David Santistevan
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Why You Should Stop Focusing on Goals This Year
I don’t know about you, but I struggle with goals. Sometimes I set them and forget about them. More often than not, I never meet them. I feel like a failure most of the time. Of course, the problem isn’t with goals. Goals are a wonderful tool. I’ve even started using Michael Hyatt’s Full Focus …
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The Missing Element in Most Christians’ Worship
As worship pastors, we should never stop improving engagement. If our churches aren’t engaging in worship, we’re missing the point. It’s not so much about finding our voice and our sound as much as it is helping the church find her voice and her sound. We are catalysts, leaders, influencers, coaches, pastors, servants of the …
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True Freedom in Worship Has These 3 Biblical Attributes
As worship leaders, we talk a lot about freedom. We want our churches to be free to worship. But what does it actually mean? Is freedom the liberty one feels to wield a “Lion of Judah” flag across the front of the church? Is freedom a boisterous dance? Is freedom the right to be crazy? What …
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The Fastest Way to Make an Eternally Positive Impact
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that everyone wants to make a difference with their life. You want to matter. You want to use the breath you’ve been given to speak encouragement. You want to use the time you have to make a dent in the universe. No one wakes up and …
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Godly Parenting: How to Avoid a Jaded Heart
There’s nothing scarier than parenting. Well, except maybe public speaking in your underwear—but seriously. More than anyone else on the earth, you as a parent have the most influence on the lives of your kids. I’ve only been a parent for four years, but I’ve found parenting is mostly about getting out of the way. …
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An Open Letter to Worship Leaders: Stop Trying to Be ‘Cool’
I wonder … if Jesus were to evaluate our worship, would cool be a value? If the Son of God stepped into our Sunday morning services, would impressed be a word He would use? It’s time for worship leaders to arise who care deeply about people and care deeply about the presence of God, for a kind of worship …
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What Sets the Gathered Church Apart From the World?
What makes the gathered church different? Unique? What are our distinctives? From the outside, many of our modern churches don’t look too different than the nightclub down the street. So, what sets us apart? It can’t be our musical quality. The world has plenty of that. It can’t be our production. The world has plenty of …
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Are We in Danger of Worshipping Worship?
The question needs to be asked: Are we in danger of worshiping worship? The mood. The atmosphere. The melody. The crowd. The emotion. Your favorite worship leader or your favorite speaker. The band. The performance. The feeling. Are we being moved by the right things? Are our hearts aimed in the proper direction? The problem …
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Why Do We Put ‘Christian Celebrities’ on a Pedestal?
Gungor. Vicky Beeching. Mark Driscoll. David Yonggi Cho. What do all these names have in common? Controversy. Of course, a blogger like myself could not go silent on these issues. When situations like this arise, we are challenged, confused, disillusioned. We often resort to bashing, freaking out, and being disgusted (or excited) when a Christian celebrity falls. …
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