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Latest PostsBilly Graham on Change
You gotta read Paul Peterson on this one right here. Good writing Paul! I know Paul through my friend Jeff Murphy. This guy is amazing at systems. He is going to do great things in Cincinnati!
What’s Missing
As we journey forward in our church planting quest, I have some thoughts that I've observed as I meet, sense, see, and talk to planters: 1. Some planters depend more on a template rather than the God factor. 2. Some planters seem to thrive at scandalizing a...
Anthem Church Friends
We had the most meaningful day yesterday at Anthem Church, Gainesville, FL. These people are dear, dear friends. They commissioned us, honored us, blessed us, announced their partnership with Origin Church, and our good friends, Wayne and Vernest LeGree, cranked out...
New Myspace Page
Welcome to our brand new Origin Church myspace page. Kudos to my oldest daughter, Melonie, for using her creativity to design a great page! Click on the box above to take a quick tour, or you can click right here. We really believe this can be a great networking...
Stewardship Opportunity
Our Partners now have the option to give electronically here at Origin, through e-give. This is for your convenience and you can set up your tithe, offering, monthly partnership, or special gift either weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or whatever you choose. It is...
Church Planting Ben Arment
Loved Ben Arment and Gary Lamb's comments yesterday regarding planting a church. You must read! I'll give you something else along that line. I heard Mark Driscoll say, "What I do in Seattle would not work in Dallas because I don't have any history with anybody in...
Just Saw This
1990- 52 million people attended church 2006- 52 million people attended church 1990-2006- The United States grew by 52 million people. Conclusion: Stagnant church attendance while the population continues to grow. 49 out of 50 states are declining in the...
Thinking
We've got a lot going on as we get ready to move from a development phase of our church plant to a launch team phase. Let me just throw out what I'm thinking: Transition- I've never enjoyed it Packing Working on Systems for Origin- never ending Feel like I need to be...
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