justinlathrop on November 12th, 2009

The first time I saw this video I laughed my head off. (I love this kind of humor)
Do you use models for the creation/tweaking/developing of your ministry? Models are key to any organization or company’s success anywhere. There are thousands of models out there that work for specific communities/churches. The question is, [...]

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justinlathrop on April 19th, 2009

Check out The Oaks worship teams first music video. They did an incredible job with it. Clayton Brooks is my hero! The new CD just came out last week. Go order it online, you will love it!

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For over 15 years Master’s Commission of Dallas has been discipling young adults and helping them move into full devotion in Christ. Under the direction of Mark Brewer, MCD had become one of the most well known Master’s Commission programs in the world.
In the fall of 2007 MCD entered into a unique partnership with Southwestern [...]

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justinlathrop on March 26th, 2009

In honor of  Geoff Surratt’s new book coming out entitled, “Ten Stupid Things That Keep Churches From Growing,” he is doing a contest on twitter for the stupidest thing a pastor has done. Mine would never fit in 140 characters so I thought I would blog about it.
I was 23 years old and recently moved [...]

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