Last night I lead a discussion with our ministry team leaders at BCC. We looked at what it means to have clarity in our process of making disciples. We talked about the need for people to know exactly what they are getting into and what we expect of them. It’s funny, none of us would [...]
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, 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 just returned home from a long day. Eight hours of travel mixed with about Eight hours of encouraging contacts with some wonderful leaders in Wichita. I have to say I am encouraged about what God is doing in Wichita through the men that I met today and their leadership in their churches and community. [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
When a church launches large it causes the church to become infused with an outward focused DNA, Here is another quote from Church Leaders Insights on the subject: Keeping the goal of launching large in front of you causes a shift in the early DNA of your church – you will have an outwardly focused [...]
Aviator Curch in Derby had their first preview service today and it was a huge success. Jenni and I have been praying for Joe and Michelle and all of their launch team as they have been gearing up for this weekend and the weeks and months to come! A preview service is an event where [...]
