Tag Archives: failure

Culture Shock 101

Posted on June 28, 2010 by

It turns out that the melting pot culture of Florida is somewhat different than the slow paced culture of eastern Kentucky. Who knew? In 1982 I planted a church in Morehead, Kentucky where I served as lead pastor for seven … Continue reading →

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My First Sunday as Children’s Pastor

Posted on May 16, 2010 by

I found out the hard way: there’s a big difference between ministering to adults and ministering to kids. Here’s what happened my very first Sunday as children’s pastor. Not only had I never been a children’s pastor before, I had … Continue reading →

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Failure is Essential

Posted on May 13, 2010 by

If you want to do something remarkable you have to be willing to risk failure. You can talk and plan, talk and plan, talk and plan. Eventually you just have to try. Your idea will probably fail. That’s OK. Make … Continue reading →

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