From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Grand Opening Sermon (Video) Part 2

January 31, 2009

Here is the second half of my message @ the Grand Opening of The Courageous Church!

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Grand Opening Videos…Finally!

January 31, 2009

Sorry for the delay, but we finally have the videos from our Grand Opening UP live and in HD!  Here is the first half of my message from the morning, but you can get more videos – including some really awesome songs here! 

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We’re about to have a BABY!

January 30, 2009

Hey Everybody!  Thank you for thinking about and praying for Rai and I.  We are on our way to the hospital now and are scheduled for a 10am C-Section.  We don't actually expect it to happen @ 10am, but we'd love to know that you all are praying for us all morning and all day [...]

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Squeezing: How I Do What I Do (Part 2)

January 29, 2009

Every single day someone asks me how I do what I do.  Trust me.  I'm not a guru.  I'm not even sure that I am doing a good job at what I do, but I do have a few strategies that seem to be working for me.  I think they are transferrable and will also [...]

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Buncha Stuff Sunday! (Yes it’s Wednesday)

January 28, 2009

:::After my buddy Gary Lamb told me to update my blog about all that is going on with the church, I got ready to send him this link -only to realize that the post I wrote this past Sunday had not been published!  I was wondering why you all didn't comment on it! ——Originally written [...]

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Featured Guest on Facebook

January 27, 2009

Hey Everybody! I am pretty stoked to be the Featured Guest on the Facebook Blog this afternoon. Reaching nearly 3 million people a week, this simple blog is one of the most read in the country. Check it out and spread the word. You can find it @ http://Blog.Facebook.com

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Cheating: How I Do What I Do (Part 1)

January 27, 2009

Cheating: How I Do What I Do from Shaun King on Vimeo.

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Some Secrets on How I Do It

January 27, 2009

One of the biggest questions I get asked almost daily is…"How in the world do you do so many different things?"  I'm married.  I have a 2 year old, a 6 year old, and a 9 year old.  My wife is having baby #4 on Friday (Yipee!).  I am a full time grad student @ [...]

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Wrestling

January 23, 2009

I am thinking about and wrestling through some big ideas and tough decisions in my mind.  I just wanted you to know that.  Please pray.  I've been asking you to pray and by golly it seems to be working :-) Plus, I wanted a good reason to put a picture up of two of my [...]

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The Myth of Balance (and the Balance Business)

January 22, 2009

I hear a lot of talk out there about achieving "balance" in life, in ministry, with family, with health, with EVERYTHING!  I want to say a three things about this discussion and tell you what I know from my personal experiences and from what I have observed as someone that has served closely alongside some [...]

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What Do You Like Most about President Obama?

January 20, 2009

All of us like something different about President Obama. If you could just pick one thing, what is your favorite quality of President Obama?  I love how devoted he is to his family, I love his speech giving skills, but I have to be real – my favorite thing about him is just how cool [...]

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I Feel the National Optimism Rising

January 19, 2009

What will you be thinking when Barack Obama is sworn in as President of the United States tomorrow @ 12pm?  I feel and see and hear optimism rising with millions of American's and think that it present a great opportunity for all of us to get amazing things done! Good, bad, or ugly I wanna [...]

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TheyWillDie.org

January 16, 2009

By posting this blog post, I have involved you in a crisis without your permission.  I am sorry for this. The image above, though, is an image of real children that need YOUR help.  See – I believe that God holds us accountable for what we know and now that YOU know that these kids [...]

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Make Your MLK Day Mean Something!

January 15, 2009

Since my last name is King and I am a graduate of Morehouse College (Dr. King's Alma Mater) and I live a few blocks away from Dr. King's birth home in Atlanta and pastor a church called The Courageous Church – what would it look like if I sat on my butt this coming King [...]

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Passion City Church

January 15, 2009

It's been talked about for several months, but I am very, very excited to let you know about an awesome new community of faith that is coming to downtown Atlanta!  Passion City Church – lead by Louie Giglio – is launching in downtown Atlanta on February 15th @ The Tabernacle!  Yes, we just planted The [...]

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Hunger (Greater than God? Part 1)

January 14, 2009

For the next few weeks @ The Courageous Church we are asking what may seem like a blasphemous question…Can we be/do greater than God?  Check out our series website @ DoGreaterThanGod.com for all of the juicy details and my answer to this question :) On this past Sunday we jumped headfirst into what I think [...]

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Grand Opening -Part 3 (LAUNCH TIME!)

January 12, 2009

I can't wait for you all to see all of this on VIDEO.  I hope we'll have it in the next day or so! I feel very strongly that a pastor (unless it's just not possible) should take part in as much of the worship experience as possible.  For me, Sunday morning is a shared [...]

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Our Grand Opening -Part 2 (Pre-Service Blow by Blow)

January 12, 2009

Yesterday was one of the best days of my life and my words will probably not do it justice.  I feel very strongly that The Courageous Church is forming a movement that is going to change people and change the world in some ways that will open church up for people that gave up on [...]

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