by Shane Craven | Apr 15, 2010 | Church Planting
Wouldn’t it be easier not set up and tear down as a portable church every weekend? The short answer is yes, it would be easier. But…being portable means your church is no longer a place you go, it’s a place you create together. -Andy...
by Shane Craven | Mar 11, 2010 | Church Planting
At the end of the day, God will write His story. God could use the initial start to put you somewhere else. I tell guys to be ready to plant a church regardless of the results. (Rob Bell) We lose our lives to find them. If the worst case happened, none of it was in...
by Shane Craven | Feb 14, 2010 | Church Planting
Origin Church is RELOCATING to the HAMILTON MALL YMCA. This will happen sometime in April and until then, we will continue to meet at the Ringgold Depot. We will keep you posted every step of the way. The “vision” continues to be enlarged and we are...
by Shane Craven | Jan 20, 2010 | Church Planting
80% do not make it……70% are not self-supporting even after four years. The odds are so against us as in any secular business, simply because of it being a start-up. It takes time, energy, and money to get to critical mass and most just do not have the...
by Shane Craven | Nov 9, 2009 | Church Planting
Sometimes it may feel like all you do week in and week out is “block and tackle.” My good friend Chad Clemons, pastor at Anthem Church, Gainesville, FL, describes what has happened at Anthem over the last few weeks as such. “We were just doing...
by Shane Craven | Oct 23, 2009 | Church Planting
“Right now, there are a lot of disgruntled people trying to reinvent the church. It will never work. The church has never been birthed from frustrated people trying to reinvent something that’s lost its punch. Instead, it will be created by those who are passionately...
