Author: Jonathan G. Smith

How To Leverage The Summer To Finish The Year Strong| GOF61

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This year is half way over. So is your opportunity to meet those New Year’s goals set back in January. Here is the good news. Now is the perfect time to make the most of the remaining year. The reason? Generally speaking, summer time is when business, academics, and family life slows down just enough to allow some space for personal reflection. So in this episode, I share with you some of my strategies on how I leverage the summers to plan for the next busy cycle!

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What Is The Purpose of The Church? | FITC49

What Is The Purpose of The Church? | FITC49

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What is the purpose of the church? So often answers to this question are based on doctrinal or traditional bias rather than on the words of Jesus. But there is no ambiguity as to the answer. Jesus is clear. The church is to “go” and “make” disciples. That is the mission. Nothing more and nothing less. Surprisingly, however, the Gospels do not use the same words to describe the purpose. So is it possible to harmonize all four Gospels to discover a deeper agenda for the church?

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Finally An Anglican Conference Worth Attending | GOF60

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This week I offer some afterglow thoughts of the Anglican Connection Conference in Dallas Texas. To say that I’m still buzzing is an understatement. I was thrilled with the entire event. But what made this gathering particularly meaningful was just how my journey to this moment finally made sense to me. Whereas before I questioned whether or not I fit somewhere in the Anglican world, I can safely say, I’m so glad to be an Evangelical Anglican.

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