July 2011
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WatchA short snippet of Christian Corn-hole. I love this game.
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WatchWe had a wonderful time in Pegram Tennessee on the 4th of July. This is us chilling on the bleachers as we waited for the Egg Toss to start. The girls all placed! It was a fun day. I Quote the infamous Kramer “Any town USA Jerry”. It was quite quaint.
WatchWe are in Nashville and it is 3am
It's three in the a.m.
I am in Nashville and it is 3am. I am looking forward to a fun week of vacation with my brother and sister. It is also great to be with my 3 girls. I have missed them very much.
It is going to be fun!
June 2011
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Pastor Tommy Barnett Comeback Sermon Download
What an amazing weekend. Pastor Tommy Barnett was back in the saddle again. He had been absent from the pulpit for about 4 months. He has been in recovery mode after an open heart surgery that took place on Valentine’s Day of this year. Little by little I have seen him come into the office and then begin to support His son Pastor Luke from the front row during Sunday services. But it wasn’t...
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Five Steps to Discovering Your Ministry
Romans 12:1-8
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Serve God with Spiritual Gifts
3 For I say,...
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10 Biblical Truths about Your Ministry
1. You were created to minister
EPH 2:10 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
2. You are saved for ministry
2 Tim 1:9 9 He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning...
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Ministry is Determined by Design
Did you know your ministry is determined by your design? It is! When you understand what God mad you to be you will come into an understanding of what God made you to do. I have heard some people in churches before complain to me saying that they are frustrated at their church. When I have heard this I always ask what area they are involved in and the overwhelmingly majority of the time people...
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Thoughts Given By Me about My Grandmother at Her...
A lot is being said today about my Grandmother, Mary Velma Williams. I asked myself, “What insight can I share from a grandchild’s point of view?” I’ll start with a story.
I remember the summer of 1979. I was just 9 years old. My brother and I were playing at her house. It was the late afternoon and she was doing here daily house cleaning. We were running around playing superheroes. Our...
May 2011
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Friends Who Pray Together
Studies show that religion and happiness are linked. But faithful church attendance may not be enough: I read of about a larger survey taken recently. It found that those most likely to rate their life satisfaction as a perfect 10 went to services weekly and saw close friends there. Church regulars without pals in the pews didn’t see the boost. They were less satisfied than infrequent...
Leadership Alignment
As a leader it is important to align yourself with your church. Leadership alignment will instill a shared set of values, goals and core leadership behaviors. Let’s take some time and discuss key areas of leadership alignment and how to be an effective leader.
What does a healthy member of the Phoenix First Family look like?
1. Member of a Small Group following the weekly FUSION...
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Leadership Listens
Leadership, especially when trying to influence people to live a Christ centered life and change their behavior, will take listening, building relationships, and one-on-one contact. I cannot stress enough the importance of listening to people. If you are going to be a solid leader you must become a good listener.
Years ago when as I was just starting out in the ministry I was told that when...
April 2011
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Speaking? Well dont forget Writing and Listening.
There are three main types of communication:
1. Writing
2. Speaking
3. Listening
Most Leaders- It is common for leaders to excel in one or two of the three types of communications. As a small group leader it is important to strive to master all three to some degree. Though it seems like speaking would be the only necessary skill to perfect you cannot discredit listening and writing as valuable...
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3 Cultures to Develop In Order For a Church to...
The other day in Staff Pastor Luke shared some things from his heart. Three things in particular stuck out to me and I would like to share them with you. His chat was titled “3 Cultures for PFA to Grow”.
1. A Culture of Prayer on our Campus
2. A Culture of Change
3. A Culture of Ministry to Young Families
When it comes to the first point about prayer, my first thought was...
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7 Leadership Tips
On the surface, the difference between a step and a stumble seems obvious.
But in life, plotting long and hard to climb into a leadership role often is indistinguishable from inadvertently falling into one. The fact is, whether you take a deliberate step toward an objective or immediately trip on a shoelace, you may end up in the same spot. Put another way, many people who have a laser focus on...
February 2011
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This is not a JOKE even though it is funny →
Take a look and then post a video on you facebook page. I think this is hilarious!
January 2011
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the Table Project is so cool. →
http://tableproject.org/
Look at this video then join my gourp on the table project if you go to Phoenix First.
Aaron Dunn
October 2010
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WOW.... Watch out what you eat. But man do I... →
This is a wakeup call.
September 2010
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2 times in a lifetime! OUCH! →
This is heart breaking when you realize that this not only happened to Leon Lett once but 2 times. WOW! Bummer for him. DON’T GO CHASING THEM THERE WATERFALLS!
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YO YO Amazing! →
This is so funny. look at this site but also click the links in Kevin’s corner and see him in the news. So So Funny!
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Trying to live better! →
I am into this article because I am always looking to better my self mentally, spiritually,and Physical. in recent years it is not so I can have a beach body (even though I wouldn’t mind) but because I want to feel better and live longer. Find out some tips on how to loose some unwanted pounds and feel better.
