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The progression seems simple enough – We are spiritual beings first therefore real meaning of life is going to found in the spiritual. We were created and designed for intimate relationships. Relationships have great meaning to us. God designed these relationships to be both vertical (with Himself) and horizontal (with others). The best way to [...]

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Our new series LIFE got a HUGE start with the help of the Creative Team turning our entire set into a kitchen and then our fine actors knocking the drama right out of the park. As our actors so wonderfully asked — is this all there is to LIFE? I have a nagging feeling there [...]

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I think it’s awesome that God sometimes ‘themes’ our weeks. Like this week – I’ve had 4 different encounters with other leaders and as Divine Coincidence would have it, all of them centered around the same topic – discipleship, spiritual formation. How does your church do this? How do you define it? How do you [...]

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I’ve spent the last three weeks hanging out with leaders on Sunday nights. It’s our “Turbo Group” – a group of leaders who care enough about people to learn how to a Life Group (WH’s small groups). This Sunday will be the last night we hang out in a while and we’re starting a new [...]

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We’re in week 2 of our communal disciplines series and I’m loving it. We’ve defined community this way… A group of people who practice these key 5 disciplines with each other in an environment where healing is the goal and you know you are loved. Authenticity Application Accountability Guidance Encouragement Two common substitutes for community [...]

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I’m in dialogue with a peer about the importance of life groups/small groups that have real, authentic, raw community with each other. It’s more than just Bible study, it’s doing life together. It’s uncomfortable, edgy, messy life. That we agree on. To what end is where we found ourselves disagreeing. His slant is so that [...]

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