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Desktop Security Important and Solves Your PC Security Problem!

2010-04-19T05:52:00.001-04:00

Desktop Security Important and Solves Your PC Security Problem!

If you keep up with current news, you know desktop security is important for you -- it also solves your PC security problems.

To find our more about desktop security, now click these links here.

Chip

Another good source for construction superintendent is here...

2010-04-05T14:28:00.000-04:00

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Chip

Construction Project Management Software is Your Answer?

2010-03-29T18:03:00.000-04:00

Construction Project Management Software is Your Answer?

It probably took me a couple of days to find the right info on construction project management software, but I found some...

If you're looking for info on construction project management software, too -- click that link and see what I found...

Chip

Construction Project Management Software Can Keep You in Business!

2010-03-25T07:13:00.001-04:00

Construction Project Management Software Can Keep You in Business!

It can be hard to find new and current info on construction project management software. I finally found some, so click the link if you'd like to see it, too.

Chip

Construction Project Management Software Could Save Your Bacon!

2010-03-19T16:17:00.002-04:00

Construction Project Management Software Could Save Your Bacon!

Since you seem to be interested in construction project management software, have you seen this newest info? You might have missed this...

Chip

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 40

2005-10-12T07:49:00.000-04:00

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 40
"Living With Purpose"
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Note from Chip Tarver: Today is post 40, the final post in my "Your Purpose Driven Life Blog." I hope you have enjoyed and been inspred by this blog. As I say below, Rick Warren's exceptional book, The Purpose Driven Life, is one of the best books I've ever read.

We used it at my Church, New Hope (http://www.newhopeforall.com) as the text for our Men's Leadership meetings last year. I even bought my Dad, Chuck Tarver, a copy. He loves it, too.

With that said, here's the info from The Purpose Driven Life Day 40.

Bless you ...

Point To Ponder: Living with purpose is the only way to live.

Verse To Remember: "For David ... served the purpose of God in his own generation." (Acts 13:36 NASB)

Question To Consider: When will I take the time to write down my answers to life's five great questions? When will I put my purpose on paper?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship and Product Launch Pro”
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http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/blog
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/publicity-blog/
http://www.Free-Targeted-Traffic.com/
http://www.DisasterCare.com
http://www.NewHopeForAll.com
http://www.NewHopeDisasterCare.blogspot.com/

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 39

2005-10-11T07:33:00.000-04:00

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 39
"Balancing Your Life"
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Point To Ponder: Blessed are the balanced.

Verse To Remember: "Live life with a due sense of responsibility, not as those who do not know the meaning of life, but as those who do." (Ephesians 5:15 PH)

Question To Consider: Which of the four activities will I begin in order to stay on track and balance God's five purposes in my life?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship and Product Launch Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/blog
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/publicity-blog/
http://www.Free-Targeted-Traffic.com/
http://www.DisasterCare.com
http://www.NewHopeForAll.com
http://www.NewHopeDisasterCare.blogspot.com/

ope(c)2005 - 2022 Chip Tarver and FCS

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 38

2005-10-10T08:25:00.000-04:00

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 38
"Becoming A World-Class Christian"
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Point To Ponder: The Great Commission is my commission.

Verse To Remember: "Send us around the world with the news of Your saving power and Your eternal plan for all mankind." (Psalm 67:2 LB)

Question To Consider: What steps can I take to prepare to go on a short-term missions experience in the next year?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship and Product Launch Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/blog
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/publicity-blog/
http://www.Free-Targeted-Traffic.com/
http://www.DisasterCare.com
http://www.NewHopeForAll.com
http://www.NewHopeDisasterCare.blogspot.com/

ope(c)2005 - 2022 Chip Tarver and FCS

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 37

2005-10-09T05:19:00.000-04:00

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 37
"Sharing Your Message"
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Point To Ponder: God wants to say something to the world through me.

Verse To Remember: "Be ready at all times to answer anyone who asks you to explain the hope you have in you, but do it with gentleness and respect." (1 Peter 3:15b-16 TEV)

Question To Consider: As I reflect on my personal story, who does God want me to share it with?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship and Product Launch Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/blog
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/publicity-blog/
http://www.Free-Targeted-Traffic.com/
http://www.DisasterCare.com
http://www.NewHopeForAll.com
http://www.NewHopeDisasterCare.blogspot.com/

© 2005 - 2022 Chip Tarver and FCS

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 36

2005-10-08T09:23:00.000-04:00

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 36
"Made For A Mission"
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Point To Ponder: I was made for a mission.

Verse To Remember: "Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." (Matthew 28:19-20 NIV)

Question To Consider: What fears have kept me from fulfilling the mission God made me to accomplish? What keeps me from telling others the Good News?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship and Product Launch Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/blog
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/publicity-blog/
http://www.Free-Targeted-Traffic.com/
http://www.DisasterCare.com
http://www.NewHopeForAll.com
http://www.NewHopeDisasterCare.blogspot.com/

© 2005 - 2022 Chip Tarver and FCS

B2B Business Tips and Techniques Blog
Chip Tarver's B2B Business Articles
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 35

2005-10-07T08:14:00.000-04:00

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 35
"God's Power in Your Weakness"
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Point to Ponder: God works best when I admit my weakness.

Verse To Remember: "My grace is sufficient for you, My power is made perfect in weakness." (2 Corinthians 12:9a NIV)

Question To Consider: Am I limiting God's power in my life by trying to hide my weakness? What do I need to be honest about in order to help others?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship and Product Launch Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/blog
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/publicity-blog/
http://www.Free-Targeted-Traffic.com/
http://www.DisasterCare.com
http://www.NewHopeForAll.com
http://www.NewHopeDisasterCare.blogspot.com/

© 2005 - 2022 Chip Tarver and FCS

B2B Business Tips and Techniques Blog
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 34

2005-10-06T09:33:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 34
"Thinking Like A Servant"

Point To Ponder: To be a servant I must think like a servant.

Verse To Remember: "Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus." (Philippians 2:5 NIV)

Question To Consider: Am I usually more concerned about being served or finding ways to serve others?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship and Product Launch Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/blog
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/publicity-blog/
http://www.Free-Targeted-Traffic.com/
http://www.DisasterCare.com
http://www.NewHopeForAll.com
http://www.NewHopeDisasterCare.blogspot.com/

© 2005 - 2022 Chip Tarver and FCS

B2B Business Tips and Techniques Blog
Chip Tarver's B2B Business Articles
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 33

2005-10-05T14:52:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 33
"How Real Servants Act"

Point To Ponder: I serve God by serving others.

Verse To Remember: "If you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of My followers, you will surely be rewarded." (Matthew 10:42 NLT.)

Question To Consider: Which of the six characteristics of real servants offers the greatest challenge to me?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship and Product Launch Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/blog
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/publicity-blog/
http://www.Free-Targeted-Traffic.com/
http://www.DisasterCare.com
http://www.NewHopeForAll.com
http://www.NewHopeDisasterCare.blogspot.com/

© 2005 - 2022 Chip Tarver and FCS

B2B Business Tips and Techniques Blog
Chip Tarver's B2B Business Articles
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 32

2005-10-04T06:29:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 32
"Using What God Gave You"

Question To Consider: God deserves my best.

