Casey Smith

"I try to make the light in others’ eyes my sun, the music in others’ ears my symphony, the smile on others’ lips my happiness." — Hellen Keller

[Casey Smith @Casey_Royals]

This is my song.

[Ben Rector @benrector]

If you go to grew up going to church, you know this song. If that isn’t your thing or your tradition, no worries, you can still bask in this (literally) timeless melody. Pro tip: I was feeling it on this pass and decided to just roll on into singing, so keep watching if you want.

[Casey Smith @Casey_Royals]

@gshanks111 @atravenhill @ASChalmers I use it every day. Saves me tons of time trying administrate my calendar. I use the free version and it suits most of my needs. There are some cons, but the pros outweigh the drawbacks imho.

[Casey Smith @Casey_Royals]

@moffettAG @UghEffortOfThis I just came across this stuff yesterday.

https://t.co/W6MiGmaR9O.

[Casey Smith @Casey_Royals]

@moffettAG @UghEffortOfThis Surveyresearch from European streaming service Deezer indicates thatmusic discovery peaks at 24. However, after this age, our ability to keep up with music trends typically declines. Ultimately, the Deezer study pinpoints 31 as the age when musical tastes start to stagnate. 😳

[Casey Smith @Casey_Royals]

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[Kyle Worley @kyleworley]

One of the most heartbreaking realities of ministry is having people who you have invested in for years just disappear. Ghosting completely.

Some pastors don't care to know people. But many more are faced with the trial of extending care only to be ignored completely.

[Casey Smith @Casey_Royals]

@JPintheWord You had me at Flowbee.

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@jasonkovacs @BeYeReconciled @HarborNetwork_ Here's one more: "What are the church's greatest prayer concerns?"

[Casey Smith @Casey_Royals]

@jasonkovacs @BeYeReconciled @HarborNetwork_ Is prayer essential to your church's success? If so, how often does the church pray together?

Do non-majority culture congregants bring friends from their same racial, cultural and/or ethnic background to visit the church? If so, how often? If not, why not?

[Casey Smith @Casey_Royals]

@MattMetcalf MATT 👏GETS👏IT👏

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[chuck degroat @chuckdegroat]

Where trust is low and anxiety is high within a church or Christian org, I don’t care how loudly you proclaim the name of Jesus or how well you cast vision, you will find it hard to avoid the constant drumbeat of drama, division, discontent and dysfunction.

The reality is – highly anxious systems don’t thrive. Within them, creativity is stifled and connection is eroded. No amount of vision-casting or mission-articulating, no repetition of praise songs, no amount of incentivizing and motivating, will tame the beast of anxiety. It sounds like sacrilege, but it’s really spiritual bypassing to think you can simply pray the anxiety away.

Only the hard work of fostering trust and authentic connection, honest self-assessment and deep confession, real safety and equal accountability, and a shared vision that emerges from the collective creativity that trust breeds can begin to shift a system from anxiety to trust.

Sometimes our best spiritual work is the hard and highly relational work we do together.

[Casey Smith @Casey_Royals]

@jasonkovacs @BeYeReconciled Care to share the updated list? Or is it public somewhere I can access it?

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Can confirm

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Death in vain forbids him rise.

[Casey Smith @Casey_Royals]

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@_patrickgoodman @RichardRohrOFM Indeed. Breathing Underwater is great too. Let’s catch up!

[Casey Smith @Casey_Royals]

“Religion is for people who don’t want to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have been through hell.”
- @RichardRohrOFM

[Casey Smith @Casey_Royals]

@dansteel77 @PastorCroft @practicalsheph @spandlerdavison @ronniejmartin That’ll do. Could be worse.