Northern Roads by Jeremy Norton

Tag: ministry

Communication, Leadership

HOW LOSING A TEAM PERSPECTIVE WILL LEAD TO MINISTRY HEARTACHE

We need a team perspective. In my opinion, biblical truth aligns perfectly with the team perspective. For example, in Ecclesiastes 4, we read that, “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.” (4:9-10a)

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Discipleship, Leadership

3 MINISTRY TIPS I LEARNED FROM STYROFOAM GLIDERS

Our family was in a hotel recently and they had a kids treasure chest. At check-in, children can pick one item from the chest. In the chest, was a bunch of toys; a few of which were these styrofoam gliders.

The boys grabbed them with excitement and ran over to me. “Dad, check these out! Aren’t they awesome?”

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Adventure, Communication, Leadership, The North

LONG GONE TO THE YUKON

Our call has been to make Whitehorse our permanent field of harvest for future ministry. God fast-forwarded that plan. On September 3rd, 2014, we began our journey North.

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Technology

MEDIA SPECIALIST JOSH LAVERTY – PART 2

Day 2 with our media specialist. Yesterday, I posted about Josh Laverty. In Part 1, we highlighted Josh’s focus on the photography and videography side of his business.

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Ministry, Technology

OUT WITH NEW, IN WITH THE OLD?

A friend of mine had the device in a basket of stuff on a shelf in his hallway. It caught my eye and I asked with mild sarcasm, “What is this?” He turned his nose up at the 4th Generation iPod, with its faded white exterior.

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Discipleship, Leadership

HOW MENTORSHIP SHAPED MY LIFE

This weekend I went home. I grew up in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. This past weekend, I had the opportunity to visit after many years. The

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Leadership, Ministry

4 STEPS TO LOSING A TOOTH AND WHAT IT TEACHES US ABOUT CHANGE

Can you remember when you lost your first tooth? Were you afraid of the potential discomfort or pain? Is your business or ministry facing the removal of a project or program? Like teeth, will there be new growth from that process?

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Bible, Leadership

HOW OBSTACLES IN LEADERSHIP ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THANKSGIVING

The workload is ominous. The days are long. The responsibilities are seemingly unending. Such is the life of a leader. Around every corner is a new obstacle or opportunity.

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Communication, Leadership, Outreach

WHY I JOINED THE HOLY GHOST RIDERS

Not about gangs, clubs or chapters; just Jesus! A few years ago, I met a guy named “Kat” at a youth conference in Alaska. From his

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Communication, Discipleship

FEEDING OVER 100 HOMELESS TEENS – PART 2

Click HERE To Read Homeless Teens – Part 1. This particular account is from “Chapter 10: The congregation was more than enthusiastic about answering the rally

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Communication, Discipleship

WHAT I’VE LEARNED ABOUT ABOUT OUTREACH

Moose Meat and Winter Coats. As well as being Director of Student Ministries, I also serve as Deacon of Outreach on our Ministry Team. This

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Ministry

HOW I CREATE MINISTRY GRAPHICS FOR FREE!!!

Allow me to introduce “GIMP”.

Over the past week, I’ve been working on a winter retreat for our College & Career group. This morning, I spent a couple of hours putting together the promotional pieces for the retreat. I created a quirky graphic for the event that looks professionally done. In today’s post, I thought I’d share how I did it.

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