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Steve Valero wrote a new blog post: Discipleship Principles from MMA and the Circus 2 weeks, 6 days ago · View
Being a pastor, discipleship is one of those terms that I never really had a good grasp on. I remember being in a seminary class and the professor asking “What is discipleship?”, and the responses from the students were all over the place. The Great Commission (Matt. 28:19-20) is for us to go and make disciples [...]
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Steve Valero wrote a new blog post: Jesus Centered Christmas 5 months, 1 week ago · View
I read an article on Fox News called “Christians are to Blame for the Commercialization of Christmas” that challenged me about how Christ centered my Christmas celebration really is. Not only did it challenge me, it gave me practical applications and i thought I would share with you. At ekklesia communities church we talk a lot [...] -
Steve Valero wrote a new blog post: This is Discipling 8 months, 3 weeks ago · View
I came across this video and loved it. Again we are seeing more and more people with this heart of being on mission. Here is the quote from the site:
“What would it look like if, as leaders, we focused less on the things that make our churches entertaining and more on making disciples?” This [...]
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Steve Valero wrote a new blog post: Helping those in need for free 9 months, 3 weeks ago · View
With a sluggish economy, times are tough for ourselves, people we know, and people we may not know! Despite it being a tough economy, we can still help those in need and offer hope. The Bible is littered with verses on helping those in need, providing for the poor, and feeding those who are hungry. [...] -
Steve Valero wrote a new blog post: Vision of Where our church is headed 1 year ago · View
Soma Communities – Tacoma, WA from Verge Network on Vimeo. This is a great video of Soma Communities in Tacoma WA. Since joining Acts29, Jeff has been a great influence to us. In January I went up to Soma Communities and now their whole church has been a great gift in helping us to live out Soma in [...]
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Steve Valero wrote a new blog post: Something is missing… 2 years, 7 months ago · View
Something is missing in many western, protestant churches. As I’ve traveled to Europe and Mexico, one of the most exciting things that I like to do my trips is to visit churches. As you walk into these beautiful churches, you’re engulfed in art – from sculptures, stain glass windows, paintings, mosaics, etc. The are work sometimes [...] -
Steve Valero wrote a new blog post: Kingdom Unity 3 years, 6 months ago · View
Each week, I have the great pleasure of having lunch with other church planters. Some of these church planters are doing similar models and some are doing different models. Despite what model and location, these men are excited and want to help out. I always look forward to hearing what God is doing in their [...]
