Archive for May, 2009

Keeping Websites Simple

There are several great website solutions nowadays.  Church planters I work with are using Clover, Church Plant Media, WordPress, Joomla, and even iWeb.  There are several other great solutions as well.  The problem with all of these is that they require hard work on the part of the planter to keep the sites updated.  Even [ READ MORE ]

Church Planting Interview: Chris Barras

Chris Barras is a friend of mine who planted Area 10 Faith Community in Richmond, VA last September.  Chris and I were interns together at Rocky Mountain Christian Church after college.  We were reunited last year as I worked with Chris on Area 10.  I took time out to interview Chris and find out what [ READ MORE ]

Ideation Experience – Church Planting from Niche to Norm

Leadership Network is hosting what they are calling the Ideation Exeperience.  People were encouraged to submit ideas that could shape the Church in the coming decade.  Leadership Network then selected a handful (65 according to the website) to come to Dallas and discuss these Kingdom shaping ideas.  A friend encouraged me to submit my idea [ READ MORE ]

iPhone Insurance

  • May 19th, 2009
  • Posted in Apple

I love my iPhone but have been concerned what I would do if I damaged it.  I know that Applecare won’t cover things like swimming with my iPhone, dropping the iPhone in the bathtub, losing the iPhone or dropping and breaking the iPhone.  ATT&T and Apple’s solution is for me to replace it by buying [ READ MORE ]

An Interview with Church Planter David McCants

I worked with David through Passion 4 Planting providing project management for Two Rivers Church in New Bern, NC.  I learned quickly that David has a passion for lost people and a determination to not let anything stand in his way to accomplish what God has called him to.  The church is 4 months old [ READ MORE ]

Is Applecare worth it?

  • May 12th, 2009
  • Posted in Apple

Today marks the three year anniversary of buying my first mac.  If it doesn’t make sense to you why I’d celebrate this, you’re a PC.  Its okay, I was a PC once too.  My first Mac was a 17″ iMac 1.83 Ghz Intel Core Duo.  I bought Applecare on the machine for an extra $169.  [ READ MORE ]

Church Planting: Members or No Members

With many church planters, talking about membership in the church is almost a dirty conversation.  Membership has been done poorly over the years and left a bad tast for many young pastors.  Membership implies there is a commitment of some sort required.  It implies an application, expectations, dues, and a sense of belonging.  Without membership [ READ MORE ]

A Garden Analogy

After much anticipation I was able to get my garden planted this week.  There had been so much rain in April that it had been to wet to till the ground.  By the time the ground was dry enough, the weeds had already settled in.  As I slowly tilled the ground I had a lot [ READ MORE ]

Planting a Church in a Theater Webinar

National Cinemedia is hosting a webinar Thursday May 14th from 11:00 am to 12:00pm Mountain Time.  The topic is best practices of planting a church in a movie theater.  In the webinar, you’ll learn: How to “do church” in the theatre or alternative venue Advantages and challenges of alternative venues How to optimize your space [ READ MORE ]

Why Is God So Quiet?

  • May 4th, 2009
  • Posted in Church

A couple nights ago my son, Will (3 years old), couldn’t sleep.  I went in his room to talk to him and said that when I can’t sleep sometimes I’ll pray to God and ask for his help.  So we prayed together.  We covered lots of three year old topics thanking God for everything from [ READ MORE ]

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