by Shane Craven | May 16, 2008 | Preaching
Jesus did a lot of His preaching and teaching comfortably seated on a hillside. Peter preached a fiery sermon standing in Jerusalem at Pentecost. The Apostle Paul reasoned with the elite. John pastored his seven churches through the written sermon. The point is: We...
by Shane Craven | May 16, 2008 | Worship
This is my first guitar. My mom and dad bought it for me in the early 70’s. It’s an Alvarez, and I still have it. It is such a great guitar and has an amazing sound, however, playing has never been my gift. I can play about three chords. I do love the...
by Shane Craven | May 15, 2008 | Generations
The May 11, 2008 edition of the Gainesville Sun newspaper had a great article on the millennial generation. The excerpts are as follows: An employer, thought, who is this person trying to tell me how to run my business…Eloisa Valdez, 28, was just being herself:...
by Shane Craven | May 15, 2008 | Church Environments
Ben Arment said some great things in one of his posts yesterday! It’s worth repeating and so well said: Ainsley and I are passionate about reaching the unchurched and believe that a church’s culture determines who you reach. This doesn’t mean you...
by Shane Craven | May 14, 2008 | Leadership
When I leave Bellevue, we’ll find out if there are any Adrian followers. The Jesus followers will stay.