Mike Mage

Husband. Dad. Worship Leader at Bay Hope Church. Played guitar/computer in Bellarive. Skittles and tortilla chip enthusiast. Loose co-star in Sydney White.

[Tony Morgan @tonymorganlive]

Without a clearly defined strategy, churches naturally gravitate back to what they’ve always done but add on new programs to try to accomplish the new vision.

With every iteration of the vision, more things get added, but nothing ever gets subtracted.

[Mike Mage @Mike_Mage]

@thejackbeyer So cool Jack!

[Mike Mage @Mike_Mage]

@yostevetamayo @TheRealAndyMage Extra gold star.

[Mike Mage @Mike_Mage]

Yes. Yes. Yes.

[Glenn Packiam @gpackiam]

It is true that worship has a formative power, but we must be careful not to functionalize worship. We ought not instrumentalize our intimacy with God.

Worship Jesus because He is worthy, not because we want to be transformed. Formation is a *result* not the *goal* of worship.

[Mike Mage @Mike_Mage]

@TheBlueDevils Watching the ‘93 finals DVD in my band room 20 years ago and seeing Star of Indiana’s show for the first time. To this day, I’m still blown away by how timeless the top 3 of that year are.

[Mike Mage @Mike_Mage]

@DavidJHogg BUT WHAT ABOUT COFFIN FLOP?!

[Mike Mage @Mike_Mage]

God bless you, @ConanOBrien.

[Conan O'Brien @ConanOBrien]

Guys, seriously: as the year comes to a close, let’s keep the Christ in Christmas and the Ween in Halloween.

[Jon Acuff @JonAcuff]

The big thing for raising the next generation (for churches, companies, colleges and governments) is that it takes high performance leaders with low demand egos.

If you have that, anything is possible.

If you don't have that, everything is impossible.

[Matthew Hartsfield @mhartsfield]

Check out the new release from Bay Hope Worship. I love when God births a new song in the hearts of the creative artists at Bay Hope. @bayhopechurch @Mike_Mage https://t.co/bw3zu91jzq

[College GameDay @CollegeGameDay]

Nearly three years ago, @FSUFootball QB McKenzie Milton suffered a catastrophic injury that nearly forced the amputation of his right leg.

Last Sunday, thanks to his belief and strong support system, he made his return. @accnetwork

[ESPN @espn]

WELCOME BACK, MCKENZIE MILTON 👏

After almost three years away from football because of a devastating leg injury, he passes for a first down in his first play and goes 4-for-4 in a TD drive.

[Glenn Packiam @gpackiam]

I haven’t wanted to listen to this, partly because I don’t want any part of shaking my head at someone else’s downfall (see: Obadiah) & partly because I didn’t want the PTSD from our own church story. But it is so well done. And it is so terribly sobering.
https://t.co/oKvOm32kfA

[DallasAWillard @DallasAWillard]

“Democracy as a political and social system has come to essentially mean the exaltation of the human will: Everyone should be able to do what they want to do.” #WillardWednesday #DivineConspiracy #WednesdayWisdom

[Mike Mage @Mike_Mage]

@MikeCosper I was waiting for the Curb Your Enthusiasm music...

[Mike Mage @Mike_Mage]

@stephenproctor @DJIGlobal Amazing!!

[Matthew Hartsfield @mhartsfield]

I’m so blessed to work with these remarkable artists who love Jesus. @bayhopechurch

[Mike Mage @Mike_Mage]

It’s here.

[Mike Mage @Mike_Mage]

@marktheshark “Can I get an amen?”

:::silence:::

[Mike Mage @Mike_Mage]

This and the comments attached to the thread are life-giving.