by Shane Craven | May 12, 2009 | Church Planting
We’ve got good friends in an Atlanta suburb with a two year old new church plant. His statement to me is that when they planted, they were the only ones using road signs to let people know they were there. Now, 8 more churches have planted and do the same...
by Shane Craven | May 12, 2009 | Church Planting
One thing that is very clear in a new church is indefinite period of the feeling of “disconnect.” It’s a “blind-date” kind of feeling; nobody knows each other. Well, that’s true but T.I.M.E. will take care of that. Stay faithful,...
by Shane Craven | May 12, 2009 | Bible
We’re occasionally asked what we believe at Origin Church…….that’s easy, ALL of the Bible, as best we can understand it! Make sense?
by Shane Craven | May 8, 2009 | Capital Stewardship
I sat in a meeting this week listening to top shelf Christian businessmen explain the fact that we are under utilizing our lay leaders in our churches. Here are guys who own companies, move large dollars around the world who have extreme gifts, extreme abilities,...
by Shane Craven | May 7, 2009 | Worship
Tony Morgan had some great insight along the line of what our new tradition in church music is becoming. Hymns used to be the tradition; now it’s rock and pop in our new churches; However, according to itunes, 1 in 3 of the top 100 songs in the country is...