Aaron Marcelli | December 7, 2010
Becoming a critic is a trap. It starts with “speaking out” one time where you want to share your opposing thoughts (perhaps even done with good intentions). Then you begin to give your negative feedback more often and on a wider range of topics. Finally you become a full-blown critic where you want to share [...]
Aaron Marcelli | December 2, 2010
In my last post I kind of went on a rant (sorry about that) on pastors who over-receive criticism. In this post I want to discuss the other side of that – giving criticism. Mainly, when is it appropriate to criticize others? The answer: rarely. I do not think we are called to “speak out” [...]
Aaron Marcelli | November 29, 2010
I have made the comment on this site before that going into ministry I knew there would be criticism, I just did not expect it to come from other Christians. In this short series of posts I want to deal with the issue of criticism, looking at it from both the perspective of receiving it [...]
Aaron Marcelli | November 23, 2010
The final major reason I could think of that for why I am planting a church in Chattanooga, Tennessee is that I have peace about it. I think when you want something really bad you should take action steps toward it. If you do that and after a while realize you still feel good about [...]
Aaron Marcelli | November 17, 2010
Unless this is your first time on this site, you have picked up on the theme that I am in the early stages of moving to Chattanooga and planting (or starting) a new church in the city’s downtown area. Allow me to use a few brief posts and give my motivation. The first answer I [...]
Aaron Marcelli | November 12, 2010
I plan on writing an entire leadership/vision message on the idea and revelation I am about to share but thought I would go ahead and give a condensed version here: Several years ago I began to hear about the notion of planting a church. I used to dream of what a church I would start [...]
Aaron Marcelli | November 5, 2010
I really like the new Sara Bareilles song. Like most her tunes, King of Anything is catchy and fun. As I was listening to the song though a few weeks ago, one section for some reason caused me to think about pastors. At the end of the first verse the songs say: I hate to [...]
Aaron Marcelli | November 3, 2010
As I stated in the last post, I have to scratch my head at how to respond when people ask me what kind of a church we are planting in Chattanooga. Part of my uncertainty comes from not knowing what things they specifically mean when they say “kind of church” and another part comes from [...]
Aaron Marcelli | November 1, 2010
In spreading the word about our plans to plant a church in Chattanooga, Tennessee –whether through twitter, this blog, or word of mouth – a question I have received from several folks is, “what kind of church are you planting?” At first, I thought it a rather simple and somewhat to be expected question. But [...]
Aaron Marcelli | October 1, 2010
First of all, I’m not so sure we should always be looking to “win” an argument so much as we should seek to come to understanding or compromise. That being said though, there are some arguments or accusations that not only can you not win, you can hardly defend yourself without looking bad. The next [...]
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