Greg Stier

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  Jan 24, 2016

  Using 'The (Donald) Trump Card' in Evangelism

  What it is about is how such a lightning rod subject Donald Trump is and how easy it is to use him as a Gospel conversation starter. Because EVERYONE seems to have an opinion about him and many are just itching to express it.

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  Dec 11, 2015

  The Gospel, Gun Control and How God Wants to 'Fix This'

  My heart broke along with yours as I watched the tragic events in San Bernadino unfold last Wednesday. 14 people were massacred and many others wounded in another senseless shooting.

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  Oct 8, 2015

  Gun Control and the Gospel

  What happened at Umpqua Community College was at a level of malevolence beyond any earthly explanation or solution. Like a river of magma underneath the earth's crust, unimaginable evil burst forth yesterday. Tragically, it's eruption extinguished ten precious lives and devastated countless others.

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  Jun 13, 2015

  7 Reasons Why Some Churches Don't Grow

  After having co-planted and co-pastored a church for ten years in the Denver area and having preached in churches across the nation, quietly evaluating what makes them work (or not), here is my list of non-scientific reasons why some churches don't grow.

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  Apr 9, 2015

  5 Things Starbucks Can Teach About Effective Evangelism

  So how can Starbucks saturate the physical cravings of decaffeinated Americans and the church cannot satisfy the spiritual thirst of Americans with the living water? After all, there are only 12,000 Starbucks coffee shops in the United States and there are over 300,000 Protestant churches! That's right! We outnumber Starbucks by 25 to 1!

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  Apr 1, 2015

  10 Ways to Ruin a Sermon

  1. Make it about you, not Jesus.

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  Jan 30, 2015

  10 Things a Lead Pastor Never Wants to Hear From a Youth Pastor

  1. "Just what exactly is a youth ministry budget again?"

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  Jan 15, 2015

  10 Possible Reasons You Don't Share Your Faith (Even Though You Know You Should)

  You don't know, I mean really know, many non-Christians. Possible Solutions: Get to know your neighbors. Or you couldn't explain the Gospel clearly if you tried.

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  Dec 31, 2014

  A Resolution That Could Start a Revolution (#STUMIN)

  Tis the season for, well, resolutions. And when it comes to resolutions we tend to think of a limited amount of categories. These categories can range from exercising off our newly acquired egg-nog induced fat layers to doing a complete financial makeover. While Tony Horton and Dave Ramsey may be able help you in these two areas, I cannot. But what I can do is challenge youth leaders

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  Dec 29, 2014

  Dear Hollywood,

  We know that you are in the movie/money making business. So, in light of some of the box office stumbles you've made recently (Noah and Exodus: Gods and Kings) I thought I'd pass on a little advice from a Christian who appreciates good film making and who is excited about the prospect of epic Biblical stories being turned into epic blockbuster movies.