danmastrapa.com » Uncategorized http://www.danmastrapa.com Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:10:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 One Prayer http://www.danmastrapa.com/2008/04/20/one-prayer/ http://www.danmastrapa.com/2008/04/20/one-prayer/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:35:25 +0000 Dan http://www.mytgpmedia.com/wordpress/2008/04/20/one-prayer/ Love what LifeChurch.tv1P-175x95.jpg is spearheading with the One Prayer initiative. Got to love the technological age that we live in that enables us to bring the body of Christ together in a way that could never have been done before. LifeChurch is one of those unique churches that keeps pushing the boundaries and leveraging technology in a way that I think makes Jesus smile. I registered our church and I hope that we have a chance to participate. Now, what speakers should we select for that series?

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The innovation gods smiled down on this audacious fellow. In this world of information and advertising clutter, the way we communicate our message needs to change to get attention. I’d probably give him money just for being creative and different.

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]]> http://www.danmastrapa.com/2007/07/05/mobile-test-post/feed/ 0 Getting older http://www.danmastrapa.com/2007/06/07/getting-older/ http://www.danmastrapa.com/2007/06/07/getting-older/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:33:54 +0000 Dan http://www.mytgpmedia.com/wordpress/2007/06/07/getting-older/ Another year goes by – 37 today. I am so thankful to God for the life He has blessed me with, my beautiful and amazing wife, Bethza, and my precious litle girl, Arielle. They are gifts to my life. I guess some hate getting older, I actually feel I am getting better. Look out world!

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]]> http://www.danmastrapa.com/2007/06/05/magic-cant-catch-a-break/feed/ 0 It doesn’t get much better than this! http://www.danmastrapa.com/2007/06/05/it-doesnt-get-much-better-than-this/ http://www.danmastrapa.com/2007/06/05/it-doesnt-get-much-better-than-this/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:18:53 +0000 Dan http://www.mytgpmedia.com/wordpress/2007/06/05/it-doesnt-get-much-better-than-this/ One of my greatest joys as a dad now is that I can take my soon to be three-year old, Arielle, on Daddy date nights. Tonight we went out for ice cream at Lita’s Creamery. It’s true, they grow up way to fast!

Here we are at her Preschool’s Father’s day event – stuffing our faces with powdered donuts! I love it!

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The Pre-Call rally at TGP was amazing this weekend. Passionate, intense and radical worship. Kelanie and her team where excellent. Ferrill Galloway and Jessie Engle from The Cause ministered along with Matthew Stark of Pure Life Revolution, they gave the rallying cry to holiness and a passionate pursuit of Christ. TheCall Nashville is going to be an historical event. Don’t miss it!

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The key reflections where:

  • Know the difference between a hankering and a holy discontent. You need a profound stirring by God to begin a work. You plant a church when you cannot do anything else but move in the direction that God is calling you.
  • Know your spiritual gifts. Bill shared that teaching is not his dominant gift, it’s leadership. It’s been my observation that some of the churches that I most admire are not led by men who are the most dynamic and charismatic speakers, they’re good communicators though. They’re not personality driven as is the case in most charismatic and Pentecostal churches. These men know how to build a team.
  • Decide early on whether to take the high road or the low road. Ouch… integrity is key.
  • Ask God to let you finish with a few of the people with whom you’ve started. Relationships are so important. I want the right people around me when God calls me to start something. There’s nothing better than the journey with life long companions and partners in ministry.

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