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What The Church Can Learn From YouTube (Live, It’s Sunday Morning!)

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Steve Simms

I found these YouTube statistics online. It has more than 2 billion views per day which is almost twice the prime-time audience of America’s three major broadcast networks combined. More video is uploaded to YouTube in 60 days than all three U.S. … Continue reading →

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What The Church Can Learn From Smartphones

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Steve Simms

Smartphones are everywhere! People love them.! What if the church could learn from smartphones how to create that kind of market saturation and love for Jesus? Here are some things the church can learn from smartphones. * People appreciate and … Continue reading →

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What The Church Can Learn From The NFL

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Steve Simms

The NFL generates tremendous excitement and enthusiasm in America, while the church is mostly ignored. The NFL fills stadiums, while a great many churches have almost empty buildings. The NFL even gets people excited about their draft when they pick … Continue reading →

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What The Church Can Learn From The Oprah Show

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Steve Simms

The Oprah Show was not just entertainment. It connected with people, encouraged them, challenged them, and made a difference in their lives. Perhaps the 21st Century church could learn a few things from Oprah. * Allow spontaneity. The Oprah Show was … Continue reading →

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GVAOS — God’s-Voice Activated Operating System (For Church Meetings)

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Steve Simms

Jesus commanded His disciples to “Go and make disciples of all nations . . .” So what can activate the nation-changing power of God? Are there any discipled nations in the 21st Century? How can a nation be discipled? Can the traditional … Continue reading →

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Every Generation Has A Few Who Flew The Pew To Go And Do

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Steve Simms

What turns a person from a Sunday bench warmer into a spiritual reformer? That’s a good question. Fortunately there are a few individuals in most every generation who are inspired to take the Gospel from the pew to the do. … Continue reading →

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Attention: Nashville College Students (& Other Young Adults)

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Steve Simms

Would you like to experience something really out of the box — something non-traditional, creative, innovative, free, spontaneous, exciting, and surprising? Then you need to check out Nashville’s most unique church. This place is different! Power packed! Spirit-led! Multi-racial. A church where people … Continue reading →

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The College That Changed My Life

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Steve Simms

There is a popular book called Colleges That Change Lives. Somehow the college that changed my life — The University of Tennessee Martin — is not in the book. UTM was 50 miles away from my home and the only … Continue reading →

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Nashville’s Participatory Church

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Steve Simms

The Salvation Army Berry Street Worship Center is Nashville’s participatory church. The Sunday morning meetings are conducted more like a support group than a church meeting with each person free to share testimonies, Scriptures, praise reports, insights, gifts of the … Continue reading →

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Can A Sunday Church Meeting Be Like A Family Gathering? It’s Happening In Nashville!

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Steve Simms

Church is family, brothers and sisters in Christ sharing a kinship of the heart. Nobody ever asks the question: “Where do you go to family?” Family is not a place; it is relationships. So with church. Who are you joined … Continue reading →

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