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When you’re in your “uncomfort zone”

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Steve Simms

Your “uncomfort zone” can be a place of great growth, if you don’t let it make you frustrated and angry. Knowledge learned but not applied is information that cannot guide. Some people let problems inspire them to grow. Others run … Continue reading →

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George Barna’s 9 Challenges For American Christians

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Steve Simms

George Barna, founder of the Barna Research Group, issued nine challenges for American Christianity in 2002. Here is a paraphrase of his nine challenges along with how a church in Nashville, Tennessee, The Salvation Army Berry Street Worship Center, is attempting … 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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Organic Church = God On The Loose

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Steve Simms

There are sometimes awkward moments in unprogrammed, participatory church (also known as organic church or simple church). People sometimes say things and/or do things that are outside of my comfort zone. On a recent Sunday morning at The Salvation Army Berry Street … Continue reading →

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When The Toilet Paper Gets Turned Around

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Steve Simms

Once I attended a Career Track seminar in Nashville about change management. The presenter challenged us: “Reverse your toilet paper.” That wiped me out. Surely I hadn’t paid $99 for this silly bit of advice. The presenter said: “Change is difficult … Continue reading →

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