Correction: Have you ever been in near-miss car accident?  Last night, Jenni and I were driving home and this cat ran out in front of us.  I saw it, but Jenni yelled “CAT!” and I jerked on the wheel and slammed on the brakes.  It wasn’t that big of a deal, but it got the adrenaline flowing [...]
I have been thinking about growing older and John 3:16. I know, it’s hard to see how those two things connect. Let me explain. When I was younger, a teenager, and had just come to know Jesus – I really believed that God loved the whole world and sent His Son to die for everyone [...]
Today we visited three churches: Rocky Mountain Christian Church LIfebridge Christian Church Flatiron Community Church Each one was a little different. What impressed me about each was how well targeted they were to the group of people they were trying to reach. Each one was completely different, but perfect for their audience. Flatiron was the [...]
Last night I was reading the Revelation of John, I read these words Jesus spoke to the Church in Ephesus: Revelation 2:4-5 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. I started thinking about [...]
The average successful Church Plant will cost a minimum of $300,000 over a three year period. My figures are closer to $500,000. The question may cross your mind as it does mine: “Why so much?” The answer lies in the complexity of starting a Church, from scratch, that is able to maintain a viable presence [...]
Jenni and I have grown quite fond of the show “Eli Stone” on ABC. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a show about a modern day prophet who is slowly growing into the fact that “God” is leading him to do certain things. The show does a pretty good job at not giving homage to [...]
Jenni and I stopped in Wal-Mart today to talk with a friend from Bible Christian today. She was telling us how she had grown up at BCC (she has been there since a baby) and remembers going to Church in an old school building before the church had its own building. It was interesting to [...]
1 Corinthians 9:21-23 (New International Version) 21To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law. 22To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become [...]
Below is my letter to Bible Christian Church. It was one of the hardest things I have ever had to write: Dear Friends and Family, It has been six years since I began working as the High School Youth Minister for Bible Christian Church. I have had the distinct pleasure of working with many of [...]
I have been mulling over the idea that any entrepreneurial entity in our society starts behind the 8 ball. What I mean is this: the level at which an entrepreneurs competition operates and the level of expectation from their prospective customers are at astronomically high levels. The same is true for new Churches. Those expectation [...]
