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Latest PostsLaunch Phase Continues
It's been a productive week in our launch phase: Nailed down our launch location (TBA next week) Launch team is growing. Gathering #2 next Wednesday Continuing to gather staff (God is sending an A-Team) Continuing to pray for financial partners We are laying out...
Joel Osteen Tribute
Joel, as you know, is the lead pastor of the largest church in America, Lakewood Church. I remember becoming a watcher of his dad, John Osteen, back in the early 90's when I came across his service one night on television. I was impressed with the excellence of the...
Our Baby Boy is 18
Jordan Shane Craven turns the big 18 today! It doesn't seem possible! I remember his birth like it was yesterday...I remember him being the only baby in the nursery of the first church I pastored for a few weeks...I remember everyone gathering at Shallowford...
Robert Powell Wins Lottery
Robert Powell won over $12M dollars in the Florida lottery recently and took home $6M. He was ready and prepared to drop $600,000 into the offering plate at his Baptist church in Florida, as a tithe, but the church refused it due to the fact that I assume they view...
Ben Arment
Too good to pass up sending along to you: If you are considering being a part of a church plant, then make sure you read Ben's thoughts here. Great perspective!
Wineskins
You know, the Bible is so clear about trying to put "new wine in old wineskins." To me that means, that forever we will be making element and mental changes to our services and churches, while never compromising any page of the scripture. It's called packaging...
A Great Friday Afternoon
So enjoyed lunch with a new friend, Matt Evans, pastor at Rockbridge Community Church in Dalton, GA. It's one of those kinds of relationships that has an immediate connection and affinity. What an encouragment for me, personally. You are talking about a guy that...
A Reminder For Us All
A few more reminders of why we are planting a new church: To save those that are far from God Existing churches just aren't doing it The only state growing in church population is Hawaii 3,660 churches started each year; 4,600 close We need 38,802 new churches just...
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