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    The Nines Wrap-Up.

    Wow. I had no idea how impactful listening to these videos today was on me. My mind is spinning with information overload. There are so many good points to be made from these videos. SO MANY. I have embedded the hitlist from what I felt was the most impactful at least [...]

    The Nines – 5 PM Hour

    Rick McKinley @ Imago Dei – Are you being honest with us? Are you being honest with the people you lead about what your struggles are. Rick Struggles with Food. Jesus transforms us, it’s not a one time moment kinda thing, but a continual thing. Being vulnerable is so hard to do as [...]

    The Nines – 4 PM Hour

    Judd Wilheight – You need to develop character and the little things in your life. An Iceberg didn’t sink the titanic – faulty rivets did. We go about our lives and the more success we see, the more we have to manage your little details. When this happens the events are more likely [...]

    The Nines – 3 PM Hour

    Jenni Catron – We have shrunk Jesus to the size that he can save our soul, but we don’t believe he can change the world. She went to Africa and felt that she needed to change something in Africa. “Don’t fail to do something because you can’t do everything”. [Convicting... ouch] If American Christians gave [...]

    The Nines – 1 P.M. Hour

    Margaret Feinberg: Thanks to church leaders when no one else seems to notice. [Ditto]. How does a Shepherd read John 10. How does a beekeeper read a land with overflowing milk and honey. Asking people to whom the scripture was referring to might enlighten it. Both a commercial and boutique vintner [...]

    The Nines – 12 Noon Hour

    Craig Groeschel of lifechurch.tv – create deeper climate and culture of innovation. The church’s values should remain a constant, but the culture should shift to be relevant

    Len Sweet – Statue of David by Michaelangelo, David had a HUGE head: How do you deal with “Big Head” syndrome?. A broken and contrite heart is the [...]

    The Nines – 11 AM CST

    Dino Rizzo – We must know Christ in our private world – Marriage, friendships, and THEN in ministry. Small acts of kindness go a LONG way. Going out of your way a LITTLE means MUCH to others.

    Keld from Finnland / Copenhagen – Know the people you are reaching out to – What is their history. [...]

    The Nines Update – 10 AM CST Hour

    Perry Noble – New Springs Church:
    “You can’t plan a movement of God, because it’s God’s church. BTW – He cares about his church way more than you (those of us in places of leadership) do”.

    Skye Jethani – “The Daisy Cutter Doctrine” – Just because we as followers of Jesus listen to people from ginormous churches [...]