Sitting in the Dayton International (ha ha) airport getting ready to fly to Atlanta! Jeff Murphy and I will be at all four Mountain Lake Church services tomorrow. Shawn and the team are going to celebrate what Mountain Lake is doing through their church planter's residency program. They're going to give some info about where … Continue reading Back @ Mountain Lake for a day
Mountain Lake experience
Getting ready to move
Boxes, boxes, and more boxes... Yelling at little girls for unpacking boxes... apologizing for yelling... helping repack the boxes... Trying to figure out what goes, what gets tossed, what gets sold, and what gets given away... Playing with little girls... helping them make the third move for two of them and a second move for … Continue reading Getting ready to move
Hints that my daughter may be a worship leader
Todd is the worship pastor at Mountain Lake Church. Ashton is my youngest daughter. Based on her hair, I think she may have a future as a worship leader. What say you?
Wrapping up our coaching network
Today is the last time our coaching network will meet. Over the last six months a group of 10-12 church planters have sat around a table once per month and talked about "The Best Practices": Being mean about the vision Financing the mission Thinking team Rethinking discipleship Nurturing vitality These coaching sessions have been insightful … Continue reading Wrapping up our coaching network
Living “in between”
Here's some great counsel from a wise man (Solomon) to his son, (read it and we'll come back to it in a minute), "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. Let your eyes look straight ahead, … Continue reading Living “in between”
Coaching
Right now I'm sitting in the next to last Church Planter's Coaching Network meeting. Today we're going to discuss the last of the five "Best Practices" - Financing the Mission. Churchplanters.com teaches that the five "Best Practices" are: Be mean about the vision Think team Nurture vitality Re-think discipleship Finance the mission You can read … Continue reading Coaching
Great websites
Churchrelevance.com just released their "Top 80 Church Websites" list. This list is national in it's scope and in alphabetical order. #59 on the list is Mountain Lake Church! Way to go guys! And #60 on the list is Northgate Free Methodist Church! Way to go Justin! In case you're not aware of the significance of … Continue reading Great websites
Easter reflections
Today was a day of reflection for me. A few things in particular have been on my mind: It is good to be married to Sherri. It is good to have a family in which expressions of love and gratefulness are common. It is good to be loved by friends. It is good to live … Continue reading Easter reflections
Las Vegas – Day 5
We wrapped up our time in Vegas by getting to the High School where Grace Point Church meets and helping them set up. These guys are fans of Portable Church Industries and use their equipment to the max! I think Devin may have talked me into at a minimum having a conversation with PCI. Andy … Continue reading Las Vegas – Day 5
Las Vegas – Day 4
Today was like the other days... busy! We started out the day by delivering boxes of food (enough food for a month) to those in need. Each of these people has been in contact with the local mission. I love how this mission functions! They require responsibility on the part of each individual. For instance, … Continue reading Las Vegas – Day 4
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