church planting
Dream vs Vision
(According to www.freedictionary.com) Dream: (n) A wild fancy or hope Vision: (n) The ability to see or plan into the future What happens when a Pastor with a vision for a fast growing dynamic church collides with members who have a vision for a laid-back, I-know-everybody church? You end up with a pastor who has … Continue reading
Emerging or Emergent Church?
A good friend of mine asked me this morning if I had any thoughts on the Emergent Church. He said that he had been searching the web for information and all of it was negative. My first question was whether he was referring to the Emerging Church or the Emergent Church? There is a difference, … Continue reading
Now What Do We Call It?
We are working through names for the “service plant”. If you get bored one day google church names. A name really shouldn’t be that big of a deal, but it is. It can define who you are trying to reach and say something about your approach to reaching them. We just have to make sure … Continue reading
My Latest Thoughts
After writing that blog yesterday I listened to a podcast from Catalyst featuring Perry Noble and he talked about his start in Anderson, SC. He said that Anderson had a church and a tree on every corner. Then last night someone I trust very much said that we, West Columbia, don’t need another church. I … Continue reading
Do We Need Another Church?
I am slap dab (where is that from anyway?) in the middle of the Bible Belt. Meaning we don’t need another church. I heard Andy Stanley comment recently on a podcast (I am paraphrasing) that Atlanta didn’t need another church just like all the others either, but did need one that was focused on reaching … Continue reading
Building Steam
A little less than a week ago, God impressed upon me a vision for starting a “church service” for this generation (for more information on what I mean by that read my previous couple of blogs). I put “church service” in quotes because I’m still struggling with what to call it. It isn’t a church … Continue reading