From the monthly archives:

June 2008

Why Are You So Doggone Respectable?

June 30, 2008

Vince Antonucci is one of those pastors that I really identify with because he is regularly pushing people out of their comfort zones and gives you scripture to back it up.  On his blog today he is listing some of his favorite bible passages.  Click on the links above or check it out here.  God [...]

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About to launch our church website, but…

June 30, 2008

It’s not about the website. Hear me – I am totally, absolutely amped to get our church website up.  We’re proud of it.  You (my blog readers, facebook, myspace, twitter friends) and I paid for it.  It looks great.  It’s going to help us reach people.  It’s going to put us "out there" in the [...]

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New ARC Website

June 29, 2008

We are partnering with ARC (The Association of Related Churches) to launch the Courageous Church on 1-11-2009.  They are awesome people and we are totally amped to be a part of the team.  If you are interested in planting a church, re-launching a church, or need consulting or training from some of the best church [...]

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Buncha Stuff Sunday – Morning Edition

June 29, 2008

It may sound ridiculous to some of you, but I read about 45 blogs a day.  I don’t visit all 45 sites -all of their updates are sent to my Bloglines page.  While most of the blogs are from pastors and church planters, many of them aren’t. Every day I look forward to reading Seth [...]

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Are You Dangerous?

June 28, 2008

The theological foundation of the Courageous Church is based a great deal on the notion that God is calling us to live and walk a dangerous life.  Mark Batterson, one of my blog heroes and an urban pastor I admire a great deal, talks about this on his blog today.  Check it out. This weekend, [...]

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Mugabe: The Cost of Not Letting Go

June 27, 2008

Most of you have probably heard of the news of the total leadership failure going on right now in Zimbabwe.  The situation there is an enormous mess that has developed into a full-blown humanitarian crisis that will likely get much worse before it gets better. I suspect of my readers see this news and file [...]

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Where We’ll Have Sunday Services – Part 3

June 25, 2008

PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT LETTING ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS – Thanks! Read part 1 and part 2 of this series. We have four potential locations that we are currently considering for our Sunday morning services.  Each location has strengths and challenges.  We are, by no means, locked in to these spots and are completely open [...]

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Where We’ll Have Sunday Services – Part 2

June 24, 2008

Earlier, I discussed the general neighborhood where we hope to begin holding Sunday services on 1-11-2009 and detailed 5 practical reasons for launching in this area.  Beyond those 5 practical reasons, I want to give you the more esoteric rationale for planting near the Whole Foods on Ponce in downtown Atlanta.It feels right.  In my [...]

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Where We’ll Have Sunday Services – Part 1

June 24, 2008

One question that I get asked almost as much as any other is "Where is the Courageous Church going to have Sunday services?"  I am always very surprised that so many people ask this question and I feel that it reveals that Sunday services are still the "main thing" in the minds of most people.  [...]

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Hello Friends of Los!

June 23, 2008

A bunch of you are here because Los mentioned my blog on his Twitter.  Hi!  I am a church planter in downtown Atlanta and our church will be launching on 1-11-2009.  Until then, my family is calling Buckhead Church home – it’s a great place.  I say a little more about why we chose to [...]

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Buncha Stuff Sunday

June 22, 2008

I just saw a 60 Minutes segment with my wife on a new food called Plumpy Nut.  It is like a miracle food to starving kids around the world.  My mind is racing on how churches can provide this food to the kids and families that need it.  Watch this video and see it for [...]

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Using Facebook to Fight Global Poverty

June 22, 2008

The internet and all of its many tools are used for a lot nefarious things.  My friend Eugene Cho, the pastor of Quest in Seattle has launched a movement on Facebook to fight the very real, pressing cause of global poverty.  When I joined the Facebook group he created several weeks ago, it had a [...]

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How Low Can You Go? Setting a New RMS

June 21, 2008

A few weeks ago I hosted a research group at my home to help us get a small glimpse into the perceptions people have of church, what they are looking for in a church (if they are looking), and what issues locally and internationally really pique their interest.  Much of what is revealed in the [...]

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Great News! A New Partnership

June 20, 2008

After going through a two-day assessment and communicating with some great leaders for the past few months, we just learned that The Courageous Church was approved to be an ARC church plant.  I am so absolutely stoked about this opportunity and all of the possibilities that will open up because of it. ARC (Association of [...]

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My New Nephew – Josiah Shaun King

June 20, 2008

I love my brother Jason like crazy!  He is an awesome man and youth pastor in Nashville. He and his wife Sophie just had a baby a few hours ago.  I am going to make a road trip on Monday to go see my new  nephew…can’t wait!

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We won $100,000 (In Fake Money)

June 20, 2008

At our ARC Assessment Center this past week, the twelve church planting teams were split into four groups and given about two hours to create, from the ground up, a church plant model to present to the assessors for a fake prize of $100,000.  Some other teams had presentations that were over the top good [...]

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Working on Website

June 20, 2008

With my wife really, really sick during this first trimester of our pregnancy and the house crazy with 5 very busy kids, it takes staying up late to get important projects done.  She is sound asleep (which is an improvement) just a few feet away now  and all of the kids are completely knocked out. [...]

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Assessment Center

June 19, 2008

My new friend Paul Peterson just posted, in great detail, his experience at the ARC Assessment Center this week.  My wife, who is 6 weeks pregnant, is sick like one of the monsters on 28 Days Later so I will try to post my thoughts on the assessment later tonight or early tomorrow.  Paul pretty [...]

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Caught It!

June 18, 2008

Little did I know, on the top shelf of the freezer, the large glass Pyrex dish of homemade spaghetti sauce was stacked on top of two cylinders of frozen organic apple juice…a recipe for disaster.  When I opened the door to grab the bag of frozen mixed fruit, the Pyrex dish of spaghetti sauce came [...]

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Who’s Coaching You?

June 17, 2008

Whatever it is you want to do in life, someone has probably already done it or done something pretty doggone similar.  If you want, you can learn all of the tough lessons they learned for yourself, reinvent a few wheels, hit a few extra walls, and be a lone ranger. Or…you can have a seasoned [...]

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