Making Church Matter

That’s IT

We hosted our annual fall “launch” last weekend, and if you were here you know it was obvious there was a buzz going on, or what Pastor Craig Groeschel calls “it.” Here is what he says: “I can’t tell you exactly what it is. Part of what makes it it is that it defies categorization.  […]

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Communication | Leadership | Making Church Matter | Team Building

Healthy Culture

Beyond the buildings and programs and personalities that make up a Church community there is also going to be a culture, just like any organization or community. The dictionary defines culture as the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns characteristic of any community.  It’s a style of social expression and activity that is deeply determining […]

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Leadership | What's new at Nativity

Lead and Feed

From Michael  For the next four weeks I am not preaching, and do not have to prepare a message.  We are doing after Mass messages for our current series on the Bible and Tom and Chris are speaking.  Without message preparation, my week looks and feels very different than usual.  I am hoping to get […]

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It’s August already

From Michael It’s August and we have about 5 weeks left until our fall programs start. Staff have been rotating in and out of vacations and down time. And it is obvious that many parishioners are away these days too. But there is a lot going on anyway. Here’s an update: 1. The evidence of […]

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Leadership | Making Church Matter

On Building Sandcastles

From Michael This past week I was on vacation, retreating to the Jersey Shore as is my custom, summer and winter. Another custom is the annual sandcastle construction I undertake with my nephew Jack. Jack is 10 and each year since he was a baby we have enjoyed building sandcastles together, but over time our […]

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Scripture

Focused Intensity

From Tom This summer, my wife and I are working on cleaning our attic. Over time it has become pretty cluttered and we both can’t take it anymore and are working to clean it up. We have started a few times on the project, but have failed. The problem has been a lack of focus […]

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Some Thoughts on Summer

From Tom Below are a few quick unrelated thoughts on summer life at the Church. ● I have a bit of love/hate relationship with summer right now. I love summer and look forward to the chance to slow down, but that really hasn’t happened yet. Plus, it can be difficult when volunteers and staff are […]

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