You know, the Bible is so clear about trying to put ”new wine in old wineskins.” To me that means, that forever we will be making element and mental changes to our services and churches, while never compromising any page of the scripture. It’s called packaging changes, language changes, and M.O. changes. Kim and I were in two [...]
Archive for August, 2008
So enjoyed lunch with a new friend, Matt Evans, pastor at Rockbridge Community Church in Dalton, GA. It’s one of those kinds of relationships that has an immediate connection and affinity. What an encouragment for me, personally. You are talking about a guy that has the “fragrance of Christ” in his life…a breath of fresh air. [...]
A few more reminders of why we are planting a new church: To save those that are far from God Existing churches just aren’t doing it The only state growing in church population is Hawaii 3,660 churches started each year; 4,600 close We need 38,802 new churches just to keep up with population growth Every [...]
We met for the first time last night in our home with our launch team and interested parties, and all I can tell you is, wowwwwwwwww! It exceeded my expectations! We thank you Lord!
The thing I love about church planting is that it is Kingdom work right out of the chute. Why else would you start a church, except for the call, of course, but everything you do impacts and reduces lostness. One of the ways to change a city is to serve it and other churches. Jesus [...]
As we get rolling here on the ground, oftentimes I find panic setting in. You can feel like you have to get a pace cranking that is faster than a speeding bullet. When I was not yet on the field, I had a nice and respectable pace that I enjoyed and I realize that I [...]
We officially started attending this 5 month school this past Saturday. Brian Bloye is pastor and Jim Akins leads the school. It is fabulous stuff! It has all the nuts and bolts a planter needs to make it happen. Additionally, God is all over these guys! Some great statements: You need 100 names of people [...]
Some of the things God seems to be doing becomes astounding: Met with a Grant-Writer; amazing charisma. Hung out with our band leader and dreamed a little about our music, people we both know, and the future. Planned our first launch team meeting for next Wednesday night. You’re all invited! Working on securing our Service Programmer Team [...]
It’s been said that to plant a church, there are over 500 acts that must take place before LAUNCH. We are working feverishly to knock these out one by one. Here are some of the ones we have already completed: Select Church Location Select Church Planter Lay groundwork for partnerships and support Begin self study/reading [...]
