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Clay Smith
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Pastor @johnsonferry (ATL). Trying to help people find truth, belonging, and purpose in Jesus. Dedicated to family, health, leadership, and my local church.
Marietta, GA
jfbc.org
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    Clay Smith
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    May 31
    June is @fidelitymonth In a culture that often celebrates autonomy and individuality, Fidelity Month calls us back to something better: faithfulness. Faithfulness to God. Faithfulness to our spouses and families. Faithfulness to our churches and communities. The strongest
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    Clay Smith
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    Sep 19, 2024
    Pastor: Your first ministry is to your family. Your church can always get another Pastor. Your family cannot get another you. Stay faithful to the end.
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    Clay Smith
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    Feb 16, 2022
    Mind blown
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    Clay Smith
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    Sep 30, 2024
    A preacher should have the mind of a scholar, the heart of a child and the hide of a rhinoceros. His biggest problem is how to toughen his hide without hardening his heart. Charles H. Spurgeon
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    Clay Smith
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    Jan 20, 2022
    If you are a pastor whose defense for not going to Seminary is "well, Jesus didn't go to Seminary", remember..... you are not Jesus.
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    Clay Smith
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    Jan 10, 2021
    Here’s a top 10 list of all the ways the crazy events of this past week have changed the mission of the church and what we are to focus on: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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    Clay Smith
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    Dec 6, 2022
    Baptist churches have had a transfer portal for years.
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    Clay Smith
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    Mar 3, 2023
    I attend a lot of Pastor 's conferences & the theme is usually: "don't quit, it's hard, but hold on." (a needed message for sure) I would also love to attend a conference one day where the theme is: "can you believe we get to do this?, what a privilege, this is awesome."
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    Clay Smith
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    Feb 4, 2025
    The best kind of preaching leaves the congregation talking about the text. Not the preacher, not the sermon, but the text.
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    Clay Smith
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    Apr 1, 2021
    Sometimes I hear younger pastors romanticize church discipline and I think .. you’ve obviously never had to do it.
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    Clay Smith
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    Feb 24, 2022
    If you are a pastor, you are NOT a CEO, an "influencer", a life coach ; though your job may require skills learned from all three. If you are a pastor you are a SHEPHERD. Feed, lead, guide and protect the sheep.
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    Clay Smith
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    Jan 13, 2023
    A healthy church requires a healthy pastor.
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    Clay Smith
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    Jan 13, 2022
    Your first year as a pastor.
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    Clay Smith
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    Dec 3, 2020
    Pastor: If you read the Bible text prior to the sermon, do it well. Make it come alive with your voice and inflection. A text well read is a sermon once preached.