tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66301441267868744382024-03-05T15:49:39.439-05:00MusingThe thoughts and contemplations of a fellow traveler.Anthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-23927793269891828012016-04-17T18:26:00.001-04:002016-04-17T18:26:10.089-04:00CAYACC Special Guest Pastor M. Lathem Jr.Anthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-89162622907103934512015-04-19T00:57:00.001-04:002015-04-19T00:57:16.032-04:00Why Can't We Be FriendsAnthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-81010474081928713732013-12-01T16:40:00.001-05:002013-12-01T16:40:00.331-05:00New SeriesAnthonyAnthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-56946997733035941242013-11-16T12:16:00.001-05:002013-11-16T12:16:42.873-05:00All Inked UpOliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Is quoted as saying, "We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe..."Our family tribe, in many instances, are the first two Ink us psychologically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually with rejection. God does just the opposite of of our tribe. He says behold I have engraved you in the palm of my hand. The word in engrave in the Hebrew, is where Anthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-82599853152495649402013-10-12T15:21:00.001-04:002013-10-12T15:21:19.949-04:00Who's On Second Those that know me, will tell you that I am big on leadership. I believe leadership is fundamental to business, community, home and the church. "Everything rises and falls on leadership,” is a basic principle that I live by and a principle that is applicable across every spectrum of life. However, leadership in the church is tricky business. It is a tight rope walk. It was not designed to be thatAnthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-59288841446017947742013-08-03T02:19:00.001-04:002013-08-03T02:19:16.986-04:00Road RulesThis "Road Rules" series dealt with the need to Dream Boldly, Map Out Destiny Prayerfully, Plan Meticulously and Cultivate Your Gift Passionately. Sunday we will ease on down the road to "Stretching Yourself Strategically. I believe that this is a season of "Stretching Yourself Strategically." Not just any kind of stretching, but strategic stretching. God's plan always stretches us. It pushes us Anthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-17192444940752549562013-07-30T00:05:00.001-04:002013-07-30T00:05:24.250-04:0015 Habits Of Highly Effective Leaders Under The Age Of 30By Brian Dodd On Leadership“We trust in him. We believe in him. And we’ll follow him to the end of the earth.” – Richard Shermon on teammate Russell Wilson July 29, 2013I have the privilege of interacting with many great pastors and leaders under the age of 30. Their passion and desire for excellence challenges a seasoned leader like me to get better. Too often, many of my fellow experienced Anthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-58841389646386118912013-07-26T03:57:00.001-04:002013-07-26T03:57:32.858-04:00Bloodlines Documentary with Dr.John PiperAnthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-19705780046674166842013-07-15T04:53:00.001-04:002013-07-15T04:53:34.849-04:00ROAD RULES SUMMER SERIES CONTINUEAnthonyLocation:7910 South Anthony Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46816Anthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-79387292244047985852013-07-03T09:54:00.001-04:002013-07-03T09:54:33.340-04:00The Other DayThe other day I walked into one of my favorite stores. There, one of the owners was amening a comment that Rush Limbaugh made. Before I knew it, I opened my mouth and said, "if Rush Limbaugh was black. poor white or Hispanic he was still be in prison for forging prescriptions.He asked me was I angry (short for angry black man), to which I respond no, my name just isn't Clarence Thomas. Anthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-26760555080518249902013-06-24T02:30:00.001-04:002013-06-24T02:30:54.177-04:00Blues Legend Dies At 83 http://huff.to/1ccGhR3-Anthony PaytonAnthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-36872844613735566262013-06-24T02:26:00.001-04:002013-06-24T02:26:37.089-04:00The Successful "A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him." - David Brinkley -Anthony PaytonAnthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-59317266372841887212013-03-01T14:21:00.001-05:002013-03-01T14:21:36.499-05:00Leading While Bleeding AnthonyAnthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-87514498897231095972013-03-01T01:00:00.001-05:002013-03-01T01:00:29.730-05:00"Success has made failures of many men." Cindy Adams"Success has made failures of many men." Cindy AdamsDuring the latter quarter of 2012—as I do the latter quarter of every year, I started reflecting on my wins and loses for that year. The things I did really well, not so well and the things I just totally flunked in. Now, since I spend much of my time either preaching, or in sermon preparation, and for the last two years, sermon series planningAnthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-73544336589112565882013-02-28T07:18:00.001-05:002013-02-28T07:18:11.596-05:00Rumba Young Man RumbaAlbert Pike is quoted as saying, "He who endeavors to serve, to benefit, and improve the world, is like a swimmer, who struggles against a rapid current, in a river lashed into angry