With Easter quickly approaching I notice that most of the church plants we are connected with in some way are planning something big in the community. Four of the churches Revolution, Oakleaf, Crossview, and River Ridge are all planning to drop 10,000 or more eggs out of helicopters. The price of eggs is about to […]

This past weekend at the church planting class I spent a little time talking about mentors. Ed Stetzer a few years ago documented the importance of a mentor to the success of the church planter. It was one of the top ten indicators of success for a new church plant.
Here’s some of my best  advice […]

Ellis Prince former Student Pastor at WRC has relocated to Baltimore to plant a church. I don’t mean surrounding Baltimore, he is in downtown Baltimore. He and Ginger and the kids live in a nice row house with 900 square feet and are loving it. Although a big guy like me would have trouble ascending […]

In a meeting with David Olson, “The American Church in Crisis.” A statistical look at the church in America. Let’s just say his first conclusion is that Barna and Gallup are optimists. The George’s (Barna and Gallup) report 47% of people in America attend church on weekends. According to Dr. Olson, that figure should be 17.3%. […]

Took off this afternoon from Atlanta and felt like I was on the mine train at six flags bumping from side to side. After we got to cruising altitude it was smooth sailing. In fact we had a great flight after that, except the guy beside me was as big as me and not going […]

My first confession is that I hate technology. I am a complete and utter computer illiterate. Now I know that doesn’t surprise most of you. I tried to post a comment this weekend while I was away but alas I couldn’t get the *%&^$#(*& thing to work. I log on this morning and it’s like […]