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 [...]
I was recently thinking back to the time when I didn’t know God. I knew of God, I knew of Jesus, but I was truly disconnected from Him - I didn’t have a relationship with Him. I was trying to share with some of our teenagers just how hopeless those days were. [...]
Sometimes you just need a good whack! Jenni and I have really been wrestling with where the exact location of Epic Church is going to rest. We have been looking over demographics and cost of living, where our strategy would fit best, etc. It really has been a little bit frustrating if I were totally honest. [...]
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’m sure many of you may have questions about how someone goes about developing a church from two people to, well, more than two. Well, let’s have a look-see at that question: Jenni and I plan on hitting the ground running. We are going to do everything we can to meet people. We [...]
Induction: if we don’t go naturally by Sept 2nd then Jenni will be induced that morning at 5:30am! So, we will for sure have a baby on the outside within the next two weeks! Reduction: I have been fasting in prayer over the location of Epic Church. I would love to encourage those of you who [...]
We just got back this weekend from our youth groups mini missions trip to Derby. The trip was really a blast! Our kids had a great time serving Aviator Church and the communities of Derby and Mulvane. I was reminded on this trip how integral prayer is in the life and ministry of a church. God [...]
I’m guessing that most of you know what that mysteriously disembodied hand is holding… The one and only iPhone - when Google is searched for the keywords “iphone phenomenon”, 949,000 results pop up. The iphone is truly a phenomenon (except for the fact that you can’t get it in Western, KS - a blundering [...]
I am finding that the one thing that seems to haunt me as a I seek to plant Epic Church is the pressure to act like I have it all together. It is a huge temptation for me. The problem is, I don’t know it all, I don’t have it all together, I have [...]
I have had several people who have asked me about Church Planting and what we will do if it doesn’t work, or we don’t raise enough money. I understand that question well, it is a fear that can easily plague a person. I recently went on a prayer walk and just cried [...]
Jenni and I have been trying to decide where in KC to plant. We would love your prayers about this. It is looks like we are going to take an impromptu trip up there this weekend to see if we can drive through a few areas we have narrowed it down to. [...]
