Happy Thanksgiving to one and to all! Here are just a few things I’m thankful for this year: God’s immense love – no joke, I know it sounds corny, but lately I have thought a lot about where I would be if God had not brought me into a relationship with Him. Jenni – I [...]
John 3:30. Perhaps there is nothing more humbling than planting a church (surely there is – like having your skirt caught by the wind or something of that nature). The problem with church planting is that the humblings (that’s my own personal word) keep coming. They come because there is very little about the process [...]
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 [...]
I was doing a little studying this morning on the demographics of some locations Jenni and I have been praying over for a specific place to plant Epic Church. I ran across these statistics that just hammer home to me the need for new churches in our country! These statistics are all taken from the [...]
13 I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. 14 Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. -David I find this encouraging as Jenni and I wait for the Lord on some things for Church Planting. [...]
Perhaps the scariest part about planting a church is not the question of where or how. You know, “where will the money come from?” or “how will we find the people who need to know God?” The scariest part is sitting in complete faith that God has all of that lined out. You see, I’m [...]
I have had several people who have asked me about Church Planting and what we will do if it doesn’t work, or we don’t raise enough money. I understand that question well, it is a fear that can easily plague a person. I recently went on a prayer walk and just cried out to God [...]
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 [...]
Yesterday, Jenni and I went to Salina to interview with CEA of Kansas (they are a church planting organization that would support Jenni and I on this venture of planting a new church). Jenni and I had both talked about how tight money has been lately and how we didn’t really know how we would [...]
