Preaching to Oral Learners
Having a background in orality puts me in interesting situations at times. I think we all recognize that most people in America,...
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Feb 19
Is your congregation oral?
In Montreal, Canada, a few years ago, I tore pages out of a novel and gave it to the 60 people attending the very first TruthSticks Bible...
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Feb 12
Adaptive Leadership
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been learning about a helpful skill for me and probably a few church leaders in the Cincinnati Area. That...
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Feb 9
Alistair Begg's Bad Counsel on "Gay Weddings"
Pastor Begg’s Bad Advice Alistair Begg has been the pastor of a church in the Cleveland, OH, area for several decades. Although I have...
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Feb 5
Towards a Disciple-Making Movement
It is possible for churches to grasp the vision of movements and not bring systemic changes to keep it going. This is a call for taking...
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Mark Snowden
Jan 29
Forming Small Groups: “Deeper than a Nametag”
After giving someone a nametag, a cup of joe and a donut, what more could they want from your small group? But, then they turn to face a...
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Mark Snowden
Jan 22
Of Hooks and Clubs
A local church invited me to be the “storyteller” at an evangelistic block party in a rural town. I had four sessions. In the first one,...
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Jan 15
What if we’re all missionaries?
Many proclaim that everyone in their church is a missionary! Now you and every member in your church can be trained as missionaries. In...
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Mark Snowden
Jan 8
Always Hoping part 2 of 2
Discussions of suicide have continued since meeting Matthew Sleeth, author of the Hope Always book. Just last weekend I was with Dane, my...
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Jan 1
Always Hoping part 1 of 2
Birthday parties are always fun, but last weekend’s party ended up being a blessing for me and maybe for you, too. Peggy, my cousin,...
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Mark Snowden
Dec 25, 2023
Towards a More Powerful Testimony
In my ministry, I often hear well-intentioned men and women give their testimony. Is there a better way? How is it possible to improve...
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Dec 18, 2023
Following Up on a Decision
Congratulations and praise God that someone new has accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior. Now what? Give them a quarterly and plop...
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Mark Snowden
Dec 15, 2023
Strategy for evangelizing a people
In a casual conversation with a missionary friend of mine, I learned that some 2,000 largely Muslim West Africans have moved into the...
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Dec 14, 2023
Guardians of Truth Debunk Myths and conspiracy theories
During a physical therapy session, my knee made a loud pop. On my road to recovery some three months after shattering the top of my...
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Nov 27, 2023
Closing the Backdoor
In a consultation with a church as they were developing their evangelism strategy, it dawned on me that if their church had been in a...
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Nov 20, 2023
Lead from the Front
Maj. James Howard became a Flying Tiger ace in China. He went on to become a P-51B fighter pilot in World War II. During one mission, he...
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Nov 13, 2023
But Can You Make Disciples?
A young pastor scheduled an appointment with me. He wanted to know how he could get his church to become active witnesses for Christ. He...
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Nov 6, 2023
Mattering
Does what you do matter to others? Are you relevant? While I as attending a church growth workshop in 2005, I heard a leader tell...
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Oct 30, 2023
9 Issues for your Association and Church
Small changes matter! Back in 1979, Air New Zealand TE109’s flight coordinates were off just two degrees, but that resulted in the...
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Oct 23, 2023
Spiritual Maturity
Author: Mark Snowden Here’s a question I’d like you to consider today, “Is it possible for spiritual maturity be achieved in a one-way...
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