Verse To Remember: "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth." (2 Timothy 2:15 NIV)

Question To Consider: How can I make the best use of what God has given me?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you -
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship and Product Launch Pro”
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http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/blog
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/publicity-blog/
http://www.Free-Targeted-Traffic.com
http://www.NewHopeForAll.com
http://www.NewHopeDisasterCare.blogspot.com/

(c)2005 - 2022 Chip Tarver and FCS

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 31

2005-10-02T04:37:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 31
"Understanding Your Shape"

Point To Ponder: Nobody else can be me.

Verse To Remember: "God has given each of you some special abilities; be sure to use them to help each other, passing on to others God's many kinds of blessings." (1 Peter 4:10 LB)

Question To Consider: What G0d-given ability or personal experience can I offer to my church?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship and Product Launch Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/blog
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/publicity-blog/
http://www.Free-Targeted-Traffic.com/
http://www.DisasterCare.com
http://www.NewHopeForAll.com
http://www.NewHopeDisasterCare.blogspot.com/

ope© 2005 - 2022 Chip Tarver and FCS

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 30

2005-10-01T08:22:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 30
"Shaped For Serving God"

Point To Ponder: I was shaped for serving God.

Verse To Remember: "God works through different men in different ways, but is the same God Who achieves His purposes through them all."
(1 Corinthians 12:6 PH)

Question To Consider: In what way can I see myself passionately serving others and loving it?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship and Product Launch Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/blog
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/publicity-blog/
http://www.Free-Targeted-Traffic.com/
http://www.DisasterCare.com
http://www.NewHopeForAll.com
http://www.NewHopeDisasterCare.blogspot.com/

© 2005 - 2022 Chip Tarver and FCS

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 29

2005-09-30T06:49:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 29
"Accepting Your Assignment"

Point To Ponder: Service is not optional.

Verse To Remember: "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
(Ephesians 2:10 NIV)

Question To Consider: What is holding me back from accepting God's call to serve Him?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship and Product Launch Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/blog
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/publicity-blog/
http://www.Free-Targeted-Traffic.com/
http://www.DisasterCare.com
http://www.NewHopeForAll.com
http://www.NewHopeDisasterCare.blogspot.com/

© 2005 - 2022 Chip Tarver and FCS

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Chip Tarver's B2B Articles
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 28

2005-09-28T07:42:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 28
"It Takes Time"

Point To Ponder: There are no shortcuts to maturity.

Verse To Remember: "God began doing a good work in you, and I am sure He will continue it until it is finished when Jesus Christ comes again." (Philippians 1:6 NCV)

Question To Consider: In what area of my spiritual growth do I need to be more patient and persistent?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship and Product Launch Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/blog
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/publicity-blog/
http://www.Free-Targeted-Traffic.com/
http://www.DisasterCare.com
http://www.NewHopeForAll.com
http://www.NewHopeDisasterCare.blogspot.com/

(c)2005 - 2022 Chip Tarver and FCS

B2B Tips and B2B Techniques Blog
Chip Tarver's B2B Articles
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 27

2005-09-26T07:09:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 27
"Defeating Temptation"

Point To Ponder: There is always a way out.

Verse To Remember: "God is faithful. He will keep the temptation from becoming so strong that you can't stand up against it. When you are tempted, He will show you a way out so that you will not give into it." (1 Corinthians 10:13b NLT)

Question To Consider: Who could I ask to be a spiritual partner to help me defeat a persistent temptation by praying for me?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/blog
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/publicity-blog/
http://www.Free-Targeted-Traffic.com/
http://www.DisasterCare.com
http://www.NewHopeForAll.com
http://www.NewHopeDisasterCare.blogspot.com/

ope(c)2005 - 2022 Chip Tarver and FCS

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 26

2005-09-23T04:59:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 26
"Growing Through Temptation"

Point To Ponder: Every temptation is an opportunity to do good.

Verse To Remember: "God blesses the people who patiently endure testing. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him." (James 1:12 NLT)

Question to Consider: What Christlike character quality can I develop by defeating the most common temptation I face?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/blog
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/publicity-blog/
http://www.Free-Targeted-Traffic.com/
http://www.DisasterCare.com
http://www.NewHopeForAll.com
http://www.NewHopeDisasterCare.blogspot.com/

(c)2005 - 2022 Chip Tarver and FCS

B2B Tips and B2B Techniques Blog
Chip Tarver's B2B Articles
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 25

2005-09-21T09:20:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 25
"Transformed By Trouble"

Point To Ponder: There is a purpose behind every problem.

Verse To Remember: "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose." (Romans 8:28 NIV)

Question To Consider: What problem in my life has caused the greatest growth in me?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/blog
http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/publicity-blog/
http://www.Free-Targeted-Traffic.com/
http://www.DisasterCare.com

(c)2005 - 2022 Chip Tarver and FCS

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 24

2005-09-20T08:25:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 24
"Transformed By Truth"

Point To Ponder: The truth transforms me.

Verse To Remember: "If you continue in My Word, then are you My disciples indeed; and you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:31-32 KJV)

Question To Consider: What has God already told me in His Word that I haven't started doing yet?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship Pro”
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 23

2005-09-18T05:42:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 23
"How We Grow"

Point To Ponder: It is never too late to start growing.

Verse To Remember: "Let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God - what is good and pleasing to Him and is perfect." (Romans 12:2b TEV)

Question To Consider: What is one are area where I need to stop thinking my way and start thinking God's way?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 22

2005-09-17T18:31:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 22
"Created to Become Like Christ"

Point To Ponder: I was created to become like Christ.

Verse To Remember: "As the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like Him and reflect His glory even more." (2 Corinthians 3:18b NLT)

Question To Consider: In what area of my life do I need to ask for the Spirit's power to be like Christ today?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 21

2005-09-15T09:48:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 21
"Protecting Your Church"

Point To Ponder: It is my responsibility to protect the unity of my church.

Verse To Remember: "Let us concentrate on the things which make for harmony and the growth of our fellowship together." (Romans 14:19 PH)

Question To Consider: What am I personally doing to protect unity in my church right now?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 20

2005-09-14T08:10:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 20
"Restoring Broken Fellowship"

Point To Ponder: Relationships are always worth restoring.

Verse To Remember: "Do everything possible on your part to live in peace with everybody." (Romans 12:18 TEV)

Question To Consider: Who do I beed to restore a broken relationship with today?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 19

2005-09-13T09:17:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 19
"Cultivating Community"

Point To Ponder: Community requires commitment.

Verse To Remember: "We understand what love is when we realize that Christ gave His life for us. That means we must give our lives for other believers." (1John 3:16 GWT)

Question To Consider: How can I help cultivate today the characteristics of real community in my small group and my church?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 18

2005-09-12T07:13:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 18
"Experiencing Life Together"

Point To Ponder: I need others in my life.

Verse To Remember: "Share each other's troubles and problems, and in this way obey the law of Christ." (Galatians 6:2 NLT)

Question To Consider: What one step can I take today to connect with another believer at a more genuine, heart-to-heart level?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship Pro”
<><

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 17

2005-09-11T06:34:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 17

For the last week, all I've concentrated on is 'all things Katrina.'

Our Church, New Hope (http://www.newhopetn.org/)
has been involved with Katrina at ...
(http://www.disastercare.com/) as well as a physical
move to a new campus.

