From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Where We’ll Be Tomorrow Morning

February 28, 2009

Hey Everybody! I hope that you are doing very, very well!  I just wanted to take a quick second to let you know that we WILL still be holding our Sunday morning service @ CenterStage this Sunday @ 10am.  Please forward this message and spread the word that WE WILL BE @ CENTERSTAGE this Sunday [...]

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The (White Male) Church Planters Conference…Part II

February 27, 2009

A few months ago I said that I wouldn’t be attending a particular church planting conference because every main speaker, every breakout speaker, every worship leader, and every musician at this “national” conference was a white male. Now the conference for the church planting organization that I am a part of looks pretty much the [...]

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Places to Avoid List

February 27, 2009

Yesterday my wife & I were searching for a place where our kids could eat for free.  With a family of 6, my wife I agreed that we would only take the crew out to eat if the kids ate for free or we used certificates from Restaurant.com (which you should only get with a [...]

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New Subscription Details

February 25, 2009

Hey Everybody! We’re in the middle of giving this blog a massive overhaul and a few things have changed.  After switching from Typepad to WordPress (because John said that’s what cool people do) I lost a few HUNDRED subscribers because HOW YOU SUBSCRIBE TO THIS BLOG is a bit different.  You can still subscribe in [...]

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Weed Smoking Volunteers

February 23, 2009

I recently learned from one of the volunteers @ The Courageous Church that they have a “casual” marijuana smoking habit.  I posed to the Twitter & Facebook community the question of what exactly my response should be to this admission and the answers were pretty doggone passionate and as varied as, “that person has to [...]

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Blog Overhaul

February 22, 2009

Hey Everybody…just a quick note to let you know that we’re working on overhauling my blog so you may notice some weird changes here and there.

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Do You Really Believe in Jesus?

February 22, 2009

It’s the crack of dawn (4:30am) on Sunday morning and I am making some final preparations to speak with our church this morning about Jesus.  I usually write a manuscript that I review over and over for Sunday morning, but I am feeling the need to abandon my script this morning to share straight from [...]

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A BIG Question about Church Locations

February 18, 2009

The Courageous Church is planning on a location move very soon.  (Stay tuned here on my blog for updates.) I have learned that at least three types of locations exist.  A very real part of me prefers option #1, but I see the benefits of all three.  What do you think? Option #1: FREE or [...]

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This is Why I Pastor

February 17, 2009

I love being the pastor of The Courageous Church.  I just read an awesome blog post from a guy that came to our church to support his sister, but left with much more! This is why I pastor…to connect people that have given up on church (or never cared for it in the first place) [...]

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The Free Breakfast Church

February 17, 2009

I asked all of my friends on Twitter & Facebook recently how they thought The Courageous Church should craft an upcoming marketing/publicity campaign.  I got a ton of very creative responses and think we will actually use some of them.  Here is my favorite idea and I’ll tell you why: Serve a quality FREE breakfast [...]

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My 10 Most Popular Blog Posts of All-Time

February 14, 2009

Hey Everybody!  I hope you all are doing well.  While I am calling this "my 10 most popular blog posts of ALL-TIME" the truth is that I have only been blogging now for about a year.  It sure seems longer than that because the past year has probably been the biggest and busiest year of [...]

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Stupid Policies

February 13, 2009

Over the past two weeks I have contacted at least a dozen different schools, organizations, and companies to see what it would take (cost) for our church to lease conference rooms or theaters or gyms that they have, but don’t use on Sunday morning.  Time and time again I have been told by these colleges [...]

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Let Month #2 Begin!!!

February 12, 2009

One month ago yesterday The Courageous Church launched @ Center Stage here in downtown Atlanta!  Today is the first day of our second month and I am more excited about what is ahead than I've ever been!  I want to take a second to thank our great staff, our awesome launch team, the team @ [...]

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Pastoral Thoughts on Chris Brown & Rihanna

February 11, 2009

Many pastors and churches feel like it is best to leave current affairs and pop culture out of sermons (and blogs) and I understand that perspective…it’s just not my own.  The recent incident between Chris Brown & Rihanna, two of the most popular entertainers in the world, presents a rare opportunity to talk about some [...]

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A Few Updates

February 10, 2009

Hey Everybody!  I had just a few seconds to update you and wanted to share a few bits of news with you. Rai is feeling better and better everyday after some complications from her c-section.  Keep praying!  She is home and is increasingly mobile.  Her pain seems to be getting better too. Our baby Savannah [...]

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Help Us Pick Our Next Location!

February 7, 2009

When we learned last August that we were going to be able to hold our Sunday services @ Center Stage I was pretty doggone amped!  But here's the thing – our best intentioned, well-crafted plans make God laugh.  For the reasons that I detailed here and a few that I didn't detail (like the fact [...]

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Where in the World is The Courageous Church?

February 7, 2009

Barring any last minute changes, it looks like The Courageous Church will be moving its Sunday morning location from Center Stage to one of about 4-5 new spots on Sunday, March 1st.  Overall, Center Stage has been an awesome Sunday morning location for us, but four primary factors are causing us to consider a quick [...]

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Update on Wife

February 7, 2009

Hey Everybody!  I just wanted to let you know that my wife is home from the hospital and is recovering well from some complications she had after childbirth.  Thank you so much for your prayers and encouragement! Keep it coming!

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Powerful & Powerless @ the Same Time

February 5, 2009

Yesterday I was in the hospital with my wife after she began losing all of the feeling in both of her legs.  We suspected it was some type of complication from her c-section and epidural just a few days earlier.  Holding our 5 day old daughter while my wife is getting tests done, I recorded [...]

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We’re Home

February 3, 2009

After being @ the hospital for a few days, my entire family is back under one roof.  Our new baby, Savannah, is doing very well. She's healthy and is as cute as a button (not Benjamin Button – although her feet look like Benjamin Button feet) Rai is very, very sore after a rough and [...]

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