How To Follow Up on the Global Leadership Summit

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Thursday and Friday of this past week were some spectacular days to take in at the Global Leadership Summit hosted at our church via satellite.  Our first year had over 200 in attendance from businesses and ministries across our community–a smooth start! Talking to people who attended for the first time, I kept getting the same kinds of replies from … Read More

DAY 2 of GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

Robby BradfordChurch life, discipleship, First Assembly of God Lafayette, Global Leadership Summit, leadershipLeave a Comment

WOW!  Today was amazing and inspiring!  I don’t know where to begin with all the ways The Global Leadership Summit 2012 impacted me today!  Beyond the unusually clear presentations from Patrick Lencioni on organizational health, conflict and negotiation expert Dr. William Ury and an Indian woman by the name of Pranitha Timothy who has been involved in the liberation of … Read More

DAY 1–Global Leadership Summit

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“Invigorating!” “I learned so much today!” “I was proud of my church today for bringing such a great thing to Lafayette.” “I feel like I grew today!” “Thanks for hosting this; I’m getting so much out of it!” These were just some of the comments I heard today after Day One at The Global Leadership Summit–the satellite conference we’re hosting … Read More

The Global Leadership Summit 2012

Robby Bradfordcommunity, discipleship, events, First Assembly of God Lafayette, leadership, outreach, spiritual growthLeave a Comment

If you’ve been around First Assembly in the last couple of months, you know that we are hosting The Global Leadership summit on August 9-10 in our sanctuary via satellite.  This event is the primary leadership development moment we will have as a church in 2012, and I want to encourage you to be present for it. Beyond the fact … Read More

Missions trip to El Salvador and King’s Castle

Robby BradfordEl Salvador, First Assembly of God Lafayette, King's Castle, missions, missions trip, prayer, short-term missionsLeave a Comment

Seven others from First Assembly left on Friday, June 22 for El Salvador to join the ministries of King’s Castle (pictured here to the left) for eight days!They’ll be helping to conduct medical outreach and working on maintenance of the King’s Castle campus.  Our group will be hosted by our very own Landon Thompson who has been a student at the … Read More

EPIC–Sunday Series for Summer 2012

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EPIC, meaning “extending beyond the usual or ordinary, especially in size or scope”, is the series we’ll be focused on at First Assembly in Lafayette, Indiana for the next seven Sundays. We’ll be taking seven “epic” stories from the Old Testament and seeing how they apply to life and to our individual lives now. Beyond the definition posted above, the letters of the word … Read More

PARANORMAL–June 2012 Series

Robby Bradfordbaptism in the Holy Spirit, Church life, discipleship, discover, First Assembly of God Lafayette, gifts of the Spirit, Holy Spirit, Sunday message series, Sunday themesLeave a Comment

“Paranormal” is the regular state of the Christian life.  To be “paranormal” is to be “beyond what is normal or beyond the reach of scientific explanation”. That’s a great way to express what the Christian life is when it is filled with God’s Holy Spirit.  Over the month of June, we’ll be seeking to experience the full and overflowing work … Read More

Prophet, Priest, or King?

Robby BradfordChristianity, Church life, discipleship, Jesus Christ, king, leadership, priest, prophet, Sunday message series, Sunday themes1 Comment

This month, I’ll be adding a number of posts on leadership, in keeping with the theme “Under the Influence” that I’m speaking on at Lafayette First Assembly this month. I don’t know who started talking this way first, but one helpful way to think about leading in the church is by looking through the lens of the tri-fold office of … Read More