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Archive | March, 2009

National New Church Conference – Exponential 09

National New Church Conference – Exponential 09

Are you a new church looking to grow? This is your last chance at a discount for a great opportunity! If you want to hear speakers like Erwin McManus, Craig Groeschel and Francis Chan, sign up for the National New Church Conference (NNCC) before April 1st. Hosted in Orlando, FL, this event is sure to [...]

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Turning Eyes to Ears continued…

Turning Eyes to Ears continued…

As you examine the substance of your sermons, one important factor to take into consideration is your audience. Let’s see what Dr. James O. Davis has to say on this important part of any sermon: Know your audience at all times during the preaching of the sermon.  This is crucial to effectiveness.  A sermon is [...]

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True customer service…

“I need you to know again Ginny that you guys have been outstanding in your dealing with us. You are cordial, warm, humorous, more companies should send their employees to work with you guys for a week to see how true customer service is supposed to be. It would be a greater world!” Eladio Villanueva, [...]

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Turning Eyes to Ears Part 2 Continued

Turning Eyes to Ears Part 2 Continued

Another aspect of the substance of a sermon is the idea of verbal persuasion. Dr. James O. Davis expands on this idea: The verbal persuasion of the sermonizer will be greatly determined by the choice of words and phrases. Emotive words drive the theme of the message home. The communicator must be enthusiastic about the [...]

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faithHighway + Edgecast = Match Made in CDN Heaven

FaithHighway has partnered with EdgeCast Networks to provide you with a premium content delivery network (CDN) service. The EdgeCast network is designed from the ground up for live and on-demand video and audio church sermon streaming.  EdgeCast has made jittery, buffering online video a thing of the past. Strategic global points of presence, network routing, [...]

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Foursquare Connection 09

May 25-29, 2009 Join the Foursquare family in Anaheim, Calif., this May 25-29! A brand new schedule and pace have been set to make room for increased “connection” with each other. From new learning tracks and district gatherings to programs for preschoolers, kids and youth, Foursquare Connection is a place for everyone to come and [...]

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Turning Eyes to Ears Part 2 Continued

As we continue to look at this article by Dr. James O. Davis, let’s focus more on this idea of the substance of a sermon. Yesterday we looked at the impact of the various parts of sermon delivery. Today we are turning to focus on the vocal effectiveness. The vocal effectiveness of the presenter is [...]

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Church Testimonies: “You must be Pastor Bubba!”

Just spoke with Pastor Bubba Lipscomb of First Southern Baptist Church Orange County.  He was excited to share with me some great things that have come from having his sermons online.  He shared with me that one Sunday recently he was coming out of the sound booth there at the church and had been talking [...]

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Information on Facebook

Information on Facebook

I remember “back in the day”- ok, ok…all of 6 years ago, when Facebook was just for college students. I had to have a Texas Tech (Go Red Raiders!)  email address just to get a Facebook account. I remember looking at this program and wondering what the heck it was for. Why was it better [...]

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Turning Eyes to Ears Part 2

In December, we began this article by Dr. James O. Davis. Let’s continue now by exploring the substance of a sermon. Substance is “what” is said and style is “how” it is said. There is a certain amount of style in the packaging of a sermon. In John 12:49, Jesus said, “For I did not [...]

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