I've had zero time for this blog. I apologize.

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 17
"A Place To Belong"

Point To Ponder: I am called to belong, not just believe.

Verse To Remember: "In Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others." (Romans 12:5 NIV)

Question To Consider: Does my level of involvement in my local Church demonstrate that I love and am commited to God's family?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Katrina

2005-09-08T06:37:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Katrina

Things are still too busy for me right now to have time to post here. Please forgive me.

I'm expanding and building a website for our New Hope Church at http://www.DisasterCare.com if you want to take a look at one thing that's been keeping me busy (or you want to help the Katrina victims.). We also have a HUGE announcement coming that I can't tell you about till next week.

Blessings -
Chip

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 16a - Hurricane Katrina

2005-09-02T20:03:00.000-04:00

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 17 - Hurricane Katrina Preparations
.

Due to our current preparations for a variety of activities we’re planning centered around our upcoming efforts for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, there is no time for a ‘normal’ post today.

(Notice how late in the day this post was made.)

Perhaps I'll get to it tomorrow ... but the victims of Hurricane Katrina are a lot more important than my posting in this blog today ...

Our Church, New Hope - http://www.newhopetn.org - is FEMA–registered and FEMA–certified. As soon as we get marching orders from FEMA, we’re out of here ...

If you really want to help, go to our brand new site at ...

http:?/www.disastercare.com

... and make a donation.

Yes – our new site needs a lot of work, but it’s open and it’s functional. Your donation is tax deductible - and it's REAL help you can give right now.

If you’d also like to see our Church website (currently being redesigned) – it’s at http://www.newhopetn.org/.

Thank you -
Chip

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 16

2005-09-01T13:30:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 16
"What Matters Most"

Point To Ponder: Life is all about love.

Verse To Remember: "The entire law is summed up in a single command: 'Love your neighbor as yourself." (Galatians 5:14 NIV)

Question To Consider: Honestly, are relationships my first proirity? How can I ensure that they are?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 15

2005-08-31T07:38:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 15
"Formed For God's Family"

Point To Ponder: I was formed for God's family.

Verse To Remember: "His unchanging plan has always been to adopt
us into His own family by bringing us to Himself through Jesus Christ."
(Ephesians 1:5a NLT)

Qustion To Consider: How can I start treating other believers like members of my own family?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Message From God

2005-08-30T11:45:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Message From God for You

TEN GUIDELINES FROM GOD
Author Unknown

This is a great message and reminder from God!

"Effective Immediately, please be aware that there are changes YOU need to make in YOUR life. These changes need to be completed in order that I may fulfill My promises to you to grant you peace, joy and happiness in this life. I apologize for any inconvenience, but after all that I am doing, this seems very little to ask of you. Please follow these 10 guidelines ..."

1. QUIT WORRYING –
Life has dealt you a blow and all you do is sit and worry. Have you forgotten that I am here to take all your burdens and carry them for you? Or do you just enjoy fretting over every little thing that comes your way?

2. PUT IT ON THE LIST –
Something needs done or taken care of. Put it on the list. No, not YOUR list. Put it on MY to-do-list. Let ME be the one to take care of the problem. I can't help you until you turn it over to Me. And although My to-do-list is long, I am after all... God. I can take care of anything you put into My hands. In fact, if the truth were ever really known, I take care of a lot of things for you that you never even realize.

3. TRUST ME –
Once you've given your burdens to Me, quit trying to take them back. Trust in Me. Have the faith that I will take care of all your needs, your problems and your trials.Problems with the kids? Put them on My list. Problem with finances? Put it on My list. Problems with your emotional roller coaster? For My sake, put it on My list. I want to help you. All you have to do is ask.

4. LEAVE IT ALONE –
Don't wake up one morning and say, "Well, I'm feeling much stronger now, I thinkI can handle it from here." Why do you think you are feeling stronger now? It's simple. You gave Me your burdens and I'm taking care of them. I also renew your strength and cover you in my peace. Don't you know that if I give you these problems back, you will be right back where you started? Leave them with Me and forget about them. Just let Me do my job.

5. TALK TO ME –
I want you to forget a lot of things. Forget what was making you crazy. Forget the worry and the fretting because you know I'm in control. But there's one thing I pray you never forget. Please, don't forget to talk to Me - OFTEN! I love YOU! I want to hear your voice. I want you to include Me in on the things going on in your life. I want to hear you talk about your friends and family. Prayer is simply you having a conversation with Me. I want to be your dearest friend.

6. HAVE FAITH –
I see a lot of things from up here that you can't see from where you are. Have faith in Me that I know what I'm doing. Trust Me; you wouldn't want the view from My eyes. I will continue to care for you, watch over you, and meet your needs. You only have to trust Me. Although I have a much bigger task than you, it seems as if you have so much trouble just doing your simple part. How hard can trust be?

7. SHARE –
You were taught to share when you were only two years old. When did you forget?That rule still applies. Share with those who are less fortunate than you. Share your joy with those who need encouragement. Share your laughter with those who haven't heard any in such a long time. Share your tears with those who have forgotten how to cry. Share your faith with those who have none.

8. BE PATIENT –
I managed to fix it so in just one lifetime you could have so many diverse experiences. You grow from a child to an adult, have children, change jobs many times, learn many trades, travel to so many places, meet thousands of people, and experience so much. How can you be so impatient then when it takes Me a little longer than you expect to handle something on My to-do-list? Trust in My timing, for My timing is perfect. Just because I created the entire universe in only six days, everyone thinks I should always rush, rush, rush.

9. BE KIND –
Be kind to others, for I love them just as much as I love you. They may not dresslike you, or talk like you, or live the same way you do, but I still love you all. Please try to get along, for My sake. I created each of you different in some way. It would be too boring if you were all identical. Please, know I love each of your differences.

10. LOVE YOURSELF –
As much as I love you, how can you not love yourself? You were created by me forone reason only -- to be loved, and to love in return. I am a God of Love. Love Me.Love your neighbors. But also love yourself. It makes My heart ache when I see youso angry with yourself when things go wrong. You are very precious to me.

Don't ever forget......Touch someone with your love. Rather than focus upon the thorns of life, smell the roses and count your blessings ...

God Bless you -
Chip Tarver
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 14

2005-08-30T08:53:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 14
"When God Seems Distant"

Point To Ponder: God is real, no matter how I feel.

Verse To Remember: "For God has said. "I will never leave you; I will never abandon you." (Hebrews 13:3 TEV)

Question To Consider: How can I stay focused on God's presence, especially when He feels distant?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship Pro”
<><

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 13

2005-08-29T07:46:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 13
"Worship That Pleases God"

Point To Ponder: God wants all of me.

Verse To Remember: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." (Mark 12:30 NIV)

Question To Consider: Which is more pleasing to God right now - my public worship or my private worship? What will I do about this?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 12

2005-08-28T07:03:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 12
"Developing Your Frindship With God"

Point To Ponder: I'm as close to God as I choose to be.

Verse To Remember: "Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you." (James 4:8a NLT)

Question To Consider: What practical choices will I make today in order to grow closer to God?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship Pro”
<><

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 11

2005-08-27T07:56:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 11
"Becoming Best Friends With God"

Point To Ponder: God wants to be my best friend.

