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…you have to do things that no one is doing.  The message doesn’t change but the methods MUST.  Check out this clip from Craig Groeschel.

I had a meeting with the Augusta Symphony about a website so I met with them a few weeks ago.  They are housed at Sacred Heart Cultural center in downtown Augusta.  Sacred Heart was a church that closed in 1971 and was renovated and restored in 1987 as a cultural center for the community to [...]

Had a chance earlier this week to speak with Kelly Jasper with the Augusta Chronicle for an article in today’s paper.  The article was on the use of social media in ministry, in particular Twitter.  You can check it out here.  At the bottom of the article, they give a listing of local pastors and [...]

I was reading Steven Furtick’s blog earlier this week, and he had a post on how growth happens at Elevation Church.  As soon as I read it I thought “If I had to describe what I would perceive as the perfect fit for me in ministry, it would be to help make what he describes [...]

So it’s been a while since I posted as I’ve been out of town some.  Here is the latest from the world of Jones: Spent the past week and a half in Hilton Head, SC.  From Sunday to Friday, I was there with Walter and Danny doing some production for a camp called Breakaway.  The [...]

When it comes to doing small groups in churches, there are two paradigms that exist: Churches OF Small Groups and Churches WITH Small Groups.  Churches WITH small groups see small groups as another ministry that their church does.  Churches OF small groups view them as core essential of who they are. It plays out in [...]

confession: I have a draft in my draft folder of my blog called “The Cussing Pastor”….it’s been there for around 8 months. It’s not about anyone in particular at all, but just a growing trend that has emerged among pastors, leaders and communicators.  I didn’t finish the draft and probably won’t.  I think Ed Young [...]

Saw this quote in a post from Perry Noble today and I’m still chewing on it. “God is ALWAYS setting His church up for a WIN…we’ve just got to be willing to listen to His voice and do what He says.”

Today I was reading through Proverbs 4, and there was a series of verses that just grabbed me….I mean as soon as I read them it was like a tractor beam.  These are verses that I had read and even underlined.  I knew them well.  Before I tell you what they were, I need to [...]