Leadership
The Thing about Being a Pastor
One of the craziest things about being a Pastor is that you have to live what you’re preaching! So we’re in this series called Pete’s Blog… a journal of trust. For 4 weeks, we’re talking about Trusting God. In the Storm, in the face of Unconventional Thinking, etc. Well, trust me when I say I’ve…
Read MoreFort Myers/Cape Coral rated #1 in Foreclosures Nationwide!
Hey everyone, I just had to share what I heard on the Today Show this morning. We actually had to rewind our DVR and listen to it again because it shocked us. They were doing a piece on the economy and real estate, and in the middle of talking the girl from CNBC says: “Fort…
Read MoreWow, what a Week!!!
Hey everyone, I’m so excited to be back in SW FL. Sarah and I just finished an amazing / whirlwind week of ministry consulting, downtime, edification, and networking! The last 8 days have been incredible! It’s amazing to see how God is using all that we are learning through Next Level Church to impact so many!…
Read MoreVision Night Message now available
Hey everyone, If you weren’t able to be apart of Vision Night, you’ve got to make sure you hear the message from that night. The vision we cast that night will become the foundation for the next year of ministry at NLC and beyond. God has positioned us and given us a strategy to impact…
Read MoreJanuary 7th … My Life and Death Story – Part 8
(continued) I spent 9 days in the ICU at Lutheran Hospital. I did have another blood clot form but it was small and it dissolved on its own without needing another surgery. I went home on January 16th, 1995. I had no teeth and a partially shaved head. I had lost about 15 pounds and…
Read MoreJanuary 7th … My Life and Death Story – Part 7
(continued)I woke up Sunday morning, January 8th, 1995 to my head wrapped in white cloths and a tube sticking out the side. I remember a nurse telling me very loudly as I was coming to that, “Matthew, there is a tube coming out of your head to relieve the pressure from the blood clot on…
Read MoreLeadership Challenge #7
To view this blog as a video click here http://www.tokbox.com/vm/11crmmdl4ivv Proverbs 21:7 (The Message) “The wicked get buried alive by their loot because they refuse to use it to help others.”7. The Responsibility of a Leader. The greatest responsibility we have as leaders is to use what we’ve been given to help others. It’s so…
Read MoreHappy New Year Everybody
Hey everyone, I can’t even tell you how excited I am about this coming Sunday at NLC. We’re launching a 2 week mini-series called, “Nothing like New!” It’s a new year, and I’ve got some fun thoughts on the “NEW” that God wants to do in our lives. 10 am this sunday … Only 2…
Read MoreI'm fully Embracing my ADD these days
If I were a dying person they would say that I’m “going toward the light.”Fortunately I’m not dying, I’m just embracing my ADD. Life’s too short tobe anything but me. I gave my kids haircuts on Friday, and they look supercute. I just think they’re the cutest things in the whole wide world. My 4…
Read MoreAll The Things I'm Learning (Part 6) The final installment
By part 6, my ADD has set in now, & honestly, I have no idea what number were on any more. So we’ll just start with 16, sound good? 16. I’m learning about Long Term Grace in my life. I can’t even tell youhow spot on Mike Ash’s message was in week 4 of our…
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