The newest episode of the Infuse Leadership Podcast is now available on iTunes , on our website HERE and also right here on the blog. The title of this episode is “Never Let Your Pastor Take A Sabbatical”… Unless you want him to come back revitalized, inspired and renewed. I recently got back from a…
Starting something is no problem, but finishing is the point. But I don’t just want to finish something, I want to finish strong , especially when it comes to my faith. [Tweet “Starting something is no problem, but finishing is the point!”] One year ago, my brother in law (Ryan Akers) and I were dee…
Hey Element Church ! Meet Andrea, this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Andrea is nominated by Eiron one of our Pastoral Assistants who said this: Andrea is a big part of “All For One” women’s group. She has a servant’s heart and is always willing to help at a moments notice. Andrea has helped serve ho…
In times of uncertainty it’s clarity we need! That was our big idea this last Sunday at Element Church . What do we do when we face uncertainty. All of us face it, right? In the book of Jeremiah, we saw this prophet of God faced with massive amounts of uncertainty. In Chapter 1 of Jeremiah, God rais…
When it comes to the workplace, staff culture is a massive subject. Entire blogs, books and business practices have been written and built around creating a healthy staff culture. Companies like Belay , Google , Amazon and more are being celebrated for the healthy, fun and inspiring staff cultures t…
Not too long ago I was blown away by a verse I’ve read or heard dozens of times. I love how God’s Word can speak something brand new into your heart. His Word never get’s old or dry, it is always alive and active! I was reading through Genesis and came to the story of Joseph. First of all, there are…
This past week, our worship resident, Brielle, wrote a very insightful article on our Element Music Facebook page . She posed a great question about worship and entertainment. Where is the line? Is there a line? How do we know when we’ve crossed it. Brielle does an incredible job describing the proc…
Unless you’ve lived under a rock for the last couple of weeks you are now fully aware of the devastation and destruction that has been caused by hurricane Harvey, specifically around the area of Houston. The images and stories that have come out of this event are heartbreaking to say the least. No o…
Labor Day. Most of us view it as the “three day weekend for no reason,” right? Most kids know they are out of school and many businesses get an extra day off. It’s the last “holiday” of the summer before everyone gets back into the groove of school and business. Labor Day actually began in the late…
Thanks for checking out jeffmaness.com. I am currently on a three month sabbatical with my family and will not be blogging during that time. Upon my return, I will pick up my normal blogging routine. Feel free to check out my previous blogs. If you’d like more information on what a sabbatical is and…
Hey Element Church ! Meet Vereen, this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Vereen was nominated by Steve, our Associate Pastor, who said this: ” Vereen stepped up to lead a small group about a year ago when the leader of that group passed away. Since then the group has grown and is still thriving today. V…
Episode 10 of the Infuse Leadership Podcast is now available on iTunes , on our website HERE and also right here on the blog. The title of this episode is “Tricking People To Follow Jesus.” This was actually born out of a question one of our listeners turned in, so we are super excited about that. O…
