So one of the values we hold about planting a church is that we should be serving the community through acts of kindness. I recently heard about a church plant that dedicated itself to doing 40,000 acts of kindness before they launched. They wanted to overwhelm their community with love. I have heard tons of [...]
Well, according to a study done by Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion, 36% of Americans attend church. According to the Washington Times, the lead researcher for the study believes that Americans exaggerated their attendance: When asked at a press conference whether he was certain that one-third of the American populace is in church [...]
So today as I was driving home from lunch, I was praying about Epic Church and on a whim decided to call information and see if I could get in touch with someone about the Andover YMCA (it’s one of the locations that we would love to meet in and partner with.). I called information [...]
So, this past weekend, Jenni and I spent quite a bit of time thinking through some community events for when we reach Andover. I don’t want to spill the beans yet, but we both are super excited about the ideas we are cooking up and praying about. I feel like God has really called us [...]
I was talking with a woman in our church recently who has a grandson in Andover that doesn’t go to church. When she heard about Epic Church going into Andover she was so excited that I might be able to make a connection with her grandson and hopefully help him find his way back to [...]
We all have experienced the crunch at the gas pumps lately, and unfortunately there seems to be no sign of relief in the near future. The high price of gas is making the local neighborhood church more and more of a necessity to reach people who don’t have a relationship with Jesus. Kent Shaffer did [...]
I was recently thinking back to the time when I didn’t know God. I knew of God, I knew of Jesus, but I was truly disconnected from Him – I didn’t have a relationship with Him. I was trying to share with some of our teenagers just how hopeless those days were. Death was constantly [...]
Sometimes you just need a good whack! Jenni and I have really been wrestling with where the exact location of Epic Church is going to rest. We have been looking over demographics and cost of living, where our strategy would fit best, etc. It really has been a little bit frustrating if I were totally [...]
From time to time I like to forward blog posts. I read this on Joe Boyd Live.com and thought I would share it. It has been a blast to see what God is doing through Aviator Church and to have had the privilege of working alongside them on our missions trips! Please take some time [...]
Another step in the strategy to plant Epic Church is to become involved in the community at an organizational level. This means finding events and activities that Epic Churches launch team can get involved in through service. We will hand out bottles of water, give out balloons to children, serve where ever we possibly can. [...]
