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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008I am pretty certain that is the longest, most descriptive title I’ve ever had for a post. Hope you’re not expecting too much after reading it.
There seems to be a dichotomy in many people between several poles. And in my mind, right now at least, they seem to be quite interrelated at some [...]
Church Planting Interview
Monday, April 28th, 2008I had a short interview this afternoon with Matt Sweetman, a church planting intern in STL. Somehow Matt ran across by blog recently and contacted me last week about the interview.
It was a good time. Matt sent me a list of sample questions which really helped me reflect on where we’re at right now, that [...]
Busy Day in The Burg
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008As I said, I spent most of the day in The Burg hanging with the staff at FBC, Warrensburg.
I have tremendous respect for the staff at FBC, Warrensburg. Carrie and I spent 4 years in Warrensburg and except for a few other church visits early on we spent all our time at FBC. We made [...]
Building Momentum
Friday, March 7th, 2008I wish building momentum were as easy as people make it out to be. Or that it were as easy as it seems to be for some people.
For some churches and church plants it seems they merely have to open the doors and hundreds of people are connected overnight (I know this is only perception). [...]
Nelson Searcy: Fusion
Monday, February 18th, 2008Nelson Searcy is the Lead Pastor of The Journey Church in Manhattan and he also leads Church Leaders Insights. I have really benefitted from his extremely practical teaching related to church planting and church leadership. (You can check out my review of his book Launch.)
In his latest book Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests into [...]
Launch Sunday Recap
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008Wow!
I don’t know if any other word can adequately describe the experience on Sunday as we publicly launched LifeConnection. As one person on our team told me yesterday of her experience on Sunday, she nearly cried when she saw all those people in our worship space.
In the midst of all the details, all the [...]
T-Minus 1 and Counting…
Saturday, February 9th, 2008Tomorrow is the big day.
For some reason I don’t feel ready at all, maybe it’s just nerves. I plan to revisit my talk tonight and spend several hours on it (if need be). Maybe as I go through that process I’ll feel more comfortable.
Of course maybe it has to do with the enormity of the [...]
T-Minus 2 and Counting…
Friday, February 8th, 2008We are two days away from our public launch. It is going to be a crazy hectic time in the next 48 hours.
Here are some things on my mind right now.
It’s extremely helpful that we are planning in advance. A couple of things have come up but they won’t be a problem because we’ve been [...]
The Problem with Island Ministry
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008I think one of the pitfalls for churches not networked with other churches is an Island mentality. I have seen this over and over again.
“We’re out here doing this thing that no one else has done before.”
Actually, I know about 20 churches that have been doing that for a decade.
LifeConnection Grand Opening
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008We are only 5 days away!
It is unbelievable to think that after 2 years from our initial conversation, 1 year after our assessment and announcement to leave campus ministry, 8 months after landing in KC, 4 months after our first Sneak Preview Service we are actually going to launch this weekend!
I’m extremely excited about what [...]