by Todd Hunter | Jun 25, 2018 | Church Planting
Yesterday I received notice that after 138 years—did you catch that number?—the Santa Ana, California United Methodist Church in which I grew up was morphing into a new set of congregations. It turns out that neighborhoods change in 130 years (smile), which requires...
by Phil Spry | Jun 5, 2018 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Outreach and Evangelism
When Toni and I were newly married (1965) we bought our first car for $115. It was a 1959 Ford with about 70,000 miles on it.  I waxed it every day! The $115 is not a typo.  That was the actual price.  We thought we STOLE it from the original owner.  He could have...
by Rice Broocks | Jun 1, 2018 | Church Planting, Communication / Preaching, Outreach and Evangelism
In a previous entry – “Evangelism is not just relationship” I submitted that we must not hesitate to share the Gospel even if we don’t have a relationship with the person. My hope is to get people talking about the Gospel. Yes, preaching the Gospel...
by Dino Rizzo | May 31, 2018 | Church Planting, Outreach and Evangelism
Did you know Jesus has a plan for you in the city He has sent you to?   In Luke 8:26-38, a once demon-possessed man is ready to follow Jesus after a miraculous life change.   But Jesus commands him to, “Return home and  tell how much God has ...
by John Wasem | May 28, 2018 | Church Planting
I bought my first car in the summer of 1971. I purchased it from a little old lady who lived on Lover’s Lane in my town (I couldn’t make this up). It was a 1966 Volkswagen Beetle with 4-speed on the floor. It had less than 10,000 miles on it. It was truly “just like...
