Jonathan Hopson on July 24th, 2007

David Foster, pastor of The Gathering, wrote a post today. These are things we strive for each week at Elevation.
If I were looking for a church to attend in the morning, here is what I’d look for:

When I enter do I hear laughter?
Are people greeting me as a job or a joy?
Does the place look [...]

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Jonathan Hopson on July 24th, 2007

I’ve heard the statement “go for broke” many times in different settings. Athletes will call each other out by saying it. Managers will also challenge their employees to give it their all and go for broke. Entrepreneurs & church planters know this statement very well.
For me, going for broke means to give up everything in [...]

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Jonathan Hopson on July 23rd, 2007

I regularly check the blogs of pastors and church planters. I love their thoughts and posts. Perry Noble is one of my favs. His post today knocked it out of the park.

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Jonathan Hopson on July 23rd, 2007

Ecclesiastes 3:7 has been my mantra for a while now. There are many “times to be silent” and there are many “times to speak”.  But when do you do it? Do you speak at the right time? Does what you say have substance to it? If it’s worth saying, why aren’t you saying it? These [...]

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Jonathan Hopson on July 18th, 2007

Yesterday, Brianne & Dalten joined with 600 kids for LifeChurch.tv’s summer camp in Oklahoma. They boarded the plane at 8:00am and flew to DFW. From there, they rode with the Fort Worth campus to Camp WoW in southeast Oklahoma. Camp WoW has posted around 230 pics from the first day on their site [...]

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