by Shane Craven | Nov 20, 2008 | Church Environments
6 out of 10 Americans believe the church is irrelevant. One out of three pastors believes the church is making a positive impact on the culture. Since the chasm between church and culture is so great, many pastors resort to “fallback methodologies:” Be...
by Shane Craven | Nov 18, 2008 | Partnership
I am going to be outlining Robert Lewis’ book, The Church of Irresistible Influence, over the next several blogs. Serving our community is one of our major-league core values here at Origin. I want to answer why it is so important. Origin Team, this is why we...
by Shane Craven | Nov 17, 2008 | Fundraising
This article by Steve Sjogren about his journey in planting a church is worth the repeat. It’s happened to all of us!
by Shane Craven | Nov 17, 2008 | Launch
Each vision must be preserved. A church launcher should have no interest in sacrificing the vision in exchange for people in the seats. Sure, that would be nice, but many times, new churches attract already reached people who have an agenda, for something they believe...
by Shane Craven | Nov 14, 2008 | Preaching
Coolness or lack of it, has never been the catalyst that makes God move! I’ve always been a renegade, not just being a part of something because everybody was, but sifting it through my own heart and doing what God led me to do. Ladies and gentlemen, if you...