waves by the winds. Often they roar over his head, often they beat him back and baffle him." The Apostle Paul puts its this way, "We are cracked and chipped from our afflictions on all sides, but we are not crushed Anthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-32943829294513840612013-02-27T06:18:00.001-05:002013-02-27T06:18:22.307-05:00Leading While Bleeding: Rising From The DustAnthonyAnthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-57028138269003690762013-02-27T01:14:00.001-05:002013-02-27T01:14:23.540-05:007 Habits Of Highly Successful Entrepreneurs In Casey Graham, I have the privilege of working for one of the great entrepreneurs in the Christian community. His desire to serve pastors and church leaders by simplifying their lives is why he founded The Rocket Company.This organization helps churches increase weekly giving and pastors preach better sermons. To read why I now work for this organization, please click here. It is a privilegeAnthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-49106738357258181862013-02-12T01:37:00.001-05:002013-02-12T01:37:08.472-05:00Who Needs StrategyRoger Martin, dean of Rotman School of Management, says, “The heart of strategy is defining where you’re going to play and how you’re going to win...”This is a principle too often missed by those of use in leadership, particular those of use in Christian leadership. We take Paul's words "...become all things to all men," to mean do all things, and his comforting words "all things work together Anthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-22760846531880997582013-02-10T20:52:00.001-05:002013-02-10T20:52:07.544-05:00Shelf-LifeI just listen to Daniel Day Lewis being interviewed on 60 minutes. He talked about how difficult it was for him to come out of the character Abraham Lincoln and how he missed that character. It is both convicting and challenging to think; as leaders we can lead, and inspired people in such a way, that if God would allow anyone to portray us in the future, long after He has taken us home, they tooAnthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-43134629171270224032013-02-07T05:46:00.001-05:002013-02-07T05:46:47.203-05:0010 Warning Signs You Might be Glorifying Yourself by Paul TrippIt is important to recognize the harvest of self-glory in you and in your ministry. May God use this list to give you diagnostic wisdom. May he use it to expose your heart and to redirect your ministry.Self-glory will cause you to:1. Parade in public what should be kept in private.The Pharisees live for us as a primary example. Because they saw their lives as glorious, they were Anthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-23759582990740498312013-02-07T05:35:00.001-05:002013-02-07T05:35:14.240-05:00Resume of Jesus for Application to serve at the United Church of Personal Truthby Matt SlickBob: So, pastor Ellen, I've got one more resume for us to go over. I've saved the best for last. It's from a guy named Mr. Word.Ellen: Interesting name.Bob: Yeah, it is. Anyway, you won't believe this guy's resume. It's really short and hilarious.Ellen: How so?Bob: Well, he doesn't put down his age. Apparently he doesn't have any formal theological training. In fact, he Anthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-16727186081901475092013-02-07T04:46:00.001-05:002013-02-07T04:46:31.039-05:00Pastor, We Need to Talk - The Top 10 Things Your Church Will Tell Youby Thom RainerPastors are like information sponges. If they aren’t studying, they are receiving a regular deluge of information from church members.I asked 22 pastors to share with me the most common items they hear from their church members. In the past, this information came in the form of letters, in-person conversations and telephone calls. The digital age has made emails, texts and social Anthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-77458531375782715652013-02-03T23:55:00.001-05:002013-02-03T23:55:48.188-05:00This is from Brain Dodd Leadership Post18 Practices Of Highly Effective Churches Who Partner With Their Local Schools“But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.”Jeremiah 29:7 (ESV)One of the keys to growing a prevailing church is the ability to effectively serve and partner with your local school system. Led by Senior Pastor Anthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-5263818114041309462013-02-02T04:31:00.001-05:002013-02-02T04:31:41.466-05:00The Unit: What We Are TogetherRomans 1:12That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.Romans 6:5For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:Romans 8:17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.Romans 8:Anthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630144126786874438.post-63478521928160722252013-01-28T19:43:00.001-05:002013-01-28T19:43:43.621-05:00The Unit: The Second Quality Of Championship Teams Championship Teams Are Respected By Their Peers - Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick was forced to admit, “They’re just better than us. They’re better than everybody.” The respect meter goes of the chart when we work together as a team! For a true team member (not someone that is just on the field) it is all about the team, not about the individual glory. I was reminded of this on Anthony Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965740507282901573noreply@blogger.com0