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James Valekis James Valekis

The Tipp Center

The Tipp Center is a 44,000 square-foot fully equipped state-of-the-art office building surrounded by ten acres just outside the downtown area of Tipp City. The owner of the building is a modern-day Lydia..

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James Valekis James Valekis

Do You Know What Christ Said the Gospel Is?

A breakthrough in understanding how Jesus preached the Gospel changed not only my preaching but also my approach to sharing the good news God wanted to share with the world.

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Learning What You “C.A.N.S.” Do, To Form Disciple-Making Small Groups in the Workplace Environment

Consider the challenge Jesus faced. The Son of God in the flesh was literally “airdropped” into a nation where he was unknown, had a mission no one would have believed in, had credentials no one could understand, and was such an “out there” person (or “Person” if you want to be precise in terms of the Trinity) that even his family thought he was the odd-man out.

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W.B.E.M – a new marketplace Radio station

By virtue of where you’ve been “air-dropped” in the Marketplace, who has God called you to “be with”—or perhaps more specifically—to “be with” you for a season in your marketplace life?

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Magic Seeds

Well, my Marketplace friends, you have access to “magic seeds!” And they can enable you to become more of a spiritual “giant”

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Breaking “the prayer barrier”

Learning how to pray prayers and not just say prayers. And learning how to pray like Jesus did a lot more than we’re accustomed to, and regularly.

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Starting a marketplace “church”

I have the blessing of being associated with a wonderful ministry called Tipp Center. It’s a 44,000-square-foot office complex where the owner, a modern-day Lydia...

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