Verse To Remember: "Friendship with God is reserved for those who reverence Him." (Psalm 25:14a LB)

Question To Consider: What can I do to remind myself to think about God and talk to Him more often throughout the day?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
“The B2B Relationship Pro”
<><

http://www.FirstContactSecrets.com/
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 10

2005-08-26T07:16:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 10
"The Heart Of Worship"

Point To Ponder: The Heart of worship is surrender.

Verse To Remember: "Surrender your whole being to Him to be used for righteous purposes." (Romans 6:13b TEV)

Question to Consider: What area of my life am I holding back from God?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 9

2005-08-25T05:54:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 9
"What Makes God Smile?"

Point To Ponder: God smiles when I trust Him.

Verse To Remember: "The Lord is pleased with those who worship Him and trust His love." (Psalm 147:11 CEV)

Question To Consider: Since God knows what is best, in what areas of my life do I need to trust Him the most?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 8

2005-08-24T07:12:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 8
Planned for God's Pleasure

Point To Ponder: I was planned for God's pleasure.

Verse To Remember: "The LORD takes pleasure in His people." (Psalm 149:4a TEV)

Question To Consider: What common task could I start doing as if I were doing it directly for Jesus?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Interview #3

2005-08-23T05:29:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Interview #3

From pastors.com / Articles / Breakfast with David Yonggi Cho and Rick Warren:

Breakfast With David Yonggi Cho And Rick Warren: A Conversation Between Two Innovative Pastors

David Yonggi Cho is pastor of the largest Protestant church in the world (Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea - 750,000 members). It is a church known for its prayer ministry and for its use of Cell Groups to embrace new members and to develop lay leaders. Cho started the church as a plant over 30 years ago.

Rick Warren is pastor of Saddleback Valley Community Church in Lake Forest, California. Warren, through his Purpose Driven Ministries, has mentored over 100,000 congregations worldwide.

Recently, they both met in Southern California for a brief breakfast, and we recorded their conversation for you:

Warren: How do you stay fresh in the ministry?

Cho: When I first started my church in 1968, I would spend five hours every day praying - a kind of a spiritual warfare! In America you don't see much of the spiritual warfare, but in the Orient you can see the temples, and you must really fight if you want to be in a location because there will rise up opposition.

So I really depended upon prayer. The place where I went to plant my church - there were already shrines, and the priests from the shrines tried to intimidate me. They tried to burn up the tent churches. So to combat this, I spent five hours every day praying.

But now a days I usually spend three hours every day praying, and if I don't keep praying regularly in such a way then I can't maintain the fellowship with the Holy Spirit.

I believe ministers cannot maintain their ministries without the anointing of the Holy Spirit. For me, that means three hours a day to maintain my intimacy with the Holy Spirit.

Warren: What would you like to say to American Pastors?

Cho: Well, American pastors -- they have wonderful facilities and also higher education but usually American pastors can't pray more than 15 minutes -- so that is main trouble. I have always said you have everything -- finance, facilities, education -- but what you're lacking is the determination to pray (things) through. No prayer power!

Many people still do not know the real importance of prayer - but as a minister, you should know that prayer is the foundation of church growth and revival.

American pastors should be determined to pray. As you know, we have an early Morning Prayer meeting in Korea and many American pastors come. They asked me, "How do you motivate people to come in the early morning to pray?", and I say, First, you should motivate yourself!

Warren: What about the process of helping people grow in Christ? What is the process your church uses for moving a non-believer to maturity in Christ?

Cho: We have this kind of organization: When people first get converted, we ask them to the School of Conversion. They are taught for six weeks and given all of the materials. Then they're introduced to the Cell System in their area, and they are trained through the Cell Leaders.

Warren: How have you used technology to care for the needs of everyone in such a large church - to give personal attention when you have so many thousands of people?

Cho: We couldn't handle the situation without computers. We computerized everything in the church - every facet! We also make use of the Internet. Right now we are offering an Internet church where people participate in services through the Internet. I want to take people to the Internet.

Korea is very small - not like in America with a lot of space, so we can't enlarge our church buildings. Besides, every year we have 20,000 new converts in our churches, and we can't put them all in our church building or even our branch churches.

So now we have an Internet church and many of the young generation participate in the services at home. They send in their offerings on the Internet. They can do on-line giving.

Warren: How many of your house churches or cell groups use the Internet and watch your Internet services?

Cho: Most of all the house churches are using the Internet service now.

Warren: Is it done at a certain time and they just click to see it? Is it a live service?

Cho: (Right now) It's a live service, including Sunday and Wednesday. But also, when I want to give special instructions or teaching for the cell groups, then I will teach it through the Internet to the cells and apartments. This way I can give a special word or special instruction to the ministers and the cell leaders in that area.

Warren: It seems that the Internet cell group has far more potential for growth even more than Branch (satellite) churches?

Cho: THAT IS IT EXACTLY! - I always say to our people - this is the next generation ministry! Without the Internet we will fall far behind the wall. Many (in the) young generation won't come to church because of traffic and a lack of spaces in church.

But now we have an Internet broadcasting system with a fantastic program to attract them, and they can stay home. I say to the young people - don't come to church - just stay home and get your teaching through the Internet. And they also give us feedback about sermons and services.

Warren: Saddleback now has a service on the Internet, and we've also connected our small groups through GroupNet so they can change their cell group roster on the Internet, share prayer requests, etc.

Cho: I think that in a big country like America you would not be interested in that kind of thing. But we are so jammed that we have no way to keep growing except by going to the cyberspace!

Warren: Well, no matter how much land you have it eventually fills up. We have 120 acres and in the first 20 years my goal was to bring them in to our campus. But now, in the next 20 years, our goal is to Decentralize -- to send them out.

Cho: I have been following your ministry very closely for long time so I know everything that you are doing and mostly I've been very much impressed and amazed that you have built up this big church without having building costs - that is very amazing to us!

Warren: We wanted to prove to the world that you don't have to have a building to grow a church. We were running over 10,000 in attendance before we built our first building. So we know how to grow and minister without buildings. But what we are trying to learn now is how to do it through Internet into the homes.

Cho: This is it exactly! The next generation IS the Internet! Use the Internet - it is better!

Warren: Even if we had all the buildings we needed, one question is whether or not the next generation wants to worship in huge buildings!

Cho: We need both ministries together - a strong young church and a very powerful Internet service. I can make contact with you from Korea via the reaching you anywhere in the world. There are many American-Koreans participating through our church's ministry on the Internet . Through the Internet we can have worldwide fellowship and worldwide services!

Warren: You are already the largest church in the world with 750,000 members. So what is your vision for the next stage of your church?

Cho: It is exactly the Internet service! It is silly to build larger and larger church buildings. It is silly to spend more money on (branch church) buildings! You'll never have enough. I really believe this, and I have already announced to my people and ministers that the next step is to go into total cyberspace ministry because it is a real waste of money to build a larger buildings.

Warren: Just think of that money and how you could be using it for missions!

Cho: We have now already sent 500 missionaries around the world. An amazing thing is that two years ago, I was invited to have a meeting in Dubai. The Islamic police came and said - 'If you ever move out of the British Embassy area, you will be arrested.' But we had about 3,000 Islamics come to the meeting every evening and many Saudi Arabian kids. I said - 'How did you know that I was having meetings?

