Monthly Archives: January 2007

I love it when a plan comes together.

We are 3 Sundays away from our 2nd sneak preview service and I can’t wait. In all that needs to be done in a church launch I have been distracted from some important tasks. Some of these has been cultivating … Continue reading

post | Comments Off January 28, 2007

We all put our foot in our mouth sometimes.

Have you ever been speaking and realized something just didn’t sound right? The more you think about it you realize what didn’t sound right was you? We all make mistakes or slip at some point in our speaking. Many times … Continue reading

post | Comments Off January 26, 2007

Core Value: Irrelevance is Irreverence

Irrelevance is one of the major claims made against the church today. Worse yet is that when the church is determined to be irrelevant, then God and His Word are perceived to be the same. “How does that apply to … Continue reading

post | Comments Off January 25, 2007

Handling delicate issues in a changing society

On my way to home from work today a friend posed a very interesting question. Although I didn’t get a chance to discuss where the question came from it did get me thinking. I would love to hear you thoughts … Continue reading

post | Comments Off January 24, 2007

The Revolutionary Community

I just finished reading and article from the Barna Group. It was the 12 Most  Significant Religious Findings from 2006 Surveys. I have to say, I already new the finding but reading them was quite disturbing. Especially the part about … Continue reading

post | Comments Off January 24, 2007

The Launch Team

There are many different philosophies and models for starting a church but I can’t speak experientially on all of them. Instead I would love to give you some insight on the one that I am using. I would also like … Continue reading

post | Comments Off January 24, 2007

According to House: Actions speak louder than words

Most people who know me know that I absolutely love the show House. While everyone else is captivated by shows like 24 and Lost I am intrigued by the sarcastic styling of a bitter atheistic doctor. I think it’s because … Continue reading

post | Comments Off January 23, 2007

Best of the Blogs

A post from Harmony Blog listed the top 20 must read blogs. I actualy just found out about Harmony Blog through Gary Lamb’s post about this list. I only started blogging about a month ago but in that time I … Continue reading

post | Comments Off January 23, 2007

Get it in writing

A key element to starting a church is getting a clear picture of where you are going and making a plan of how you are going to get there. You may be very passionate. You may have a huge vision. … Continue reading

post | Comments Off January 23, 2007

New denominations for the 21st century

Do you remember when we used to all argue which denomination was right? We used our denominations as bragging rights. I’m a Baptist, I’m a Methodist or the slam against all, I’m non-denominational. Of course most the time all we … Continue reading

post | Comments Off January 22, 2007