August 2010
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A Crook gets caught on digital photo! SO FUNNY! →
When I saw the guy with his hand in my bag, I ran back inside and found the Capitol Police. They were amazing. They immediately sent out a description of the thief using the photo I took………
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Facebook Debacle!?!?!?!?! →
Security concerns over Facebook have been raised yet again after a security consultant collected the names and profile URLs for 171 million Facebook accounts from publicly available information. The consultant, Ron Bowes, then uploaded the data as a torrent file allowing anyone with a computer connection to download the data…………..
July 2010
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Ansel Adams lost Negatives? I wonder..... →
Great little article about a guy who supposedly found some Ansel Adams prints in a garage sale. He bought them for $45. They say if it is authentic it cold be a collection worth up to 2 million dollars. WOW. Read it and you decide….
The Parent/Children Covenant →
There’s another covenant in life between parents and children and this isn’t like a wedding when you say the promises out loud. When your children arrive you don’t have to make any promises…
Friendship and Financial Covenants →
Another kind of covenant is the ‘The Friendship Covenant.’
The Bible calls a friend, “A gift from God,” so if you have a friend it is a gift from God.
Rm. 11:9 (NLT) says, “God’s gifts…
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4 Time Lottery Winner.... Or a Scam? →
Click the link and read this article. This is very interesting……
The Marriage Covenant →
I want to look at the key Covenant relationships in human life, and let the scripture challenge all of us to raise the bar in our relationships to pursue God’s standard of covenant keeping,…
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Here is a song that I remember listening to when I...
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SSSSHHHHHHH....... →
My friend and associate, Jesse Watson, is the Youth Pastor at Phoenix First Assembly. He blogs wonderfully and I encourage you to check his thoughts out on a regular basis. He is very encouraging and has his finger on the pulse of the current generation of young people.
www.jessewatsonblog.com
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I Think Conan is Funnier Than Leno →
I am so not a Jay Leno fan. I watched him very rarely to begin with but I will try my best not to ever tune into his show in the future. Seems like a shady character and I never thought he was all that funny anyway.
Conan on the other hand I think is hilarious despite some inappropriate jokes on an occasion. He should have never lost the NBC spot for The Tonight Show. I hope he wins the...
God Is an Excellent Covenant Maker →
Though human beings were quite faithless in their covenants with God, He continued His faithfulness to them. He came to a man named Moses and said, ‘I promise I will deliver you and my…
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A Great Post That Humbles Me.... :)
Thank you Kristie Barnett Sexton for the gr8 tweet! “@ksextonbarnett Newest staff member at pfa Aaron Dunn! Leader servant friend and loyal he’s one of my favorite pastors! get to know him!”
-I often say the same about you! :)
Raising Relational Standards →
“With this ring, I thee wed…”, and a marriage is born.
A father and mother hold a little baby in their arms at church…”We promise to will raise this child in the nurture and the admonition…
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thru-you.com - song created with YOUTUBE sounds... →
Good stuff. This guy created an entire album, all from sounds clips (and videos) from YouTube. You can see them all there.
thru-you.com
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FIRE!!! @ 7th street and Bell in Phoenix AZ
Two separate apartment complexes it looks like. http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/2010/07/03/20100703phoenix-apartment-fire-ON.html
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Customer Evangelism →
I highly recommend reading this book. I have just finished it for the second time and I have used the information here to develop ministry plans and marketing with great success. It is a constant standby for me as I plan out ministry campaigns and the process of getting the word out.
If you are a person that has a business and or are passionate about certain things in your life then this book...
Even on my day off I seem 2 find stuff to do for work. This is a good sign. It tells me I am passionate abt what I am called to do. Ministry
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The 4th of July Celebration at Phoenix First....
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WatchHere is Kenedee at a recent HUB/Guest Services pool party we had at PFA. Kenedee cracks me up the way she is in shock of the talking hot dog!
Thanks to Evee and Roy for this! LOL!
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Check out Civil Twilight!! →
I like this new band…. My brother Jeremy introduced their music to me and I love their sound. It is a mix of U2, Cold Play, and Radiohead. I love all three of those bands. This is a great sounding group. Give them a listen.
Surrendering Your Gifts and Abilities to God →
This week marks the 20th year anniversary of my calling to the ministry and then I went to Kansas City for about a month to preach. And during that month I wrestled with a lot fears, the…
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Thank God for Starbucks -aaron dunn
I have many reasons to be thankful.
A wonderful family
A beautiful wife
Three lovely daughters
A progressive ministry
Mentorship by Pastors Tommy and Luke Barnett
I am surrounded by the best of the best at my job
My friends and family are of the most genuine kind
And the list goes on….
I ask myself on a regular basis, how can you keep up with all the good going on? I actually sit back and...