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 [...]
First of all, just in case it is the future - say, ten years from now - and Peter, you are reading this because it is still floating around on the internet. I want you to stop, turn off the computer and go to bed. What’s that? I don’t care if it’s 1:30pm in the [...]
Today is the sweetest girl in the worlds birthday! Happy birthday Jenni! I can’t believe that I get to wake up next to you every day! Here are just a few of the things I love about you: You have a smile that makes me melt! You can make me laugh like no one else You really cares about [...]
“Peter, your peas go in your bowl, not on the floor…” If you have kids - you know what it’s like to take two hours to get through a meal that should have taken 30 minutes. You know what it’s like to spend as much time cleaning under the table as you spend cleaning the top. The [...]
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 [...]
So, today, I am supposed to get ready for youth group, get my hair cut, finish preparing my sermon for Sunday, lead worship at youth group and speak, then drive with Jenni and Peter to Wichita around 8:30 or 9 so I can be up and at a breakfast meeting at 7:30 in the morning. [...]
So tonight, Jenni and I had the privilege of visiting a small group of ladies in our church who meet for Bible study and prayer. It was exciting to get to share the vision for planting Epic Church with them and to get to answer their questions. Peter, of course, was the star of the show. [...]
