Dave W. Jacobs

Historybook: Earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, kills 230,000 people (1138); Eleanor Roosevelt born (1884); "Saturday Night Live" premieres (1975); Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes first American woman to perform a spacewalk (1984); ... and Alexei Leonov, first person to ever perform a spacewalk, dies (2019).

Most of us climb slowly and clumsily upward.

We must be concerned about declining churches, not as concerned with plateaued churches, and careful not to read too much into growing churches.

It's almost impossible for some pastors to slow down.

SCP Newsletter: 10.10.25 Email from Small Church Pastor   October 10, 2025 Two new ways for you to get more good stuff: Substack, where I'll be writing about Small Church Ministry and Soul-Care. You can subscribe for free. Bl

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Just arrived. This should be fun.

Historybook: United States Naval Academy opens (1845); American actress Helen Hayes born (1900); Filmmaker Orson Welles dies (1985); Hijacking of the Achille Lauro cruise ship ends (1985); "Superman" actor Christopher Reeve dies (2004).

3 coaching calls today. 1 AG. 1 Presbyterian. 1 lay-pastor in a nondenom.

Most Churches Rarely Evaluate Their Discipleship Strategies - Lifeway Research Many pastors feel generally confident in their discipleship strategies, but few are ensuring discipleship is taking place.

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Historybook: American politician John Hancock dies (1793); Great Chicago Fire begins, killing about 300 people and destroying most of the city (1871); Actress Sigourney Weaver born (1949); "Cats" debuts on Broadway (1982); Office of Homeland Security is created in the wake of 9/11 attacks (2001).

Just started.

Historybook: Edgar Allan Poe dies (1849); American cellist Yo-Yo Ma born (1955); US invasion of Afghanistan begins (2001); Hamas launches attack into Israel, killing over 1,200 people and taking 250 hostage (2023).

“The imagination is the fool of the house.” It can concoct wild scenarios and takes you away from being aware of God in the present moment. Stop listening to all the horror stories your imagination whispers to you.” (Teresa of Avila & François Fenelon)

3 coaching calls today: 2 Vineyard and 1 UMC.

80% of Non-Believers Would Go to Church If Invited — So Why Don't We? - RELEVANT When we talk about the Great Commission, often our minds go to overseas missions, grand efforts to reach “far lands.” But what if one of the greatest

Possibly the most important thing a pastor could do is inspire their people to be inviters and includers.
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Historybook: Civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer born (1917); Yom Kippur War begins (1973); Pope John Paul II is first pope to visit White House (1979); Anwar Sādāt, president of Egypt, assassinated (1981); Hollywood legend Bette Davis dies (1989).

Historybook: Harry Truman makes first US presidential television address from the White House (1947); Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson born (1958); Public Broadcasting Service launches (1970); Actress Kate Winslet born (1975); Steve Jobs dies (2011).

Historybook: Rembrandt dies (1669); Orient Express makes first run from Paris to Romania (1883); Hollywood legend Charlton Heston born (1923); Sputnik 1 is first artificial satellite to orbit Earth (1957); Rocker Janis Joplin dies (1970).

My whole hope is only in your exceedingly great mercy. (Saint Augustine)

“At every stage of that journey, through my nursing career and Christian ministry, I have learned to listen deeply — to people and to God’s gentle prompting — to seek to bring people together to find hope and healing.” (Dame Sarah Mullally, the first female Archbishop of Canterbury)

A great coaching call to a seasoned pastor at a new church and how he might implement needed change and cast vision that will be received rater than resisted. A great and fun call.

Rapture it's closer than you think

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Is not life on earth a trial? Who wishes for difficulties? You O Lord command them to be endured, not to be loved. For none love what they endure, though they may love to endure. (Saint Augustine)

Historybook: American singer-songwriter Chubby Checker born (1941); Gwen Stefani born (1969); East and West Germany are unified (1990); OJ Simpson acquitted of murdering ex-wife and her friend (1995); "Psycho" actress Janet Leigh dies (2004).

Historybook: Mahatma Gandhi born (1869); Fashion designer Donna Karan born (1948); Thurgood Marshall sworn in as first Black Supreme Court justice (1967); Rock Hudson is first major US celebrity to die from AIDS-related complications (1985); Tom Petty dies (2017).

Can We Hear God's Voice? A newsletter about God, science, faith, theology, and other learnings.

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Four coaching calls today. Love it.