#thenines

Did you listen to the thenines today? Why or why not? If you did listen, what was one or two "big ideas" you gleaned you would share with the group in 140 characters or less? What did you not hear and had hoped to hear?

Family: #thenines

1st priority: LISTEN to your wives!

Then......
"Commit to say 'NO' to good things; thereby saying 'YES' to great things!" thenines

Money: #thenines

"We need to desire Christ more than things & be more secure in Him than how much we have." -Rick McKinley thenines

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Church Planting: #thenines

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Discipleship: #thenines

"Sincerely trust in the Holy Spirit.... Program church as if you believe God will show up..." Dave Gibbons theNines PrayerParty

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Staff:#thenines

"Leadership begins with ourselves. (As a leader) I have to take ownership of my leadership development." @JenniCatron thenines

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Billy Mitchell (billymitchell):
If I spoke at thenines my topic would be about PartyTheology Jesus was often at other's parties. He was invited to parties. Party better.

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“You only teach what you know, you’ll only lead where you go, you’ll only reproduce who you are” Henry Blackabey thenines

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Vision: #thenines

"We need to measure what we value. If we value missions then we need to measure how many we are sending & reaching" @daveferguson thenines

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Preaching: #thenines

"We learn more by teaching than by being taught. Get people to find answers themselves so they can teach others to teach others." Neil Cole thenines

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Preaching: #thenines

"They can preach better than you but they can never preach a better gospel than you." Keep the gospel of Jesus central. Jared Wilson thenines

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Time:#thenines

"Manage your time so you fall more in love with Jesus, not just the church or ministry." @dankimball thenines

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Preaching:#thenines

Grateful that Osborne & Boyd both prepare sermons with a team, and; they don't speak every week by choice, developing their passion in others. Speaks to equipping and security. thenines

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Preaching: #thenines

"Multiple voices important in spreading the word week-to-week" Larry Osborne thenines

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Get a Counselor #thenines

"Every pastor needs a counselor! Pay them a lot of money...." Perry Noble thenines

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Time/Health: #thenines

Some pastors avoid sin by declaring, "My lips have never touched alcohol." Perry Noble's challenge: If your feet have never touched a treadmill (i.e. you aren't taking care of yourself), it is a sin. thenines

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Time: #thenines

Jon Acuff on the dragon of perfectionism as it relates to TIME: "90% of perfection shared with the world always trumps 100% perfection and stuck in your head or desk. " thenines

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Grace: #thenines

When dealing with attacks/criticisms, we need to displace the comma in the phrase “Please, God!” when we pray and instead pray for grace to “please God!” @lensweet thenines

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Posting #thenines

Busy day already with my daughter at See You at the Pole. Now, posting about the thenines. What have you heard or not heard today?

"If we made disciples like Jesus, we wouldn't have to make up words like attractional or missional. " /via Jeremy Brown thenines


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#thenines Conference

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