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 [...]
Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not a straw whether they be clergymen or laymen; such alone will shake the gates of hell and set up the kingdom of heaven on earth. God does nothing but in answer to prayer. — John Wesley i [...]
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. [...]
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! [...]
So, it’s been a week since we had Peter and Jenni and the boy are doing great!!! Peter has been sleeping pretty good at night so far - hopefully that holds out. Jenni is a real trooper and is up every 2 1/2 - 3 hrs feeding and then the rest of the time she spends [...]
Just wanted to let everyone know that Jenni and the baby are doing fine. No more scares yet. Jenni hasn’t been checked again yet, but hopefully soon, surely she’s progressed further. She’s only using a little bit of petocin at this point. People keep asking us if we need anything. I’m pretty sure that I need [...]
