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If you need a little good news...

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As you may remember, we had an incredibly great time of ministry earlier this year in Laredo, TX . I just got this text from our friend, Tim Rowley, youth pastor of Grace Bible Church in Laredo, TX:  "Today I'm baptizing two students, Dorianne and Dylan, who accepted Christ at Epic Weekend last March as God used you to share the Gospel. Love you brother and thankful for your ministry. Prayers for these young disciples would be greatly appreciated." "They're so thankful as a family. Great to see those smiles." Would you join us in praying this prayer for Dorianne and Dylan right now? And before you go, here's something from my heart to yours: I'm so thankful for friends like you who pray for us and $upport us as Disciplemaking Missionaries with Cadre Ministries . I'm thanking God and you for this Psalm 115:1 moment... "Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name goes all the glory for your unfailing love and faithfulne

Why I no longer ask God to be with me...

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No more of this praying for God to be with us. Why? If you have put your faith and trust in the Gospel of Jesus Christ ... the Holy Spirit—who is God—couldn't possibly be more with you than He is already (see John 7:37-39   especially verse 39 , John 14:15-17 , Romans 5:5 , etc.). Now the only thing left to do is to thank God that He IS with you ... and then aspire to live all of life like He really is. “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.” —Matthew 1:23 You, Me, and Coffee Monday...   Let me encourage you and and make you think 1 stinking time a week (usually Monday morning) with a virtual  Cup O' Joe with Bill  in your email inbox.  Two  Simple Steps... 1.  Go here and submit your email . 2.  Go to your email and click the Feedburner confirmation link . You can unsubscribe at any time with no questions asked simply by clicking the unsubscribe link at

Leaderspeak and First Liver Leaders...

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As one who has spent lots of time over the years with leaders crafting mission statements, planning strategic initiatives, and interacting with a variety of ministry models, I find the statement above correctively refreshing and embarrassingly true and funny—all at the same time. As Homer Simpson would say: "Doh!" But there is something more here too. Think about it.  "Mission statement." "Strategy." "Ministry model."  That's a lot of leaderspeak. And one of the problems with leaderspeak is that it makes the person speaking feel like a leader without actually leading . Why is this a problem? In the words of the Apostle Paul: "For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power." —1 Corinthians 4:20 And three verses earlier in 1 Corinthians 4:17, Paul explained that the power he had was a multiplying Jesus-like disciplemaking " way of life ." If you're wondering what

When God Rocks Your World...

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The best way to view this is to  go here .  Or you can click any image below to enlarge for reading.  Will you please pray for us?   We are disciplemaking missionaries with  Cadre Ministries .  We need you.  About 2 times a month, I'd like to send you a short email with details about how you can say a quick prayer for us. If you are willing to say a quick prayer for us 2-3 times a month, please  email me  and put "prayer team" in the subject line. I'd be glad to pray for you too. THANKS! We need you.  We couldn't take any of part of this Jesus-like disciplemaking adventure without people like you who love us, pray for us, and give $ to Cadre.  We need you.  You make our ministry powerful and possible. Every expression of partnership breathes life into our souls… and enables us to do the same for many others! For more information about how you can partner with God, the Allisons, and Cadre Ministries,  go here . To make a secure online tax-deductible do

Happy Birthday Cadre Missionaries!!

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September 2018 marks the 16th birthday/anniversary of Cadre Missionaries! For 16 years, God and YOU have made it possible for us, as Cadre missionaries, to multiply Jesus-like disciplemaking here and around the world. From our hearts to yours, Thank you. If you love Cadre missionaries and our disciplemaking mission, we invite you to be God's wind in our sails. In honor of our 16th birthday, would you please prayerfully consider donating a special gift of $16? Those of you who know us know that we don't often ask for financial support like this.  However, on our 16th anniversary as a ministry, we need your $ help, so we're asking God's people—like you—to join us in this disciplemaking adventure. We'd love to see 500 of our friends respond with a special gift of $16. That would bless Cadre with $8,000 much needed dollars. Will YOU be one of our 500 friends? If you've never financially supported Cadre Ministries before, this would be

We can bring this to training to your volunteers...

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As you unleash volunteers to serve in ministry with you this fall, you really should invest at least a morning  encouraging and equipping  them. Why? *  Consider the HIGH COST of not encouraging & equipping volunteers . *  Consider the DANGER of not encouraging & equipping volunteers . So we'd like to help YOU  encourage and equip  the volunteers who serve in ministry with you. Here are the gory details on this fun, engaging, practical, and biblically-based day together with the most important people who serve in ministry with you... Who? * Volunteer youth leaders * Volunteer children ministry leaders * Volunteer college-age ministry leaders * Paid ministry leaders What? Session #1 Encouraging Hearts to Love * Your First and Most Important Job as a Volunteer in Ministry * How to Be a Disciple Who Makes More Disciples * The Art and Skill of Inflow, Overflow, Repeat * Following Jesus TOGETHER Break Coffee, goodies, Cadre resource table, and bathro