I attended my very first Global Leadership Summit in 2016. Little did I know, that it would prepare me to lead our church and community, as we faced a summer of riots and unrest in our church community. The #1 task for a leader is vision. Leaders receive, communicate, model, guard, impart, reward, correct and […]
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The weather has been unseasonably warm across the USA this winter. Just this week, over 500 cities had record breaking high temperatures. With rising temperatures also comes a decrease in clothing, revealing more skin, flesh and temptation. As a male, I can testify that being married, saved and satisfied does not cause a decrease in
On August 13, 2016, Sylville Smith, a 23 year old African American male, was shot and killed by a City of Milwaukee police officer. This event occurred three blocks from our church campus. His death sparked an evening of riots and a summer of unrest. That horrific evening was also the onset of a new
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A large Assemblies of God church is taking the initiative to facilitate community dialogue in the wake of unrest in the Sherman Park section of north Milwaukee. The fatal shooting of a black man by a police officer Saturday and subsequent burning of a trio of neighborhood businesses all occurred within three blocks of Parklawn Assembly
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John P. Coltrane was considered by many to be the best sax player ever. Describes an encounter with God he had in 1957 while playing “A Love Supreme”. He said “I experienced by the grace of God, a spiritual awakening which was to lead me to a richer, fuller, more productive life. At that time,
Setting up and sustaining business partnership can be the most difficult part of entrepreneurship. Most business partnership are rarely successful. There have been some awesome teams assembled such as the Olympic Gold winning Dream Team, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak of Apple and the Navy’s elite SEAL team Six. The most effective team ever assembled
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Everything that you and I experienced in 2014 was the result of the decisions we made in this year or in years before. Life is choice driven! So, if we can somehow manage to make better decisions in 2015, we can also create a more successful life. If you want a better New Year in
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The Bible warns that the end times would be stressful and difficult. This is even more true for pastors, their spouses and children; because there is an all-out assault from the enemy against spiritual leaders. Satan knows “If you smite the shepherd, the sheep will scatter” (Mark 14:27). For that reason alone we must learn
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From His advent to His ascension Jesus offers the blessing of Peace. The angels appeared to the shepherds, announcing the birth of the Messiah – “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” (Luke 2:14) After His crucifixion and resurrection Christ appeared to His disciples with a greeting – “Peace
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