One of the things I remember most from my Navy flying days was the great quotes of simple wisdom that we continually said to one another. You have heard me quote this one before:

You fight like you train.

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Christmastime often provides unique opportunities to communicate Christ to family and friends. Here are a few ideas to jump-start your thinking to reach out to others with the gospel this Christmas:

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Sermon November 14, 2010

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Town hall meetings are scheduled for November 21 and December 5 starting after the Sunday services. Please attend! Watch the video and then submit your questions or feedback in the form below.

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By clicking on this link, you have revealed something about yourself…that you desire to know what the “big picture” is for our church. I think that only makes sense. We all want to know the general direction of where we are going! Even as a child in the car, the two most commonly asked questions you probably asked were, “Where are we going?” as well as “Are we there yet?”

This part of the website is designed to help answer those questions for you! (more…)

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This is the first post on the church website of what will become tons of information related to the strategic planning for Blue Ridge Bible Church. Plenty of additional information will follow but for now here is the book that the Strategic Leadership Team will be using to help guide us through the process:

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1. Discover BRBC’s strengths and weaknesses.
2. Build on BRBC’s strengths and minimize our weaknesses.
3. Facilitate congregational communication and build trust.
4. Understand and implement spiritually healthy, Christ honoring change.
5. Enhance church unity.
6. Discover and articulate BRBC’s core values.
7. Develop and communicate a clear, God-given mission.
8. Develop and articulate an inspiring, compelling vision.
9. Identify, understand, and reach out to Purcellville and Loudoun County.
10. Develop a clear disciple making pathway or process for the entire church.
11. Assess and build a strong staff-team.
12. Learn how to mobilize our congregation for ministry.
13. Make strategic, wise decisions about our facilities and location.
14. Assess our current giving.
15. Design a church stewardship strategy to help us become better stewards of our finances.
16. Explore some new streams of giving to increase current income.
17. Analyze and evaluate our budget.
18. Learn how to implement and follow through on BRBC’s strategic plans.
19. Regularly evaluate and thus constantly improve all phases of BRBC’s ministry.

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