Aaron Marcelli | February 13, 2013
A little over two years ago we were knee deep in church planting. I was making plans to quit my job, we were looking at houses in another city, I was writing letters to potential staff members and donors, and we were enrolled with a school of church planting. I was immersed in the church [...]
Aaron Marcelli | July 30, 2012
Occasionally I see a ministry position I find appealing and send my resume. This usually results in the church asking for a sermon sample. Up until recently all I had was a few old CDs of messages I was not especially proud of. Thankfully, the great tech team from Rock Bridge Community Church was willing [...]
Aaron Marcelli | July 16, 2012
I recently read The Five Levels of Leadership by John Maxwell. I thought it was a great book. You can read my Amazon review of it here. I also recently blogged about how much I’ve grown as a result of my volunteer leadership position at my church. After reading Maxwell’s book I took steps to [...]
Aaron Marcelli | July 3, 2012
In our social media-driven, information age culture, it is very easy for anyone to instantly give their opinion on any topic or person. Some people are able to handle the weapon of the internet well. Others involve themselves in the conversation too quickly and after it’s too late regret their typed words. Sadly, I have [...]
Aaron Marcelli | June 5, 2012
A couple years ago my church launched an additional service on Thursday nights. I was among those who were the initial volunteers for the service. I started as a once a month usher, a couple months later became the head usher, and am now the service captain for the service where I oversee almost all [...]
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