I think one of the hardest things for me is keeping the vision crystal clear in my own mind of what I am called to do as a church planter. Last night I went on a walk and just prayed, asking God to continue to formulate His vision for Epic Church and Andover [...]
In January we are going to kick off the first series in our new sermon shorts. I’m going to be putting video podcasts online each week. The first series we’re going to be doing is called “Living With No Regrets - a look at the book of Acts”. With the new year [...]
Are you bullish or bearish? This is a great question to ask when it comes to church planting. I think now is the time to be bullish! With the current financial temperature of our country and world there is no better time to be investing financially in things that matter spiritually. There are [...]
Man, the Andover Hometown Christmas was amazing! I am really impressed with the Andover Chamber of Commerce. They did a phenomenal job with this event. Epic Church ended up having 14 volunteers show up! It was a blast, thanks to all who helped pull this off! God is doing some cool things at Epic Church!
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
So, does anyone else “Twitter“? It’s a quick way to update people on your life and what you are doing. I just started, not sure if I will like it or not. I suppose that will be determined by my friends and whether they get on board. Jump in and start tweeting!
So, as you may have read, we started a missions portal for churches to come serve with us at Epic Church. Today I created this flyer to give to youth ministers at a conference I’m going to. Let me know what you think!
Lately I have been thinking about the little things and how much they matter. My personality tends to be all about the BIG THINGS. Big things matter and are important, but I am finding more and more that without the little things, big things fall short. Paul has been convicting me of this. I’ve been [...]
We are planning an event for Teachers and employees of Andover’s school system. We are going to provide free childcare for them on Valentines Day Night so they can go out and have a good time and not have to worry about getting someone to watch their kids! I am so excited about this event! We [...]