They said, "Through your Internet!" They said, "In Saudi Arabia we have no church - we can't own a Bible, but we can still read the Internet. We are watching your Internet service and you announced that you were coming to Dubai, so we took our vacations and came out!"

Now we are offering services through the Internet in Saudi Arabia - and worldwide in cyberspace - and no government can stop you! So that is the way to go!

Warren: What advice would you give to a brand new minister?

Cho: Number one - I would encourage him to have a very positive attitude in the ministry because he will meet many discouragements.

Second, he should have visions and dreams because visions and dreams are the vessels through which God works - These visions and dreams come from the word of God to you - and so it is very important to have visions and dreams.

Third, I would just want to tell him to really listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit -- very important -- very courageous. Because to start a successful ministry, one needs an adventurous spirit. God always enjoys such a person. That's the kind of person God uses.

Warren: I've read your books on Vision and Dreams - speak to pastors about how you hear the voice of the Holy Spirit?

Cho: The Holy Spirit always speaks through Bible Study. Even this morning, I was studying the Bible and praying before the Lord. You know we have a lot of head knowledge but very little bit of the heart knowledge. Many pastors try to speak to their people using the head knowledge instead of the heart knowledge. So to receive heart knowledge, we must pray very much and then study the Bible and wait upon the Lord.

Many people in prayer -- they are only talking to God in one way - but they should wait upon the Lord until God really soaks into their hearts. When I wait upon the Lord, His will comes like dew upon my heart.

Finally, I see the drop of the water on the leaves - the Spirit comes like dew on my heart and influences my decision. So through that I receive guidance from the Lord. So waiting upon the Lord is very important.

Many people think that it is a waste of time to wait upon the Lord - but it is not so if one waits upon the Lord, then the Spirit of the Lord comes and speaks quietly.

Warren: How have you raised up so many leaders in your church?

Cho: It is a main work to motivate the people. Through my experience, I have found that only 10% of the whole congregation will be motivated to work. So I would ask my Seniors to look for only an available person whom the Holy Spirit is already beginning to develop as a Cell Leader or as a Senior Cell Leader.

So we are all looking for people in every section of our ministry - always looking - and I ask my Seniors to pick up those people.

Warren: What do you look for? What do you tell them to look for?

Cho: Naturally, those people who are available, and learn very much by themselves, and who are very much concerned about the lost souls; a heart for evangelism. Then those people are candidates for Cell Leaders.

Warren: Of the people that come to Christ in you church - do most of them come to Christ through the worship service and then move into the Cell?

Cho: Mostly through the Cell. Many, many ministers have a misunderstanding of the Cell Ministry. They think the Cell Ministry is a Fellowship Group. I really train people to touch unbelieving neighbors. Most unbelievers feel awkward coming to church. Some of them are afraid of coming to church - especially a large church. So when they are invited to their neighbors, they don't feel scared. So - through the cell system - we invite neighbors.

Warren: Now that you are able to take your messages and other teaching into the Cell Groups through the Internet - it seems like the Cell Group Leader does not have to be as strong a teacher as before?

Cho: No, I make him a strong teacher because if they depend upon my message on the Internet, then they would never become a grown-up minister. You asked me a little while ago about any major mistakes in my life. For a little while, I thought that I had made a great mistake by supporting daily newspapers, the Christian daily newspapers.

We have over one million in circulation. But we have 11 pages of the Gospel of the Jesus Christ inside the newspaper and almost every journalist criticizes me, saying that I will pay because I put the Gospel in the daily secular newspaper. For more than 10 years every month I spent 3 million dollars cash for the survival of the newspaper.

And I really thought that I had a made a terrible mistake, but later I found out that this newspaper was influencing our government tremendously; most pastors speak from church pulpit and society will not listen, but the paper became our pulpit outside of church. It was read by congressmen, businesspeople - they all read and listened.

Now we are almost making a break even (financially) and that was my feeling of having made a mistake in my life. This is part of my local mission. Now we are really happy because through this newspaper we can really protect churches in an unbelieving world.

Warren: A personal question - during the years when God put that weakness on your life - when you were so weak -maybe 10 years?

Cho: I was raised up from my death bed from tuberculosis. Then in 1968. when I started my ministry - even that time I was very weak. Still I was having some T.B. fever, and I continued to have heart trouble. Whenever my heart gave me trouble, then I would lose strength, and I always thought that I was dying. So many people asked me why do you pray for the healing always?

Even now I pray for the healing - because to survive in those days I was preaching about divine healing -- to encourage myself. I couldn't continue my ministry. I encouraged myself by preaching, that's how I kept going.

Then in 1964 I fell, and the doctor told me to leave the ministry. He said, "With your condition of nerve and heart, you will never survive." So I really prayed to the Lord and said to the Lord, "This is my calling - if I leave my ministry, then I don't need to live. God would not answer me so particularly." Bit-by-bit -- more than 10 years -- God would put me in the thorny life.

After 10 years, God slowly began to touch me and heal me. So that was a great trial me in my life.

Warren: But in that time what encouraged you?

Cho: In 1964, when I was almost total infected, I had the choice of one of two steps - to delegate my ministry to lay Christians or keep up the ministry. But when I tried to delegate my ministry to the men, they would all make excuses saying that they were too busy, or not trained, or "You receive a salary not me." So I had to use women.

In Korean society - for long periods of time -- women had no power or voice in the church, and I began to use women. This was a big risk - but I had no choice - it was a step out in faith, and I had no alternative. Then the women made a tremendous contribution to church growth! Now all the Korean churches - even Catholic -- have accepted women.

When I come to Europe and America encouraging pastors to use women, I always receive a lot of opposition - especially in Europe.

Warren: Do you think American churches should be more open to the prayer for miracles?

Cho: I feel that the most American churches really don't believe in the miracles of God. The church is getting very institutionalized. But I tell you that by a new anointing the American church would start to believe the miracle of the nation of God's hand.

I think there are a great many devout that could be used today.

Secondly, I want to stress the importance of the use of women. Women are underused in the church. We use them on telephone - they talk constantly - they love to talk on the phone. Put Jesus in their mouth to talk!

So women are a tremendous strength in church because of culture - but in Western culture - you are afraid of using women. But once women were given the freedom to work as fellow leaders there was an explosion of Cell Leaders.

Warren: Can you please pray a prayer of blessing to the pastors that are reading this?

Cho: Heavenly Father, we thank you for many wonderful pastors and lay Christians in America. America is a strong foundation of Christianity through which the whole world received great blessings and benefits. We are now praying many, very rich blessings be upon each and every American pastor and Christian -- so that God may once again use America to send missionaries to the end of the world and to change the world for Jesus Christ. In Jesus Name I pray …

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than that Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 7

2005-08-22T07:39:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 7
"The Reason For Everything"

Point To Ponder: It's all for Him.

Verse To Remember: "For everything comes from God alone. Everything lives by His power, and everything is for His glory" (Romans 11:36 LB).

Question To Consider: Where in my daily routine can I become more aware of God's glory?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 6

2005-08-21T07:36:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 6
"Life is a Temporary Assigment"

Point To Ponder: This world is not my home.

