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Church Planting and Joshua

As we start our pre-launch meetings the main emphasis is preparation. We want to be as diligent as possible so that when we publicly launch on Easter we are as ready as we can be.  Think of this time as hibernation in an incubator. When we emerge we’ll be transformed

Jesus, the Church and Transmogrification

It’d be pretty hard to find someone who would disagree that the world is constantly changing, and not necessarily for the better.   “Things aren’t what they used to be, I’ll tell you that!” is a familiar cry among some. So why do we continue to do church the same

Do We Really Need More Churches?

Umm…at the risk of making this the shortest blog post ever…YES. OK, but seriously.  We do need more churches.  Why?  #OKCalmDown, I will explain. First, a question – take a guess – what is the current ratio of churches to people in the US? Like 1 church per XX number

Why Plant Churches?

The obvious question must be asked – why plant churches at all?  Two reasons: First, it is how the Great Commission gets done. Look in Matthew 28 – “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,teaching