Many of you know at least part of my story: I remember one night standing on the stage of the UNO Lakefront Arena watching about 5,000 people pour through the doors. My production ministry was doing well, we had booked and worked with some of the biggest Christian artists and
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In February, I got a desperate phone call from a Mr. Thomas, whose son, Aaron, was addicted to heroine and living in an abandoned warehouse in New Orleans. He told me that he lived outside of Louisiana and had been looking for someone who might be able to check on
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Right now I’m thinking of a certain Major League Baseball team that spends a lot of money to sign the best talent in the league. In fact, most of us who are fans of other teams have probably been irked by this other team “stealing” some of our favorite
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Several years ago, my wife and I adopted two multi-racial daughters. Our family is one of Anglo, African-American, and Hispanic cultures. Because of the multi-racial background of our family, we felt led from the Lord to start a multi-racial church in one of the most multi-racial areas of New Orleans.
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“Do you have an active shooter policy?” That was the question posed to me one day as I was talking to a friend who would be considered an expert on policy matters for churches. He explained that since there have been instances of gunmen opening fire in churches, we
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I feel I can confidently say that I hold the title of “World’s Worst Church Planter.” The truth is, I never wanted to be a church planter. In fact, I had only ever met one church planter in my life, and I thought he was crazy. He had moved his
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I don’t like losing. I love winning. I love being successful. I think we all want success, and we all love to win. We dream of moments like one “lucky” team experiences each year when they hold the Lombardi trophy. The overall win for Harbor Community Church, the church I
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Rob Wilton / Lead Pastor / Vintage Church Picture the Apostle Paul sitting in prison because he has been faithfully proclaiming the Gospel as you read Philippians 1:3-11. 3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all, making my prayer
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Working at the associational level, we as your NOBA staff have the immense privilege and excitement of hearing countless stories about what God is doing throughout our city, on every street, in every house, with every people. The purpose of this blog is rather simple: we want to begin sharing
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