Archive | June, 2009

Student Beach Camp 2009

A total of 541 from both our Springdale and Pinnacle campuses traveled to Panama City, Florida last week for an awesome Student Beach Camp. Ken Freeman was our camp evangelist, and as usual, did a phenomenal job. There were a total of 78 professions of faith during the week, with 58 of those [...]

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What A Fabulous Day!

Yesterday was a fabulous day from start to finish! Starting with Summer Freedom Celebration at each campus and ending with our Baptism at the Crosses and Fireworks at the Crosses, it was a such a wonderful day!
Thousands attended each campus for Summer Freedom in the morning. We were so blessed by the worship [...]

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The Great Commission Resurgence – Let It Rise!

Rising up in the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention this week was a Great Commission Resurgence. From the heartbeat of our President, Johnny Hunt, we have been asked to “Let it rise!” Without any doubt at all, with an overwhelming heart of support, these is a rising of the Great Commission [...]

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Historic Moment Happened Yesterday

An historic moment occurred yesterday at the Southern Baptist Convention. Even beyond the spiritual leadership and preaching by our dear President, Johnny Hunt, the convention empowered our President with at least a 95% vote to establish a Great Commission Task Force. This task force will evaluate and examine the convention and its entities [...]

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Pastors’ Conference is Over, Now Southern Baptist Convention Begins

Last night concluded the Pastors’ Conference under the leadership of Dr. Ed Litton. He did a great job bringing together a team of speakers that challenged the lives of pastors, plus worship that was fabulous. The pastors gave $46,000 to fund our missionaries during the closing session of the conference. This is a great [...]

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In Louisville For Southern Baptist Convention

Jeana, Meredith, Nick and I left straight from worship services yesterday to the airport, and flew to Louisville. Jeana and Meredith left after our first worship service, via Memphis, and Nick and I left after all of our services, flying through Chicago. Thank God, all the flights were on time and all the [...]

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The Top 10 Ways To Make It Through Difficult Times

Since Easter weekend, I have been in an expositional, text-driven series called, THE TOP 10 WAYS TO MAKE IT THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES. This coming Sunday, I am bringing closure to this series. I have been absolutely energized and encouraged by the study of this great book. As Paul was facing the [...]

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Nothing Like Family

Last night we celebrated Father’s Day due to schedules this Sunday. Josh and Kate are in a coach’s retreat Wednesday through Saturday. Jeana, Meredith, Nick, and I will leave Sunday afternoon for the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. The meeting will be held this year in Louisville; therefore, it is [...]

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My Thoughts on Twitter

When I began Twitter just a few weeks ago, I was not at all certain what would occur. However, after this short amount of time, I want to give a few observations about being on Twitter. By no means am I a pro, but an extreme novice in it. Therefore, please keep [...]

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Training Yourself Up

Training yourself to walk with the Lord is one of the pivotal steps in the life of a Christ-follower. We do not always have the fortune of a personal mentor in the faith. For example, I never was mentored in a formal manner. My mentoring was gained through watching and listening to others [...]

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