Verse To Remember: "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." (2 Corinthians 4:18 NIV)

Question To Condsider: How should the fact that life on earth is just a temporary assignment change the way I am living right now?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846.

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

God Bless you –
Chip Tarver
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Interview #2

2005-08-20T07:42:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Interview #2

Here's a wonderful interview with Pastor Rick from www.Pastors.com.

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pastors.com / Rick Warren Interview

Pastors.com: You're known for saying that pastors need to be more "lost" centered, that is, looking at their church from the perspective of someone who doesn't go to church. Could you elaborate on that?

Warren: The most overlooked principle for church growth is we have to love people the way Jesus did. That's it! The motive behind everything we've done at Saddleback is that we love and care about lost people.

The reason Jesus attracted such large crowds is because He loved people.

On the other hand, I've heard churches justify their lack of growth by saying, "We're small because we haven't watered down the gospel.”

But maybe the real reason they don't have a crowd is because they don't want a crowd! They love their own comfort more than they love lost people. To reach unbelievers you have to move outside your own comfort zone and do things that often feel awkward and uncomfortable to you. It takes unselfish people to grow a church.

Lost people have a lot of problems and their lives are messy.

It's not by accident that Jesus compared evangelism to fishing. Fishing is often messy and smelly. So many churches want the fish they catch to be prescaled, gutted, cleaned and cooked. That's why they never reach anyone. If your church is serious about reaching the unchurched, you must be willing to put up with people who have a lot of problems.

The secret of reaching unbelievers is learning to think like an unbeliever.

But the problem is - the longer you're a Christian, the less you think like an unbeliever. And if you're a seminary-trained pastor, you're even more removed from unbelievers. You think like a pastor, not a pagan. So you have to intentionally learn to think like an unbeliever again. Paul says, "I become all things to all men so I may, in some way, win some.”

What he meant was he let his target determine his approach. When with Jews, he communicated like a Jew. When he was with Gentiles, he communicated like a Gentile. I'm sure if Paul game to Southern California, he'd learn to communicate in Southern Californian terms.

Some people think that communicating differently in different cultures is just being a chameleon, but actually it's just being strategic.

You don't compromise the message.

That message is, "the faith once delivered for the saints,” and we don't have an option to change the message. But the methods of sharing it have to change with every new generation and location.

The programs and tools we used when I was a youth pastor in inner city LA were different from those used as a short termed missionary in Japan, and those methods were different from what we're doing now at Saddleback.

There is no ONE WAY to grow a church! It takes all kinds of churches to reach all kinds of people. If you're getting the job done - lives are being changed - then I like the way you're doing it, whether or not it's my style of ministry.

Pastors.com: In other words, you're not interested in Saddleback clones.

Warren: Absolutely not! Not one of the 26 mission churches we've planted is doing it exactly like us. We believe every church must have it's own unique thumbprint.

That's what The Purpose Driven Church is all about.

If a principle is biblical, I believe it is transcultural. In other words, it will work anywhere. But you must filter those principles through the culture of the community, the makeup of the congregation, and the personality of the pastor.

Purpose Driven Churches are all committed to the same five New Testament purposes of the church but these congregations come in all sizes, shapes, and cultures. God's purposes for the church never change, but the programs and methods do.

Look around and it's obvious that God loves variety. He loves to do things in more than one way!

Pastors.com: What about prayer and dedication? Is the growth of a church based upon the pastor's commitment?

Warren: It's a myth that all you need is prayer and dedication to grow a healthy church. Some of the most dedicated prayer warriors I know are pastors of dying churches. It really bothers me that some pastor's conferences promote that myth -- leaving pastors feeling discouraged and guilty instead of encouraged.
We've all heard speakers claim, "If you'll just pray more, preach the word, and be dedicated, then your church will grow.” Well, that's just not true.

I can show you thousands of churches where pastors are doctrinally sound; they love the Lord; they're committed and spirit-filled and yet their churches are dying on the vine. For instance, in my own denomination about 70% of the churches are either plateaued or declining. Is that because 70% of our pastors are not dedicated? Of course not. It's a complete myth.

If dedication is all that is needed to grow a church, 99% of our churches should be growing today, because most pastors are genuinely dedicated. But growing a healthy church is not that easy or simple. It involves many different factors and requires certain leadership skills.

Anytime you hear a person say, "This it the one way to growth,” you can be sure they're wrong because there are many keys to growth.

That's why I'm convinced that the key issue for our congregations in the 21st century is church health not church growth. Focusing on church growth is the wrong focus. If we'll focus on developing healthy churches, they will grow automatically. All living things grow - if they are healthy!

I don't have to tell my kids to grow. They do it automatically.

Now, what makes a healthy church? The answer is "balance," just like in the human body. Your body has a number of different systems: a circulatory system, a skeletal system, respiratory system, central nervous system, digestive system and others.

When these systems are in balance we call that "health."

When they are out of balance, we call it, "dis-ease," disease. Likewise the Body of Christ, the church, is made up of different systems, each fulfilling a different purpose: for worship, fellowship, evangelism, discipleship, and ministry. When you have a healthy system or process for each of these purposes, and these systems are balanced, the church naturally grows!

But here's the catch: unless you set up an intentional strategy and structure to insure balance between the five purposes of the church, then your church will tend to over emphasize the purpose the pastor feels most passionate about. If he has a heart for evangelism, the church may reach lots of people, but nobody grows up in the faith. If he has a gift of teaching, the church will develop mature believers, but will tend to neglect winning the lost.

If he has pastoral gifts, the church will have great fellowship and care but the church's ministry to the community will suffer or there will be little evangelism. You must set up a purpose driven structure that allows the church to become more than just an extension of its pastor.

Every church is driven by something: tradition, programs, finances, events, seekers, and even buildings. But to be healthy, it must become purpose driven. They need a strategy that will help them grow warmer through fellowship, deeper through discipleship, stronger through worship, broader through ministry and larger through evangelism. Sadly, many churches are personality driven. This puts the congregation in a very precarious position if the leader dies, moves, or has a moral failure.

At Saddleback we've built the church on purpose, not personality.

If I were to die right now, we'd lose maybe 10% of the "fringe" people who come to hear me, but that would still leave 90% of the other people to attend each week. No church is perfect but you can be healthy without being perfect.

Pastors.com: Saddleback happens to be a Southern Baptist church, yet you have no committees. I'm wondering - can you be Southern Baptist without committees?

Warren: That's funny. It's true that we have no committees, but we do have lots of different lay ministries. What's the difference?

Committees discuss but ministries do.

Committees argue while ministries act.

Committees maintain while ministries minister.

Committees talk and consider while ministries serve and care.

Committees make decisions that they expect other people to implement.

At Saddleback, the implementers are the decision-makers. The people who do the ministry get to make their own decisions about that ministry. We do not separate authority from responsibility.

We trust people with both.

Here's a radical question: What do these words and phrases have in common: majority rule, parliamentary procedures, ballots, boards, board meetings, business meetings, elections, voting, and committees.

None of them are found in the Bible.

Yet how many churches do you know that are formed on committees, boards, voting, and majority rule. What we have done is taken an American form of government and pressed it upon the church. The result is often the church is as ineffective and bureaucratic as the government is.

We must remember that the church is a body not a business.

