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Discipline is preparation for the future I am praying for!

What if AI isn’t merely disrupting the Church, but opening another road for the Gospel? AI is the next road. It is NOT the next Lord. Technology is never the mission. People are. We need to disciple the disruption. The road is new. The Gospel is not. marcestes.com/blog

What if the first impression of your church no longer happens at the front door, but on the phone in someone’s hand? Hospitality now begins before the parking lot. Read my new blog, Embracing the New Digital Front Door: marcestes.com/blog/post/embr…

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Happy 4th to you all. Have a blessed day!

What if your budget is preaching louder than your mission statement? Mercy sounds inspiring until it hits the budget line. My new blog, “It’ll Cost You Something,” Read it at marcestes.com/blog.

What if the real work of ministry begins after the decision? My blog, “Carriers or Collaborators,” is a call to build churches that do more than reach people. They carry them toward healing and purpose. Read: marcestes.com/blog/post/carr… Order the book: amazon.com/dp/B0GKHR2JY5

How many people around us look alive, but are quietly bleeding out? We are surrounded by “I’m good” people who are anything but good. My new blog, Left Half Dead, is a call for the Church to recover her vision for the wounded on today’s Jericho Road. Read marcestes.com/blog/post/left…

What if the most powerful thing the Church could bring to a hurting world isn’t more noise, but healing? A wounded world is not a marketing problem. It’s a ministry moment. Read here: marcestes.com/blog/post/disp…

Measuring Evangelism Health- Where Do You and Your Church Stand? Thank you @Careynieuwhof for partnering together to get this article out. careynieuwhof.com/measuring-…

What if the biggest threat to evangelism isn’t opposition, it’s distance? In Luke 10, they saw the wounded man & still chose the other side. “Other side spirituality” stays close enough to observe pain, far enough to avoid inconvenience. Read: marcestes.com/blog/post/when…

Have you ever held something in your hands you have carried in your heart for years? That is me holding my new book, The Road We Must Travel Again. Order on Amazon Hardcover: amzn.to/4qvyudb Paperback or Kindle: amzn.to/4qfyj5o

Ever notice “Who is my neighbor?” usually means “How far does my love have to go?” Jesus defines “neighbor” as mercy in motion, not agreement. In a tired, lonely culture, selective compassion is killing our witness. Read: marcestes.com/blog/post/who-… Thoughts?

Are we chasing relevance when Jesus is calling us to proximity? God doesn’t shout salvation from a distance, He comes near. Jesus modeled a ministry of movement, not just messages. Check on latest blog post for more: marcestes.com/blog/post/trav…

Finding "The One": Returning to the Heart of Evangelism visitorreach.com/blog/findin… Here is a blog I recently wrote that deals with a significant shift that is needed in the 21st century church. I sure hope you are both inspired and challenged!

Experiencing joy is not dependent on living a challenged-free life. It is finding the greater good in the pain and embracing it. All things work together for the good…if we allow them to!

God is more interested in your availability than your abilities. He has plenty to make up the difference. Be ready and serve others at all times. Romans 12:11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.

If the Great Commission is God’s ultimate mission for us, I wonder if our vision is just too small!