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Operating In Insanity

Insane is the only word I can think of to describe my last six weeks.  It has been one thing after another.  We have had car troubles, financial stress, and an overloaded schedule.  I feel like I have been running around in a straight jacket trying to take care of everything.  I have been juggling college finals, running and leading a church, leading worship, running Read more

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Leadership Comes With Great Expectation

Last night we had our Strategy Leadership Team Meeting, and I shared 5 expectations I have of the leaders at Brand New Church Huntsville. It is so important that as we cast vision, and develop leaders that we remind people that leadership comes with great expectation.

“Everything Rises and Falls on Leadership” – John Maxwell Read more

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Ineffective Leadership Coaching Styles

I can only speak from personal experience when it comes to leadership coaching, and I should warn you I have spent more time being coached then what I have coached, but because I have experienced effective and ineffective coaching I feel adequate to discuss this topic.  I should also, point out that the effectiveness of coaching styles and strategy will largely be determined by the personality of the individual being coached.  For me, I Read more

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Apr

Update

I want to apologize to all my blog readers.  My Mac was in the shop for two weeks only to find out that the mother board had crashed, and would need to be replaced.  Fortunately I was able to obtain another one, and will be back to posting soon.

Thanks – J

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Mar
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Path to Pentecost – “Pit-Stop of Providence” – Sermon Notes

Sermon: “Pit-stop of Providence” John 4:4-18, 20-30 – Pastor Justin Williams  – Week 5

What is the most exciting road trip you have ever been on?

What is inevitable with every long road trip? A pit-stop

On this Path to Pentecost we have discussed the preparation required for this journey, the intersections we must face, and detours that are along the way.  Today we will be taking our first pit-stop in a little town called Sychar of Samaria at the local fueling station Jacob’s Well. Read more »

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Mar
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Pre-Belt Testing Tips

I tend to write the majority of my articles on ministry and leadership, but what many people don’t know about me is that I am really active in the Martial Arts community, and every once in a while I share an article on the subject.

Today I’d like to share some tips on a martial arts belt testing.  Many of these principles can be applied to school, business, and life.  Enjoy! Read more »

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Mar
BNC PTOP

Path to Pentecost – “Detour In the Desert” – Sermon Notes

Sermon: “Detour In the Desert” Mathew 4:1-11 – Pastor Justin Williams  – Week 4

Have you ever decided to take a shortcut that turned out to be a poor decision?

What about a detour that turned out to be an amazing journey?

Detour:round about course/way

We will have to make choices about the directions we will go.  There will be times a shortcut seems to be the best answer, other times you may have to take Read more »

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Mar
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Top 12 Influencers of 2012

I was thinking the other day about all the ministry leaders of 2012 that I allow to influence my life, and I have decided to narrow it down to a dozen or so. In a sense I have created a filter to monitor my information intake. Often times as leaders we allow ourselves to experience information overload. We become so absorbed with

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Mar
BNC PTOP

Path to Pentecost – “Intersection of Intolerance” – Sermon Notes

Sermon: “Intersection of Intolerance” John 2:13-19 – Pastor Justin Williams  – Week 3

As we have begun to look at the path to Pentecost we have discussed the preparation and first days of Christ journey. We have also taken the challenge to begin our own journey on this path to Pentecost to experience the life of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit in a whole new way. Read more »

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Feb
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Our Last Great Hope by Ronnie Floyd – Book Review & Personal Testimony

It is amazing how God can use our circumstances, and give us a whole new perspective when we least expect it.  I recently decided to read Ronnie Floyd’s new book “Our Last Great Hope – Awakening the Great Commission” primarily because he is a local pastor in my area, and I have a lot of respect for him.  Originally, I thought this would be a really good book to challenge me in evangelism, but God had another plan.  Read more »

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Feb
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Path to Pentecost – “Embarking on the Journey” – Sermon Notes

Sermon: “Embarking on the Journey” John 1&2 – Pastor Justin Williams  – Week 2

Last time we looked at Preparing the Path.  We talked about John the Baptist’s ministry of proclaiming Christ, and preparing people to receive him.  We also discussed how Christ journeys with us on this path by sustaining us, lighting our path, and giving us the ability to endure.

This week we will look at the first stretch of Christ’s ministry journey, and the our Path to Pentecost. Read more »

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