May 2009
2 posts
Ideas that spread win.
NEW BLOG
hey, if you didnt already know, i changed blogging sites. check out the new site at www.travisdavenport.org
April 2009
3 posts
Please Don't Call Yourself A Christian
Recently I saw an article published by Newsweek saying that we are pretty much living in a post Christian era for the United States. The percentage of people that don’t believe in God have doubled since the nineties. Alot of people have been quick to jump on the media, or teachers at schools, or even our new president for this. However the blame cannot fall on these people. The blame does...
“You’re afraid? So what. everybody’s afraid. Fear is the common...”
– Andy Stanley
What always preceeds how
The only way to figure out HOW something can get done is to refuse to take your eyes off WHAT needs to be done. Don’t let HOW intimidate you. The fact that HOW is so challenging is the very reason it provides you with great opportunity. If the pathway into the future were well lit, it would be crowded. If HOW wasn’t a problem, somebody else would have already figured it out.
What is...
March 2009
13 posts
“We are fools for Christ’s sake. But professionals are wise. We are weak,...”
– John Piper
MOVE
If you are a Christ follower, then you must constantly be on the move. Most people stand still in their Christianity content to live in failure. But why would you want to live in failure? Why would you want to live in defeat? So often we as believers live our lives in a so, “woe is me”, attitude. I believe God is looking for warriors. I believe God is looking for fighters. I believe...
FORTITUDE
fortitude-1: strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
I think that sometimes we as followers of Christ see adversity as a road block, when in fact it should be viewed as more of a green light. When you are spiritually attacked, or when you are doing the work of the Lord and problems arise this should push us even more to know that we are on...
Begining empty handed and alone frightens the best of men. It also speaks volumes of just how confident they are that God is with them.
THE SONS OF SCEVA
In the book of Acts chapter nineteen starting in verse eleven, we see a unique story. It’s a story about a group of guys who are intrigued by the power Paul has, and the name that He is making for himself. Paul is literally traveling from place to place casting out demons, and healing the sick all in the name of Jesus. In fact, the only reason that Paul is doing this is because he is wanting...
COURAGE
courage is fear that is prayed up
ANXITEMENT
This time next year, i will be actively getting ready to launch a church. This is something that i could never do on my own, at least not in the way that my team at Covenant has put it together, dynamic, creative, Christ-centered, relevant, innovative…..unbelievable.
And it was this thought that made my head spin for a second. I feel that i have to be on the top of my game. I feel that from...
Show Up
It’s so hard to predict when the holy spirit is gonna move in a really strong way, Sometimes it’s when you least expect it. Sometimes it’s when you are alone spending time meditating of God’s word. But then other times it happens with a large group of people in a church setting. Today was one of those day’s for me. I spoke on grace, and tried to my best ability to...
The abstract solidified
We sing a worship song at church that has a tag line that says, “..nothing is impossible for You, You hold the world in Your hands.” This is obviously referring to God and his strength. I just wish that we as Christians would live our lives like we sing our songs on Sundays. I have so many people tell me how they could never step out and launch a church, or even be a part of a church...
Arrogance vs. Confidence
I constantly am blown away at the interaction that happens between Jesus and the people that make up the crowds following Him. It always seems like there are people throwing questions eft and right to try and make Him slip up. And almost always the people throwing the questions are ‘religious’ people. People testing His knowledge, people trying to get Him to sound like a heretic,...
The Problem
Maybe more important than figuring out your purpose in life, is to find out your problem in life, or more specifically, the problem God has given you to solve. I see so often the correlation of our purpose and our problem. When working with a team, the team must first discover it’s problem before it can ever move forward. If you don’t know what you are fighting, or fighting for, then...
February 2009
9 posts
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Greater Than Yourself
We give much lip-service and sentiment to the golden rule. However do we think that this could be the greatest statement in leadership?
When we invest in others and encourage them to be greater than ourselves, than we become the type of person who has people lining up to want to work with and for us. Think about it. The mentality of leading from positional authority only, leaves bruised and...
January 2009
12 posts
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RANDOM THOUGHTS
Talk to people
Don’t make choices out of Christian sub-culture and expect to be successful with the un/de-churched
Seek the opinions of those outside of your walls
LEAD WITH VISION
Do little at much instead of much at little
Claim that God is BIG and then act like it
Set huge goals, and then blow them out of the water
Dominate your city for the cause
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FOCUS
One of the greatest things a leader can give his staff is the permission and the focus to not do everything. You don’t need to create outlets for every need out there. When we get to busy with the “everything” we lose the focus of the “one thing.” What is the one thing you are most passionate about? Find that thing and run, don’t look back, don’t even look...
LEAD
Recently i’ve realized that lots of people like to talk about leading, but few rarely do. (at least not in a good way)
When it comes down to it, people like the accolades of leadership, the upfront, take the credit, im the one who did it all myself leadership. But if that’s you, then your not a leader. The purpose of leadership is not to take the credit, In fact, to lead, you have to...
Dominate
Every day I am reminded what an amazingly passionate and sacrificial team God has surrounded me with. People who are willing to leave it all and step out in active trust, believing that God is going to use Covenant Church to dominate Columbus. I am in such anticipation of what is to come. God has given us such a huge vision, and passion that sometimes I have to sit back and make sure that i have...