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Forceful Advance

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

In Acts 1:8, Jesus left his disciples with an impossible goal- to spread the Gospel to the entire known world. And [...]

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Looking Back and Looking Forward

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

For today’s Thursday Leadership Lesson, we’ll look back and look forward. Tomorrow, we’ll do review of 2007 wins, so we’ll hold off on that for now.
Looking Back
We kicked off the year with the Annual Leadership Retreat, where we explored the idea that when it comes to building community, making disciples, and doing ministry, there’s always [...]

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Repair and Remodeling: Review

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

We’ve come to the end of another Thursday Leadership Lesson series! Repair and Remodeling must occur at some point in the life of every building project. No matter how solid the foundation, no matter how good the construction, no matter how skilled the leadership, there’s always some assembly required and there’s always some repair and [...]

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Repair and Remodeling: Stepping Down

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

This is Part 10 of the Fall Semester Leadership Lesson Series, Repair and Remodeling. We believe that when it comes to making disciples, creating community, and doing ministry, there is always some assembly required. In the spring, we talked about laying a solid foundation. In the summer, we talked about principles of [...]

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John Maxwell is Stalking Me

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

If you’ve been involved at NCC for a while, you’ve certainly heard about John Maxwell. He’s the leadership guru with the magnetic smile, sparkling personality, and an amazing ability to discover countless irrefutable laws and traits of a leader.
Heather Z. has led the zone leaders down the path of Maxwell discipleship, including a [...]

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Repair and Remodeling: Blowing Up Your Group

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

This is Part 9 of the Fall Semester Leadership Lesson Series, Repair and Remodeling. We believe that when it comes to making disciples, creating community, and doing ministry, there is always some assembly required. In the spring, we talked about laying a solid foundation. In the summer, we talked about principles of [...]

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Repair and Remodeling: Leading Change

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

This is Part 8 of the Fall Semester Leadership Lesson Series, Repair and Remodeling. We believe that when it comes to making disciples, creating community, and doing ministry, there is always some assembly required. In the spring, we talked about laying a solid foundation. In the summer, we talked about principles of [...]

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