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Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church! This is Zane, and he’s this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Zane was nominated by one of our Associate Pastors, Andy, who said this: “Zane serves on our 6pm Parking Team and is a rockstar. What I appreciate so much about Zane is his positive personality. He’s always upbeat, and rea…

Discipleship

God’s Presence Or The Next President

On Sunday at Element Church we started a new series called “Decision 2016: Escaping the political paranoia”. In this series we are talking about the “decisions” we need to make this election season. Paranoia is in full effect. Now, maybe more than ever, we are asking questions like, “What are we goi…

Discipleship

How Do I Know When To Start Something New?

Have you ever been unsure of when to start something new? Well, in episode 1 of the Infuse Leadership Podcast we talk about that. In part 1 of a 2 part podcast, we start talking through 6 things you need to know before you start something new. By the time we were done with part 1 we had added an add…

Discipleship

Crack Babies Of Porn

I recently read an article on ChurchLeaders.com that told about Pamela Anderson, former Playboy model, speaking against this pornified culture we have created. Her thoughts are thought provoking at the very least and heartbreaking at its worst. You can read the article HERE or I’ve provided it below…

Conference

20 Lessons For Pastors On Building A Great Team

Shawn Lovejoy , founder of Courage To Lead and author of the best-selling book Be Mean About The Vision , is an incredible leader. Recently he discussed what is needed to break growth barriers in your church. It starts with building a great team. Anytime Shawn speaks on leadership you should listen.…

Discipleship

I Want To Be Ezekiels Wife

Ok, that sounds really weird, but hey, it got your attention right? I am often challenged by the faith of people in the Bible that go un-named. So many stories that never made the Sunday School list, or the faith Hall of Fame, but their faith is just as inspiring as the stories we’ve come to know an…

Discipleship

Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! This is Matt, and he is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Matt was nominated by our Creative Arts Pastor, Jared Bayless, who said this: “Matt has been a great addition to the worship team at Element. He has such a positive attitude and a great sense of humor, and he’s a very ta…

Discipleship

Element Church: Vision Video

This past Sunday at Element Church we celebrated our 9th birthday as a church. 9 years ago this past weekend, Element launched in the Carmike Theater here in Cheyenne with 200 people in attendance. Since then, God has done incredible things in our midst and we believe that the best is yet to come. A…

Discipleship

Tuesday Leadership Tid-Bit

Are the people you lead happy that you lead them? Leading people is different than leading people who are happy that you lead them. [Tweet “Leading people is different than leading people who are happy that you lead them. “] I’ve always been struck by one verse in 1 Kings. Solomon has been handed th…

Conference

5 Things Pastors Need To Know About Breaking Growth Barriers

Recently I was honored to be asked to share some thoughts on breaking through growth barriers as a part of a free web-conference called “Overcoming The Challenges Of Leading A Growing Church”, Hosted by INJOY Stewardship Solutions . As the Lead Pastor of Element Church in Cheyenne, WY, we have been…

Discipleship

Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! This is Travis and he is this week’s volunteer of the week. Travis was nominated by our Outreach Pastor, Steve Doolin, who said this: “Travis serves as a leader in the OneReach Men’s group. He serves selflessly every two weeks and has given his leadership, time, and resources to…

Discipleship

Jesus Wasn’t Peaceful

On Sunday at Element Church we concluded our series called “Don’t Be A Fan”. In this series we’ve been looking at what it means to truly follow Jesus. We don’t want to be fans of Jesus = Enthusiastic Admirers. We want to be followers of His. This week I preached from Luke 9:57-62 and asked the quest…