Last week I had the opportunity to attend two fantastic conferences: Exponential and LeadNow.
Erwin McManus, one of my favorite authors and speakers, lead a session at LeadNow that really helped to cement some ideas I’ve had floating around in my head over the last couple of years.
He spoke about moving to a place of influence [...]
I had planned on blogging every day from here at Exponential 08 but that doesn’t seem to be working out. I’ve been hearing so much and making so many great connections that it feels like my head is going to explode!
I’m going to take some time after the conference to consolidate all that I’m learning [...]
I’ve got an exciting week ahead of me. Tomorrow Lisa and I head to Orlando for the Exponential 2008 National New Churches Conference. We’ll be with 2,000 other church planters and leaders listening to speakers like Andy Stanley, Ed Stetzer, Tim Keller & Rick Warren. If you’re going to be there or live in [...]
Continue ReadingCare to guess? I promise it will be worth it!
Continue ReadingIt’s only 120 miles from Fort Wayne, IN to Carmel where we’re moving. So why are we taking the 2,300 mile route? Good question.
Towards the end of last year we began to feel God calling us to step out of our comfort zone into something new. Little did we know that it would result in [...]
I love this verse!
“Since God has so generously let us in on what he is doing, we’re not about to throw up our hands and walk off the job just because we run into occasional hard times.” (2 Corinthians 4:1 – The Message)
As a church planter I know for sure that there are hard times [...]
I was thinking yesterday about all the things I need to do. I have months of work ahead of me getting ready to plant a church. There’s pages of paperwork I need to fill out for our incorporation and non-profit status. I have tens of thousands of dollars I need to raise and a team [...]
Continue ReadingWe’ve been visiting a lot of churches over the last couple of months trying to learn from others and see what does and doesn’t work. While I think this is one of the most important parts of preparation for any church launch there is an inherent danger.
It’s easy to try to build a cut-and-paste church.
We [...]
Lisa and I went to Carmel over the weekend to continue our on-the-ground research of the area. We had a lot of fun just hanging out with each other (with no kids!!), having lunch and driving around. I even had Ginger Peach Tea from Republic of Tea (one of the best teas you’ll ever have [...]
Continue ReadingAs human beings we are wired for interaction with other human beings. We gauge our social value by the number of friends we have and how often we go to parties or hang out with them. Social networking was the buzzword of 2007 with sites like Flickr, YouTube and Facebook making headlines almost daily.
The Church [...]
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