Archive for February, 2011
Getting at the Core of Your Greatest Fear
We started a brand new series at The Gathering yesterday entitled, “Fear Less, Live More: Getting Through Life in One Peace.”
Fear is everywhere. There are cosmetic fears, cultural fears, and there are some basic, core fears. It just seems to me as I’ve lived my own life, and… More
Top 10 Reasons You Should Sign Up and Attend Our New Friday Morning Bible Study
One week from today we will launch something brand new; something we’ve never done at The Gathering. As a matter of fact it is something I’ve never done since I’ve been in Nashville. And that is a sure-enough, stand-alone, get down, get real, verse-by-verse, open-your-Bible, make-it-happen, hair-back, full-throttle Bible… More
RG2G 013 Advancing the Church in the Age of Free-Agency
There’s a great big difference between the church that’s taught in the Scriptures and the church as an organization that we see in various states of decline in health.
Today we talked about advancing the church; the church as a movement, a worldwide movement of redemption, reconciliation, and restoration. … More
Dave Rave – 5 Ways to be Happy
Everyone’s looking for ways to be happy: secrets to happiness, the road to happiness, 5 steps, 5 formulas, 5 easy somethings that might end up one day making them happy. I’ve come to the conclusion that you go down a slippery slope when you try to answer that question… More
Shut Up, Unless You Care
Have you ever noticed a lot of people doing a lot of talking and oftentimes what they say has the opposite result? Instead of moving, influencing, inspiring or gaining compliance, people bow up and resist them at all odds.
Have you ever wondered why sometimes people simply won’t listen to… More
RG2G 012 What’s Gone Wrong With the American Church?
All of my adult life, I’ve had a passion to plant, lead, and grow the American church. My years involved in this mission, this labor of love, has allowed me to see many movements come and go. In today’s show I talk about what I think the three most… More
Dave Rave – Five Words You Should Use Every Day
I love living in Nashville because it’s a town of creators. More particularly, I love to live around all of these songwriters: people who dedicate their lives to the meaning and significance of not just words, but the right words. It was Mark Twain who said that the difference… More
RG2G 011 The Jesus I Never Knew
Today on Renegade’s Guide to God, David talked about the real Jesus; not the Jesus you often hear about in church – the nice, sweet Jesus. Too often Jesus is presented in American culture in a bathrobe, pale, long blond hair, blue eyes, and limp-wristed. And yet, the real… More
Dave Rave – 10 Leadership Lessons I’ve Learned From Jeff Fisher
It’s hard to actually believe that Coach Fisher is no longer at the helm of the Titans. For 17 years he’s defined the franchise and led us through good and bad times.
I met Coach Fisher when he first moved to town; when the Titans didn’t have a stadium or… More
Important Announcement About the Future of The Gathering
It’s hard to believe that The Gathering was four years old last month. Where has the time gone? This has been one of the most fun, rewarding journeys of my life so far.
Since it has been awhile since I’ve really focused on the nature of the church, the meaning,… More
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