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 [...]
Jenni and I leave tonight after youth group again to visit Andover. This trip I am meeting with a bunch of community leaders in Andover. I am so excited to learn more about this community and how we can serve them! Please be praying for these meetings – we are going to have several opportunities [...]
So, Jenni and I move on December 19th. Our last Sunday at Bible Christian Church will be on the 14th, we will do youth group that Wednesday night with our teens and then we will be on our way to plant Epic. This last month is going to be tinged with feelings of excitement and [...]
We have been looking for a house in Andover for quite some time. The honest truth is it has been a little discouraging and frustrating. Everything that we would find even worth looking at would get snatched up right away (a good sign that the area is growing but hard to find a house). When [...]
I’m really looking forward to meeting tonight with people from Bible Christian Church to pray (7-8pm in the junior high room). This is our last meeting like this before we move. If you can’t make the prayer meeting, you can still be praying for us: Pray for our family – Satan is working double time [...]
Jenni and I got to spend the weekend with a bunch of teenagers from Bible Christian Church. It was our last youth group trip as the youth ministers here. The whole trip was tinged with sadness for me. Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited about our church plant – I am confident that we have [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Rock Andover.com is our new church missions portal for Epic Church. We want to provide world class missions opportunities for churches and youth groups to experience the power of culturally relevant evangelism and community service! We believe that we can completely and eternally alter Andover through these trips! I can’t wait to see how God [...]
I just returned from Joplin and it’s crazy late. I am excited about the things God is doing! I had a great meeting today with Robin Sigars, Drew Ashwell, Kevin & Courtney (potential staff) and the 4 State Men’s Group. I have been meeting like crazy the last 4 days and it really all seems [...]
