Within American evangelicalism there is a strong and healthy move to gospel centered churches. This is especially true among younger and more mission focused churches. While most would agree that the gospel needs to be central to church life and mission there is a difference in defining the gospel among many. Within the conservative evangelical [...]
It’s been a busy few weeks. Here are a few highlights: We had a blast in Dallas hanging out with friends and sharing details on the church plant. One of my favorite moments of the trip was seeing our former small group. It was exciting to see people growing in their faith and stepping up [...]
Since the launch of scarletcityproject.com at the beginning of March we’ve had over 200 visitors from 26 states check it out.
I pray every day—sort of. I’ll usually say good morning to God when I wake up. I’ll talk to him about what I’m not looking forward to for the day. Throughout the afternoon when I hear stories of what’s going on in people’s lives, whether good or bad, I’ll say a quick prayer. I’ll say [...]
Isn’t it such a wonderful blessing that we, the church, get to participate in God’s mission, spreading the Good News, offering people an opportunity to experience God’s transformation and renewal!
“If Christianity was only about finding a group of people to live life with, who shared openly their search for God and allowed anyone, regardless of behavior, to seek too, and who collectively lived by faith to make the world a little more like Heaven, would you be interested?” Hugh Halter, co-author of The Tangible [...]
Some time ago a friend and seminary professor taught me the progression one should follow in determining what they do and where they go in ministry. In short he shared with me the following: VISION –> VEHICLE –> VENUE He told me, “First, you must have a clear vision for ministry. Your vision will drive [...]
God has been so gracious in providing church partners. We’ll occasionally share and acknowledge some of these huge kingdom minded churches and organizations. One church that is a massive answer to prayer is New Life Church. New Life is located in Gahanna, a Columbus suburb and has been a part of planting six churches over [...]
Every Monday we’ll give a brief update on the church plant. We’ll discuss the main thing on our plates, any trips we’ll be on, share stories, updates on fundraising, prayer requests, and any other semi-interesting tid bit. Dallas Trip – The deGarmeaux’s will be in Dallas March 12-17 and I’ll be there from March 12-22. [...]
I’ve been asked, “Why are you planting a church in the U.S.? Don’t we already have enough?” I’ve got opinions on the issue but Tim Keller puts it nicely: http://www.redeemer2.com/resources/papers/why%20plant%202%2011%20TLeaders.pdf