It is an organism not an organization, and so God intends for it to operate on the basis of spiritual gifts, not elected offices. There is not a single example of voting to elect a pastor or any other church leader person in the New Testament. Voting was so foreign to the New Testament mind that when they chose Judas' replacement, they cast lots.

They were more likely to draw straws than vote.

Pastors.com: It took you a long time to get a building erected at Saddleback and it's an unusual one at that. Tell us about your building philosophy.

Warren: First, buildings are to be instruments, not monuments.

We would never build a building we couldn't tear down - if we needed to in order to reach more people - because people are the priority not buildings. Winston Churchhill once said, "We shape our buildings and then they shape us." Most churches build too soon and too small.

Then a permanently small building shapes a permanently small future.

That's why we postponed our building as long as we could. That meant, in order to keep growing, we used 79 different buildings in 13 years. We often joked, "We're the church that, if you can figure out where we are this week, you get to come.”

Pastors.com: You also have a strong opinion that churches should not try to mix traditional with contemporary worship styles.

Warren: Absolutely. If you try to please everybody you will end up reaching nobody.

You have to figure out who your evangelistic target is and focus on it.

I do not recommend that established churches try to radically change the style of their existing worship services. Instead, I suggest that they start a second, alternative service or, better yet, start a new mission designed to reach people not being reached by the traditional style.

If they try to change the existing service too much they'll lose some people who are already there. You don't necessarily have to stop what you're already doing. It's like when you're fishing. Instead of just using one line, throw another hook into the water. You might have four or five different worship styles, if that's what's needed to reach different generations that live in your community.

I'm not against any traditional method that is still reaching people for Christ - I'm just a proponent of adding new ways and services to reach those who will never be reached by the way we've traditionally done it.

Pastors.com: Most evangelical churches would say they're trying to reach everyone. Why do you think that won't work?

Warren: The church that claims to reach everyone is only fooling themselves.

No style of church can possibly reach everyone.

Take a close look and you'll find that every church has a "culture." This culture is determined by the predominant kind of people who make up the congregation. Whoever your church has right now is who you're likely to attract more of - whether you like that fact or not.

What is the likelihood of a church full of retirees reaching teenagers?

What is the likelihood of a church full of urban professionals reaching farmers?

What is the likelihood of a church full of military personnel reaching peace activists?

Highly unlikely. That's why we must start all kinds of services and churches.

Jesus modeled evangelistic targeting in the Bible. He said, "I came for the house of Israe,” and when He sent out the twelve and the seventy, He gave them a specific target. Was this to be exclusive?

No, to be effective. Likewise, Paul says, "I am the apostle to the gentiles and Peter is the apostle to the Jews.”

Why do you think we have four gospels? Because they were written to communicate the good news to different targets. Matthew wrote for Jews and Mark wrote for Gentiles.

Pastors.com: Some critics say that to be "seeker sensitive" requires the gospel to be watered down.

Warren: "Seeker sensitive" doesn't mean you compromise the message. It means you take into consideration people's culture in order to communicate that message.

Making a service "comfortable" for the unchurched doesn't mean changing your theology; it means changing the environment of the service - such as changing the way you greet visitors, the style of music that you use, the translation you preach from, and the kind of announcements you make in the service.

The message is not always comfortable.

In fact, sometimes God's truth is very uncomfortable. Still we must teach, "the whole council of God." Being seeker sensitive does not limit what you say but it will affect how you say it.

Imagine a missionary saying to a tribe, "I have the best news in the world, but to hear it, you must first learn my language, start wearing my kind of clothes, sing my songs, and come to my building at a time convenient for me.”

We'd call that a strategy for failure. But we do it in America all the time.

We say, "You have to hear the good news in our language and through our tunes.”

Pastors.com: You started with a clean slate at Saddleback, but what if a pastor in a traditional church wants to make changes. Where would you suggest he start?

Warren: What you should do is change the easiest thing first and the things that make the greatest difference. Don't worry initially about the issues that cause the greatest disagreement.

The easiest thing to change is the preaching.

Any pastor in any church could update his preaching style for the 1990s and see a dramatic improvement. In many churches, we're still using an oratory style what was pre-television.

Another simple improvement is to change the way your church welcomes visitors.

We don't realize that the traditional way of welcoming newcomers actually makes them more uncomfortable. Studies show that the three greatest fears that people have are, one, the fear of speaking in front of others, two, the fear of being singled out, three, the fear of being different.

Yet we welcome visitors by saying, "Stand up, tell us who you are, and put on a sticker that says you're different. Welcome to your three greatest fears.”

There are a lot of simple, practical changes that any traditional church can make in order to be more sensitive to the needs and the fears of their unchurched visitors.

Pastors.com: John Maxwell has said something like, "In the New Testament, Jesus was so human that people had trouble believing that He was divine. Yet, there are a lot of pastors who are so formal people have trouble believing that they're human." You also champion informality. Tell us about that.

Warren: I think one of the biggest barriers to effective ministry is that we take ourselves too seriously and don't take God seriously enough. The most important confession in the New Testament is Peter's confession when he says, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God,” but the second and most important confession is Paul's confession when he says in Acts 17, "We are but men.”

You have to decide in life whether you want to influence people or impress them.

You can impress people from a distance but you can only influence them up close. We desperately need authentic leaders today, who are real and vulnerable. Our greatest life messages actually come out of our weaknesses, not our strengths.

I don't think it's by accident that the words, "humor" and "humility" come from the same root word. Self-deprecating humor is the quickest way to turn a hostile audience into a friendly one. It endears people to you. Anyway, if you learn to laugh at yourself, you'll always have plenty of material.

People like being around someone who isn't trying to put on airs or act pompous.

I've got three doctorates, but I never let anybody call me "doctor."

In fact, my people just call me "Rick."

And I sign all letters to visitors with just "Rick," not even "Pastor Rick." Why?

Because I want them to feel they can relate to me on a first name basis. None of my degrees are hanging on the wall. Instead, I've got pictures of my kids up. That's what people relate to - "Oh, you're normal.”

Pastors.com: Does that contribute to an openness with the congregation where people are willing to share their struggles?

Warren: One unique part of our service every Sunday is a testimony of someone working through a real life problem with Jesus' help.

Some churches are now using drama to illustrate the message but I thought, "Why write a fake story, a drama, when I've got a real live story sitting out there in the congregation?”

So, every week, in the middle of my message, I have a person or couple share a five-minute testimony.
These are never "Thank God I've never sinned” stories, but gut level stories about over coming adultery, mental illness, alcoholism, promiscuity, abortion, abuse and relatives dying of AIDS. We've covered every issue you could think of.

These testimonies have brought about two wonderful results. First, they have created a climate of authenticity and openness in our fellowship. People realize it's ok to have problems now. You don't have to talk about them only in past tense.

Second, it has mobilized hundreds of people for lay ministry. As it says in 2 Corinthians "God allows us to go through these problems and then comforts us so that we can have a ministry of helping others.”

Pastors.com: You're known as a visionary. What do you see as the number one challenge facing churches over the next five years?

Warren: The greatest challenge churches will face over the next five years is developing and adapting our ministry methods to the massive needs of the 21st century. We can't just keep on "doing it the way we've always done it."

The world has changed - permanently - and we are never going back to the 1950s.

