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A Book Resource for Steering Through Chaos

by Rhett Smith on March 17, 2010

No, the irony is not lost on me that my last post was called ENOUGH: Put Down Those Ministry and Self-Help Books and Pick Up A Novel. But remember my caveat: So you don’t have to give up on your ministry and self-help books, but put them down for a season, and pick up a [...]

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When Kids Hurt Conference…And It’s Free!

by Rhett Smith on October 1, 2009

Here is an amazing opportunity that our church, HPPC, along with some other churches are putting on for people this weekend in Dallas. I hope to see you there. “For youth pastors, volunteer leaders, and parents, When Kids Hurt challenges caring adults to help self-protective teenagers who are struggling to make the transition to adulthood [...]

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A Philosophy of Book Reading to Combat Social Media Saturation

by Rhett Smith on August 19, 2009

[image by annais] Throughout the years I have been presented with various philosophies (systems, ways of approaching it) of reading. When I was in grade school I remember the philosophy was basically quantity. The more books I read, especially in the summer time, the more ribbons the library gave me for my achievement. When I [...]

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Paradigm Shifting, Life Shaping Books

by Rhett Smith on March 17, 2009

It seems we all like books. And we especially like making lists of books. In 2005 I wrote The Five Books I Would Recommend to a College Student…or Actually, to Anyone!, and listed in another post the Top 100 Religious Books of the 20th Century According to Christianity Today. If you want you could access [...]

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First Kindle…And now Logos!

by Rhett Smith on March 10, 2009

Moving from Hardcopy to Digital I first shared with you my excitement after getting the Kindle after Father’s Day of 2008. For someone who loves books, lots of them, it was a huge step. Leading up to that I had been weaning my library down (from about 3-4 thousand books down to a few hundred–about [...]

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Running & Participating in the Christian Life

by Rhett Smith on February 20, 2009

I absolutely love Eugene Peterson. Few theologians have the combination of brilliant insight and great writing skills like him. In his book, Eat This Book: A Conversation in the Art of Spiritual Reading there is a beautiful passage in there about running. As some of you may know if you follow this blog I have [...]

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Depression, Burnout & Ministry: Anne Jackson Interview, Part 2

by Rhett Smith on January 29, 2009

This is Part 2 of my interview with author and blogger Anne Jackson. Check out Part 1 here. From your own perspective, what is at the root behind the stigma of counseling and therapy in the Church? What would you say to Christians who think that we should not take medications for depression and anxiety? [...]

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Innovation3 Gathering–Live Blog by Rhett Smith (Tuesday & Wednesday)

by Rhett Smith on January 26, 2009

I’m very excited to be a part of the live blogging team for the Innovation3 Gathering, put on by Leadership Network, and hosted by Bent Tree Bible Fellowship. I hope that you can join me on my blog Tuesday and Wednesday as I will live blog 4 specific sessions, and as much of the rest [...]

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Depression, Burnout & Ministry: Anne Jackson Interview, Part 1

by Rhett Smith on January 23, 2009

Today I begin the first part of a two part interview I did with Anne Jackson.  I first heard about Anne around two years ago when one of my church co-workers Matt Singley kept referring to some blogger named Flowerdust.  I was told that she was one of the most popular and influential bloggers on [...]

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Balancing the Entrepreneur, Manager and Technician in Ministry

by Rhett Smith on November 25, 2008

Check out my latest blogpost for Leadership Network , Balancing the Entrepreneur, Manager and Technician in Ministry. The post is my review of Michael Gerber’s book The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It.

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