After 20 years almost as a pastor or in ministry of some sort, I have become aware of some of the idiosyncrasies of many “churchy” people. Here are a few thoughts from the years: Most people are fickle. If something better comes along, they’re gone. Most people gossip. If they can lower someone else to elevate themselves, [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Many have been praying for us and with us for a successful launch. Good question. This question helps us really define success for this baby church. Here is success for us: To see a life changed for Jesus and added value to one person. I love Kristin Avery’s statement: “If it were for just one [...]
In planting a new church, I’ve discovered there are some common misconceptions worth “busting:” 1. Myth: Outside friends and organizations cover all expenses for the first couple of years. Fact: There are a few visionary families around the U.S. who will partner with launching churches like ours serious enough to leverage their own relationships, time, [...]
The conflicted emotion in us is always there, and we wrestle with the question, “Do numbers matter?” Here is why numbers don’t matter: They don’t signify life change. We didn’t start this church so Christians could “church-hop” to a more hip worship environment. It’s just the foyer. We measure success in the kitchen. (see prior [...]
Saturday, March 21- Volunteer Training For Family Ministry Coaches Sunday, March 22- Coffee/Dessert Informational for Craven neighborhood- 5:00 p.m. Sunday, March 29- Launch Team Meeting Thursday- Saturday, April 2-4- Road Signs out Friday Night, April 3- Begin Setup for Launch- 7:00 p.m. Saturday, April 4- Continue Setup for Launch/Volunteer Training Sunday, April 5- LAUNCH, 10:30 [...]
I love the thought of developing a culture of generosity in our church. There’s no doubt that God is calling us as Christ-followers to share what we have. Sometimes that means giving to the local church, sometimes that means giving to the world’s poor through incredible organizations around the world, and sometimes that means giving as [...]
Foyer, Living Room, Kitchen: At Origin, we subscribe to Andy Stanley’s premise and philosophy that environments are very important. In fact, we are confident that any spiritual truth that has stuck with you has been appropriated to you in the right environment. The right people, the right setting, the right message; It’s really just using [...]
Creation Station People occasionally wonder how you do good children’s environments in a new and portable church. Listen, not only will we have them, but they are being designed and coached by the best, Kristin Avery. Creation Station is much more than a nursery. It’s actually a group environment for preschoolers. Creation Station was derived [...]
The Origin Church launch is now, 21 days away. A lot of us have been praying, planning, and working for two years to see this come about!Sometimes we get the question, “How many do you expect for launch on April 5?” You know what the answer is? ”It depends on you and me!” We believe [...]
Origin Church and the Ringgold Downtown Business Partners are sponsoring a different and cool Easter at Ringgold High School, Saturday, April 11! 25,000 eggs will be there for every child under 12! Come far, come wide, and enjoy! Matter of fact, it gets better than that: Thousands of the eggs will be dropped out of [...]
