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Many goals fail because they aren't clear, don't seem important or aren't likely to happen when you need them to. The solution is to use SMART criteria to make goal setting, well, smarter. SMART goals use a mnemonic acronym to guide the setting of … [Continue reading]
After almost 5 months in Louisiana, our family is quickly making a home in West Monroe. God has planted us in a wonderful church at First West. In Lead Pastor Michael Wood and throughout the rest of the First West team, we sense God's hand and favor … [Continue reading]
What do you need to stop, start or continue? Visualize the idea of making ministry adjustments as a traffic light: Red = Stop Green = Start Yellow = Continue Stop. At the top sits a red light, signaling the question: What do you need to … [Continue reading]
In recent weeks as my family has moved from one city to another, my daily routine has been thrown completely out of sorts. Thankfully, that period is ending and I'm finally able to reassert some positive order on my schedule, my morning routine and … [Continue reading]
When my young family and I moved back to Collierville in 2000, the ministry tag for Collierville First Baptist Church (CFBC) read "Home for Family, Friends and Faith." As I reflect on our years here, that statement perfectly describes what both … [Continue reading]