by Shane Craven | Oct 26, 2008 | Thoughts
Jeff and I had a good meeting with Jim Akins and Brian Bloye on Thursday. Two super Christians! What a spirit these guys have. We’re proud to be associated with them and their Westridge church planting school each month. They have added some tremendous value...
by Shane Craven | Oct 25, 2008 | Launch
Jeff is a big part of what’s happening here at Origin Church. Jeff is on our lead team and I thought I would let him share some note nuggets of a lunch meeting he and I had this week with our friend Ryan, who happens to have a great mind for the unchurched...
by Shane Craven | Oct 24, 2008 | Giving
Church giving and support should never go down, only up, regardless of the economy! I am aware that it often does slip during economies like we’re experiencing, but we should actually step up and give more. If we could learn the value of Malachi 3 where God...
by Shane Craven | Oct 23, 2008 | Leadership
Andy Crouch Culture change starts with 3 people. Look at Google. A small group can maintain the suspension of impossibility. Then, they draw in 12. They bring more depth and new resources. Then, you draw in 120. They all care about the vision. They bring a...
by Shane Craven | Oct 22, 2008 | Communicating
The excess in today’s church is that we have more teachers than preachers. There are fewer still, that are gifted to teach and preach at the same time. Very few preachers can teach. Very few teachers can preach. Both are communicators. Neither is a given,...
