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The One Responsibility Of The Leader

Most leaders want a group of people who follow their orders, right? No leader wants to lead an organization where people don’t do what they say. That’s ridiculous. But of all the leadership principles, management styles and techniques you could employ out there, there is one thing that over shadows…

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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! Meet Terry, this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Terry was nominated by Andy, our Associate Pastor, who said this: “Terry serves as our leader for Celebrate Recovery, which is an incredible ministry, as well as one of our Sunday Greeter Teams. Terry is incredibly faithful as a vol…

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Behind Every Great Pastor Is Often A Wounded Wife

Pastors wives are some of the most under appreciated people on the planet. Most of the time they are not on staff but they have similar expectations as someone who is. Many churches expect the pastors wife to be at every event and attend every service (even though they are not), help in the children…

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New Sermon Series: This Is Us

This Sunday at Element Church we are starting a brand new sermon series called “This Is Us.” This series is all about core values. Core values are much more than the words we say, they are the way we live born out of what we believe because of who God is! So what are the values of Element Church? Wh…

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Easter Is Over, Now What?

For those of us in the church world, the next time we will plan an entire sermon or series around a holiday is Christmas. Yes, other holidays can be leverage points for the church, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, etc. But for the most part, Easter and Christmas are the “Super Bowl” in the Church. You mi…

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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! Meet Jaiden, this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Jaiden was nominated by Stephanie, our e:kids director who said this: “Jaiden is a teen helper in the Explorers classroom and loves to be with the little kids. Jaiden just turned 17 and is always a joy to be around. Her heart is en…

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Easter Services In Cheyenne

This year for Easter at Element Church we will be talking about doubt. Is it okay to doubt? Many people feel like they can’t believe in God or can’t follow Jesus because they struggle with doubts about Him or what He does. But as you read the Gospel accounts of the story of Jesus you find all these…

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Why We Don’t Have To Agree To Be Unified

Unity doesn’t mean we have to agree it just means we are united around a common goal. [Tweet “Unity doesn’t mean we have to agree it just means we are united around a common goal. “] On Sunday at Element Church we finished up our sermon series called “Won’t You Be My Neighbor”. In this series we tal…

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Are Men Too Proud To Worship

Last week, Pastor Jared (Worship Pastor at Element Church ) wrote a great blog about men and worship. As the person who is charged with leading us in worship here at Element, I think what he has to say has tremendous value. In this blog he does a great job challenging us, specifically as men, to ful…

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What Voices Are Winning In Your Life

As we enter this Easter week there will be lots of reflection around the world on the life of Jesus, his death and his resurrection. Even people who don’t consider themselves church goers or followers of Christ will be greatly impacted by events, teachings and services that revolve around Him. In fa…

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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! Meet Chinna & Jayla, this week’s Volunteer(s) Of The Week. Chinna & Jayla were nominated by Bianca, our e:kids assistant, who said this: “This awesome mother and daughter duo has been serving in e:kidz faithfully since day one. Their love for Volunteering just completely blows m…

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Easter In Cheyenne

This year for Easter at Element Church we will be talking about doubt. Is it okay to doubt? Many people feel like they can’t believe in God or can’t follow Jesus because they struggle with doubts about Him or what He does. But as you read the Gospel accounts of the story of Jesus you find all these…