Don’t Be Nitpicky

Don’t Be Nitpicky

How do you know when you’re going from being detail-oriented, exacting, meticulous, and nuanced to... nitpicking? Where’s the line?

Every Fader must answer this critical question.

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How I Prepare To Lead Worship

How I Prepare To Lead Worship

Every professional athlete has a pregame ritual.

Here are five unique and famous pregame rituals that athletes are known for:

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One Who Puts On His Armor Should Not Boast Like One Who Takes It Off

One Who Puts On His Armor Should Not Boast Like One Who Takes It Off

You know that verse about not saying we’re gonna do this and go there and make business happen but rather say, “If God wills, we’ll do this or that”?

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Is There More?

Is There More?

Three short stories. (they include your goals for 2025)

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Are You Battle-weary Or Battle-strengthened?

Are You Battle-weary Or Battle-strengthened?

I was going to say the last several months have been quite a battle, but honestly, the last five years in Costa Rica have been a battle. What’s been the effect on me?

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They Don't Know

They Don't Know

We are living on a coffee plantation. Most weekday mornings, the small crew of coffee pickers come through the gate, dragging along their nine and eleven-year-old children to play while they pick.

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Minister To The Lord

Minister To The Lord

But what if no one is ministering to the Lord?

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Remove The K And Finish The Word

Remove The K And Finish The Word

When we start something, we’re never amazing at it. This Fertilizer is dedicated to worship leaders, teams, and techs in their first five years of serving.

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The Twenty-One Mile Challenge

The Twenty-One Mile Challenge

Seeing where you’re going is more important than you think. Ask any of us who have meandered through a dark house on the way to a bathroom break in the middle of the night only to find out just how flexible our little toe is compared to the coffee table leg. Right?

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The only 5 things you need... and other platitudes that don’t really work

The only 5 things you need... and other platitudes that don’t really work

Whenever I browse social media, I consistently see posts about “the only 5 magical things that can do everything better…” #clickbait

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Are You Being Held In Tension?

Are You Being Held In Tension?

“What if where you feel the tension you discover God’s intention for you?”

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Lessons I’ve Learned From My Dog

Lessons I’ve Learned From My Dog

Seven years ago, my life changed. We added a dog to our family. The idea of getting a dog was not mine.

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I Wish I Would’ve Known

I Wish I Would’ve Known

I was a little naughty.

My college roommate, Troy, was visiting me in Pennsylvania from his home in North Carolina. I had just started getting to know a cute girl (who I later married.)

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Rehearsal Notes

Rehearsal Notes

Next week, I fly to Columbus, Ohio, to encourage a worship and creative team. I’ll be rehearsing them and leading the Sunday services as part of the training weekend. In preparation, I’m sending them notes on one of the songs we’ll lead.

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The Launch 61

The Launch 61

Imagine this: the students who bravely stepped into high school amidst the whirlwind of the pandemic are now on the verge of graduating. Wow!

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Drifting Into Ruts

Drifting Into Ruts

I was speaking with a church that has been without a staff worship leader for nearly a year.

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