Our staff has crossed the line. We’ve lost our minds.
We ate crockpot venison chili this morning.
At our 8am staff meeting.
Disgusting, you say?
That’s what Heather said. But she’s pregnant, and a girl.
It was kind of a dare that originated at our Christmas party.
And, I think, it will prove to be the secret to our success.
Kind of [...]
I know I posted a series of kind of cynical, grumpy, feisty entries this week about what it takes to be a church planter. A lot of you are new to this blog, and you might get the impression that I’m sort of a negative, condescending dude who thinks he’s got it figured out.
(No, we [...]
I wrote this for a guy who asked me to contribute to his blog, and thought I’d share it on mine too!
Illustration: Have you ever been dressed to the nines for a wedding and had to stop along the way at a gas station? Feels pretty silly to be dressed so nice pumping gas. And [...]
I’ve had a great day off today (I’d forgotten there was such a thing)!
We took Elijah to see Leonard Bearnstein and the Not So Bearly Singers uptown.
He loved it. He was shaking his booty.
But no need to fear-not even singing bears can stop me from recognizing my Hero of the Day.
So, this week it [...]
A new way to assess (final… for now)
On with part three (final installment) of this exquisite mini-series:
3 Key Factors in Church Planting:
3. The Y.B.C.Y.P.? factor
I had a conversation today over lunch that confirmed the validity of this factor in my gut.
The Yeah, But Can You Preach? factor states this:
I don’t care how cool your logo [...]
Let’s pick up where we left off with yesterday’s post.
If you didn’t read it, scroll down, catch up, and come right back.
The #2 factor in making it as a church planter:
2. The G.T.H.O. Factor
The Get The Heck Out factor. It’s all about whether or not you have the guts to tell divisive, problematic, selfish people [...]
Let’s have some fun.
When you start a new church, there are various assessment tools available to predict the likely success/failure of the church.
In fact, since we received a small sum of money from a few church planting organizations, I had to undergo a couple of different assessments. This involves a lot of paperwork, and sitting [...]
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Pastor Steven Furtick is the Lead Pastor of Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Ekidz Director, Brandon Hibbard: The rain is holding off, perhaps I should try to get some spray painting done...
Graphic Designer, Ryan Hollingsworth: Debating the theories of first time guest brochures - i'm glad Guest Services cares about this, rather than just allowing mindless execution
Project Manager, Lisa Shea: I read John 10:10 today, a personal favorite '...but I have come that they may have life and have it to the full." Powerful!
Guest Services Director, Candice Lanning: Interested in serving at our Providence campus as an Usher? If interested, e-mail me at clanning@elevationchurch.org
Ekidz Director, Brandon Hibbard: Just finished my quarterly staff evaluation-I appreciate that our leadership takes time to help us evaluate progress and determine direction
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