Archive for 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… Read More


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… Read More


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… Read More


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… Read More


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… Read More


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… Read More


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… Read More


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… Read More


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.… Read More