by Toni Spry | Jan 28, 2013 | Church Planting
My Mother died this week. She was 96 years old. She lived a very full life having buried 2 husbands and having a boyfriend up to the end. What can I say, she was a pistol. She had 4 children, 10 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. The torch has officially...
by Steve Pike | Jan 23, 2013 | Church Planting
When Bill Clinton ran for President in 1992, James Carville gave him a catch phrase to keep him on message. “It’s The Economy, Stupid.” That simple phrase reminded Candidate Clinton what was most important to the voters at that time. Carville’s advice – if you focus...
by Scott Thomas | Jan 21, 2013 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
The Tension to Be on Mission The church in every generation is called to bring the good news of the kingdom into a spiritual encounter with the aspirations and challenges of that culture where it resides. Simply, believers are on a mission from God in their respective...
by Ralph Moore | Dec 20, 2012 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
Just how broad is your vision? I got into an interesting discussion about vision the other day. A group of us were discussing “It,” by Craig Groeschel. That day’s focus was the vision chapter. One church planter in the room said two things that seemed to sell himself...
by Joe Miller | Dec 13, 2012 | Church Leadership
Saying “My Church Sucks!” is a proclamation that we are a drawing power that sucks people into the life of Christ and the liberty of His Church. Saying, “My Church Sucks” is both a profession of who we are, and a confession of hope for what we must become. Saying,...
