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Thought of the day…

ALL THINGS ARE YOURS It’s in the scriptures. What do you think of it?

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My book…

Here’s a screenshot of my book. It’s more of a 50 page booklet or manual on small group leadership, but let’s call it a book for now since i’ve always wanted to write one. There’s a zoom function on Microsoft Word that lets you see all of your pages. None of it is legible of [...]

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The mission is motivated by love…

My community of people who are unlike myself. I’ve been leading a small community of spiritual seekers the last year. My wife and I are the only Christ-commited followers in this incredibly diverse group. Black, white, european, asian, ex-catholic, hindu, new-age, atheist color the community. Yvz and I look forward to this gathering every single [...]

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Small groups…

Just a few things to chew on from my class… We typically have or aim for having a paid pastoral staff member for every 150 people. With a solid small group model that can be stretched to 500 people for every paid staff member… The Mormon’s with over 10 million members have a total of [...]

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Moved in…

It took 20 people and a whole lot of sweat, but we’ve moved everything in, moved some things into storage (my parents), gave away couches, ac’s and a television, hardwooded most of the floors, and repainted every wall. boxes are still ceiling high, but just in different places now. Yvonne and I are on around [...]

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It is finished…

I’ve finally completed my last major paper. Here it is, on missiological ecclesiology. I have no idea what that really means either, but it sure sounds cool. I stumbled along two excellent books in my research. Spontaneous Expansion of the Church by Roland Allen (Which Alex McManus had also recommended reading) and Shaped by God’s [...]

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Los Angeles Dream Center

I wasn’t sure what to expect from the Dream Center. I knew it was one of the fastest growing churches in America. Browsing their webpage, after seeing a picture of their pastor, Matthew Barnett, I found myself still wondering who the real pastor was. He looked younger than me!   It is in fact a [...]

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