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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…

Element Church

You Pick The Sermon And You Pick The Songs!

You Choose Sunday is coming up on November 6th at Element Church ! You pick the sermon content and you pick the songs. We are putting the power in your hands. Just go HERE and fill out the online form. You do need to provide your name and email, but those will not be shared publicly at all. Any ques…

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…

Discipleship

Tuesday’s Leadership Tidbit

Just because you’re doing a lot doesn’t mean you’re accomplishing anything. [Tweet “Just because you’re doing a lot doesn’t mean you’re accomplishing anything. “] There is a difference between attempting lots of things and accomplishing anything, right? In Exodus 18, Moses was hearing all the people…

Discipleship

I’m Addicted To Porn

I have a confession to make right here on the blog. I’m addicted to pornography. Not the pornography you might be thinking of, but quite honestly as a pastor it might be a worse kind. I’m addicted to ministry pornography. I’m in recovery for sure, but there is still a pull in my heart to get sucked…

Because You're Called

What Is My Purpose In Life?

If you are a church ministry leader or a small group leader looking for some new content or resources as we are into the Fall small group ministry season, or maybe something for the start of 2017, I encourage you to check out my book and group study guides entitled “ Because Your’e Called: Three wor…

Element Church

Element Church: Volunteer Of The Week

Hey Element Church ! This is Chris and he is this week’s Volunteer Of The Week. Chris has been attending Element Church for 2 years. He currently serves on the Safety Team. His wife and sons serve in e:kidz and Fusion. Chris is the regional manager for Rapid Fire protection Services. His hobbies inc…

Discipleship

I LOVE The Broncos!

I LOVE the Broncos but I cheer for the Raiders. You won’t hear a true Bronco fan ever say that, right? Why? Because Bronco fans don’t cheer for the Raiders and that illustration helped us this last weekend at Element Church as we talked about what it truly means to follow Jesus. No, I didn’t teach t…