It is not an easy thing to raise money. Hah, I know this revelation probably finds you with your mouth wide open and scratching your head, but it’s true. Raising money is a hard thing to do, especially when the only thing you have to offer is a vision of what the future will [...]
I just got back from a lunch with a good friend at BCC. I was telling him how the funding that we had been hoping to get had fallen through, see this post, and how bummed out I was. He started to tell me how his kids had decided, after my last sermon, that they wanted [...]
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 that [...]
This is a quick look video at the state of the American church - it is very informative and very shocking. This is why we need new churches! If you have not yet partnered with Jenni and I to plant Epic Church and would like a simple method to do so, click on this link [...]
I just heard Ed Stetzer on the Planting Channel talking about some statistics about the North American Church. One of the things he said was that North America is the only continent where the Gospel is losing ground rather than advancing.  He said most church growth has been transfer growth. We have to be planting [...]
So, the question is, “How do you connect through Epic Church?” There are several ways you can connect with people at Epic Church. Initially you can join us on our Launch Team. Once Jenni and I move to Andover we will be meeting weekly with a group of committed families and individuals to talk about how [...]
We want to make it abundantly clear that as a church we are here to serve you and your family. It’s our ambition to bolster the work you as parents are doing to spiritually develop your children. We want to give you both the resources and the confidence to raise your children in a way [...]
As part one of our three part series on our family philosophy at Epic Church, I wanted to highlight the fact that we don’t want families to be passive participants in the process, but we want every generation to be truly engaged in age appropriate ways. We are planning on accomplishing this in a couple of [...]
On our trip to Wichita last week we had two cool things happen. The first: Friday night I received an email from a pastor in California named Rusty George. Rusty has heard that we are planting a church in Andover and is really excited about it. He grew up in Andover knows the need from all the [...]
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 every [...]
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 God! [...]
