstances is the most reliable indicator of my spiritual health.

thank youA biblically grateful and thankful person is someone who appreciates both how undeserving he/she is before God and how generous God is to them.

But, how do we honestly give thanks when we face difficult situations and circumstances in our lives?

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17 Lessons in 17 Years

March 18, 2013 — 10 Comments

On Sunday, March 17 we completed 17 years at Harvest House Church/Convergence House of Prayer.  I  shared with the church 17 lessons learned in these 17 years.

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In preparation, I intentionally gave myself only 1 hour to write these 17 lessons. I wanted to grab the first things that jumped out of my heart and mind.

I realize that there are probably hundreds of lessons learned through the years but these are first in line.

People suggested that I post these 17 lessons on my blog. Great idea! So here they are in raw form. Continue Reading…

Setting goals is never easy. The list I create is always too long and overwhelming.

So this year I purchased a set of workbooks curated by Seth Godin called “Pick Four“. Pick Four is a quarterly goal setting program originally written by the late Zig Ziglar and republished by Seth in a more contemporary “workbook” format.

PickFour

Four goals, worked on everyday, reviewed every week.

That’s all there is to it.

How Does Goal-Setting Work?

Studies have determined that there are generally three things that make goal setting achievable.

  1. Small Steps
  2. Consistent effort
  3. Accountability

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We Just Bought a Building!

October 24, 2012 — 14 Comments

What a faithful God we serve! We started our church in the room of a house and now we have just purchased a building for over 3 million dollars, all cash.

On top of this, we will be able to build it out and furnish it, all cash. Is God good or what?

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