We must start thousands of new churches and services. It will take new churches to reach a new generation. But more than that, we must develop a clear practical strategy that helps all our existing churches through what I call the four types of renewal: personal renewal, corporate renewal, mission renewal, and structural renewal.

If we don't, thousands of churches are going to be closing and boarding up for good. That's sad, because it doesn't have to happen. All it takes is leadership with the vision and courage to make tough decisions.
I have never seen pastors more open to learning and growing.

We've had over 26,000 pastors and church leaders attend the Purpose Driven Church seminars. I'm a big fan of pastors, especially bi-vocational ones who support themselves while serving a church. I think pastors are the most underrated change agents in America.

Anything we can do as a denomination to strengthen their families, encourage them personally, and equip them with new skills necessary for ministry in the next century will be the wisest use of our resources we can possibly make.

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Great interview, wasn't it?

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 5

2005-08-19T08:28:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 5
"Seeing Life From God's View"

Point To Ponder: Life is a test and a trust.

Verse To Remember: "Unless you are faithful in small matters, you won't be faithful in large ones."

Question To Consider: What has happened to me recently that I now realize was a test from God? What are the greatest matters God has entrusted to me?

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 4

2005-08-17T08:02:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 4
"Made To Last Forever"

Point To Ponder: There is more to life than just here and now.

Verse To Remember: "This world is fading away, along with everything it craves. But if you do the will of God, you will live forever." (1 John 2:17 NLT)

Question To Consider: Since I was made to last forever, what is the one thing I should stop doing and the one thing I should start doing today?

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I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 3

2005-08-16T07:01:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 3
"What Drives Your Life?"

Point to Ponder: Living on purpose is the path to peace.

Verse to Remember: "You, LORD, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in You." (Isaiah 26:3 TEV)

Question to Consider: What would my family and friends say is the driving force of my life? What do I want it to be?

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I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Interview #1

2005-08-15T07:17:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Interview #1

Interview with Rick Warren
Author of "The Purpose Driven Life"
interviewed by Paul Bradshaw

In an interview by Paul Bradshaw with Rick Warren, author of
"The Purpose Driven Life," Pastor Warren said:

“People ask me, What is the purpose of life?’

And I respond, In a nutshell, life is preparation for eternity. We
were made to last forever, and God wants us to be with Him in
Heaven. One day my heart is going to stop, and that will be the
end of my body - but not the end of me.

I may live 60 to 100 years on earth, but I am going to spend
trillion of years in eternity. This is the warm-up act, the dress
rehearsal. God wants us to practice on earth what we will do
forever in eternity.

We were made by God and for God, and until you figure that
out, life isn't going to make sense.

Life is a series of problems:

Either you are in one now, you're just coming out of one or
you're getting ready to go into another one.

The reason for this is that God is more interested in your
character than your comfort.

God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in
making your life happy. We can be reasonably happy here on
earth, but that's not the goal of life.

The goal is to grow in character, in Christ-likeness.

This past year has been the greatest year of my life but also
the toughest, with my wife, Kay, getting cancer.

I used to think that life was hills and valleys - you go through
a dark time, then you got to the mountaintop, back and forth.

I don't believe that anymore.

Rather than life being hills and valleys, I believe that it's kind of
like two rails on a railroad track, and at all times you have
something good and something bad in your life.

No matter how good things are in your life, there is always
something bad that needs to be worked on.

And no matter how bad things are in your life, there is always
something good you can thank God for. You can focus on your
purposes, or ... you can focus on your problems.

If you focus on your problems, you're going into self-
centeredness, "which is my problem, my issues, my
pain." But one of the easiest ways to get rid of pain is
to get your focus off yourself and onto God and others.

We discovered quickly that in spite of the prayers of hundreds
of thousands of people, God was not going to heal Kay or make
it easy for her.

It has been very difficult for her, and yet God has strengthened
her character, given her a ministry of helping other people, given
her a testimony, drawn her closer to Him and to people...

You have to learn to deal with both the good and the bad of life.

Actually, sometimes learning to deal with the good is harder.

For instance, this past year, all of a sudden, when the book sold
15 million copies, it made me instantly very wealthy. It also brought
a lot of notoriety that I had never had to deal with before.

I don't think God gives you money or notoriety for you to own
ego or for you to live a life of ease.

So I began to ask God what He wanted me to do with this money,
notoriety and influence. He gave me two different passages that
helped me decide what to do, Corinthians 9 and Psalm 72.

First, in spite of all the money coming in, we would not change our
lifestyle one bit. We made no major purchases.

Second, about midway through last year, I stopped taking a salary
from the church.

Third, we set up foundations to fund an initiative we call “The
Peace Plan” - to plant churches, equip leaders, assist the poor,
care for the sick, and educate the next generation.

Fourth, I added up all that the church had paid me in the 24
years since I started the church, and I gave it all back. It was
liberating to be able to serve God for free.

We need to ask ourselves, “Am I going to live for possessions?
Popularity? Am I going to be driven by pressures? Guilt?
Bitterness? Materialism?”

“Or am I going to be driven by God's purposes (for my life)?”

When I get up in the morning, I sit on the side of my bed and
say, “God, if I don't get anything else done today, I want to know
You more and love You better” ....

God didn't put me on earth just to fulfill a to-do list.

He's more interested in what I am than what I do.

That's why we're called human beings, not human doings.

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Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the best
book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend you
get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome
book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

Chip Tarver
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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 2

2005-08-14T14:22:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 2

The Purpose Driven Chapter 2 - You Are Not An Accident
"Thinking About My Purpose"

Point To Ponder: I am not an accident.

Verse to Remember: "I am your Creator. You were in My care even before you were born." (Isaiah 44:2 CEV)

Question to Consider: I know that God uniquely created me. What areas of my personality, background, and physial appearance am I struggling to accept?

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I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome
book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

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Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 1

2005-08-13T07:51:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life - Day 1

The Purpose Drive Life Chapter 1 - "It All Starts With God"

At the end of each chapter in this awesome book, Pastor Rick Warren gives you a point to ponder, a verse to remember, and a question to consider ...

Here are his points from chapter 1:

Point To Ponder: "It's not about me."

Verse To Remember: "Everything got started in Him and finds its purpose in Him." (Col. 1:16b Msg)

Question To Consider: "In spite of all the advertising around me, how can I remind myself that life is really about iving for God, not myself?"

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God Bless You -
Be Blessed Big-
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==============================================
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best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend
you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

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Your Purpose Driven Life Intro

2005-08-12T19:25:00.000-04:00

Your Purpose Driven Life Intro - You Need a Purpose

You need a purpose.

I need a purpose.

I guarantee you 100% that you'll never achieve your full, intentioned purpose by yourself.

You can read self-help books till you're blue in the face. It won't help.

Why? Because you don't have the answer ... but I know exactly where you can find it ...

So - come back here if you want to find the real answer. I'll tell you about it as we go along. I promise.

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==============================================
Rick Warren's book, "The Purpose Driven Life" is probably the
best book I've ever read other than the Bible. I highly recommend
you get your own copy. You can use this crazy-long link to get it:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310205719/qid=1123889800/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-0728181-1958258?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

I started this new blog recently to help promote Pastor Rick's awesome
book. See his site at http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/.

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