Perry Noble is the founding and senior pastor of NewSpring Church in Anderson, Greenville and Florence, South Carolina. At just nine years old, the church averages over 10,000 people during weekend services and is launching another campus in Columbia, South Carolina. Here is a recent article he wrote about leadership checkpoints.
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Congratulations to LifeChurch.tv on celebrating their 15th anniversary. Here is a short story with a great closing line from Craig Groeschel. ********** During LifeChurch.tv's 15th anniversary celebration this past Sunday, pastor Craig Groeschel rejected the "megachurch" label, despite the fact that he preaches to over 26,000 listeners every week. The Christian Post reported how Groeschel reminded everyone of the church's "humble beginnings" during the anniversary message, detailing the garage in which he first preached and the various buildings they outgrew on their way to their live satellite broadcasts and 13 locations across the U.S. Groeschel said he'd rather call LifeChurch a "micro-church with a megavision...to go into all the world, not just being happy with a service at 9:00 and 10:30. Never!" Ending his message, Groeschel recommitted himself and his family to the church's vision, saying, "We are all in again, for the rest of my life...I want you to be…
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Romans 14:7 ... For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. You've heard it said, "No man is an island." It's true. How we live impacts those around us -- either intentionally and directly, or unintentionally and indirectly. Regardless of intent, our lives will leave a residue on those we come into contact with. How we live impacts those around us, and so will our deaths. Not just in the sense of grieving a physical loss but also the loss of potential or hopes or dreams. Give thought to how you're living and the influence it is having on those around you. And give yourself a few moments to reflect on how your death will leave the world around you.
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2 Corinthians 1:3-4 ... Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. On New Year's Day, we received word that Tonya's brother had been found dead in his apartment. Needless to say, we were stunned. Tonya went to be with her parents early in the week and the girls and I followed on Friday. His funeral was on Saturday. I have done nearly one hundred funerals in my lifetime. No funeral is easy because you are straddling the fence between life and death. Besides my mom and dad's funerals, this was the next hardest funeral I've ever had to do. When it was over, it felt like I had just finished preaching…
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2011 is knocking at the door, with 2010 only having a few more hours. I know it's a sign of growing old but it's hard to believe we're ten years into the 21st century. I'm not sure I'm any better at reflecting now than I was ten years ago, but here it goes ... My family continues to be my greatest blessing. Persistent and patient, my wife landed a job with Douglas County Schools and is already making her mark. I know that as parents and colleagues interact with her, she will continue to make a great impression. Our daughters continue to blossom. I'm encouraged by the friends they make and how they each lead in their own way. As "grown-up" conversation becomes more possible, it is such a joy to hear them express themselves. On the ministry front, this has been the first full year out of twenty that…
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