August 2009
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WatchWatch Pastor Matt Carter give an awesome example of how to build community. We deal with this all the time. What do you do to be “on mission”?
“When you aim for simply, community, you get neither community nor mission. When you aim for mission, you get community AND mission!” -Pastor Matt Carter
-AOD
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Notice the New-ness
I’ve put a Sermonplayer “widget” on the sidebar under my Blogroll. I hate listening to myself, but I have been able to overcome some horrible habits in doing so. It is very beneficial. If you are someone looking for insight, enjoy. Or if you are a seasoned communicator, PLEASE do not hesitate to give me some constructive criticisim. You can also find (a bigger version of) the...
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On a Personal Note
I sent this letter to some of my family members recently. I took out some of the personal notes, but I felt I should put it on here and just let God work!
Thanks for reading…
Greetings from the A.O. Dininny’s in Norfolk, VA. We hope this letter finds you all very well. As most of you know, I (Aaron) graduated from ODU last year and finally received my Bachelor’s Degree in Business-Finance....
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What a Weekend!
Wow, this weekend was crazy! It started out at a Friday night speaking engagement for a church lock-in. Our band also played a worship set that was great. Sound was poor, but it still turned out well. Saturday AM I drove one of my “former” youth :-) to Chowan University in Murfreesboro, NC. Levi was a great student of mine and now is just a great friend! Sad he’s gone, but look...
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“What is it you do, that when you do it, you lose track of time? That is probably...”
– Lead Like Jesus Online Devotional
“I’m more interested in connecting with lost people for the sake of the gospel,...”
– Pastor Steven Furtick - Elevation Church
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Mind-Mapper
I am a mind-mapper. I love the randomness of mind-mapping. I love the scatter-brained thoughts that I know will come together so beautifully later in the process. I found a web-based (there’s a lot of hyphenation going on here) program thanks to ChurchRelevance.com that allows you to mind map your little heart away.
::Check it out::
We have an event coming up in October that I’m...
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Financial Jesus
Sometimes being away from the job can be a huge blessing as it was when we went to camp. However, coming back to the job, especially after a spiritual “high”, is very difficult. It makes me not want to catch up on the mundane stuff that I am required to do (like making copies of music, catching up on emails that I coule have replied to at camp but chose not to, etc). When you’re...