September 2009

Moving This Sunday’s Service to GROUND ZERO

September 30, 2009

URGENT NEWS: Courageous Church will be moving our free breakfast & Sunday service outdoors to Ground Zero in Austell, GA THIS SUNDAY. More details coming.  Spread the word.

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Christian Bureaucracy?

September 28, 2009

When I created HopeATL immediately after the Atlanta Flood hit, I really had the mess and madness of Hurricane Katrina on my mind.  I remembered how bungled and insensitive so much of the care was and decided that I would create an anti-red-tape organization that cut past all of the bureaucracy and BS to bring [...]

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Change of Plans…Tuesday & More: HopeATL

September 28, 2009

hopeATL.com Hey! Today (Monday) was an amazing day!  Nearly 100 volunteers from around Atlanta (and the entire country) came together to bring hope to the hurting flood victims in our city.  It took all 100 of us to work from nearly 6am-10pm to completely gut and clean 10 homes in the epicenter of the flood [...]

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Urgent: Monday Plans & More for HopeATL

September 28, 2009

hopeATL.com (sign up here now if you haven’t yet) Good Morning! I hope that you are doing very well. Thank you again for being a part of a no-red-tape movement in Atlanta that is providing hope directly to thousands of families hurt by the flood just one week ago. I’m proud of you. You are [...]

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HopeATL.com

September 26, 2009

Hey Everybody! I haven’t updated my blog since the Atlanta flood first hit our city because we’ve been working hard and heavy creating a city-wide, state-wide, regional, national movement to bring hope to the hurting people of Atlanta! If you haven’t seen HopeATL.com yet, please check it out, help us, and spread the word! I [...]

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Atlanta Flood…Relief

September 22, 2009

UPDATE: We are accepting all of the donations we describe in this video and below it RIGHT NOW (Wednesday) until 9pm in our offices @ 1330 West Peachtree Street, Suite 560, Atlanta, GA 30309.  Call 404.461.9850 if you have questions. Stuff is a whole lot worse for people than I thought it would be.  Hundreds…maybe [...]

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Ten FREE Resources for Church Planters

September 21, 2009

Starting a church is not cheap. Doing it effectively in a way that reaches large numbers of people is actually quite costly, but I think it’s more than worth the investment of time and money.  However, I have compiled a list of 10 TOTALLY FREE RESOURCES that have made all the difference for me during [...]

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What I REALLY Want YOU to do for My Birthday!

September 16, 2009

Turning 30 is a pretty big deal, right? Well my wife all but begged me to let her and some others throw me a big party, but building a well for some beautiful people that REALLY need clean water is so much cooler.  I could actually use a few things (like a new pair of [...]

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Sir. Is this church still open?

September 15, 2009

I’m sitting in my Urban Ministries class here @ Emory listening to Dr. Marvin Thomas.  For 12 years he served as a pastor in inner city Chicago and he just told a powerful story of a moment in life that pierced his heart and changed the trajectory of his church. Sitting on the front steps [...]

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The White Male Church Planters Conference (Part III)

September 14, 2009

About a year ago I expressed my agitation concerning a national church planting conference that I thought had a glaring lack of diversity.  The lineup they had was awesome!  Every speaker was qualified and anybody that went to that conference was sure to learn a ton…from the best, white male church planters in the country. [...]

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Courageous Church: Love God! Love People! Prove It! (Video)

September 14, 2009

Just a few months ago, Courageous Church was a dream in the heart of just a few people.  Now we are serving and impacting hundreds of people throughout Atlanta.  Our hope is that this video captures just a bit of who we are and what we’re all about! You can also check this out in [...]

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When Drama Breaks Out…

September 12, 2009

I’m in North Carolina right now speaking and learning at a great conference.  With a big, young family like mine (5 kids under the age of 10) and a brand new church, I don’t leave town much and when I do, I almost always bring the entire King Team (or cute family name…you need one [...]

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New Bat-Time…Same Bat-Channel :-)

September 10, 2009

After pretty much maxing out our current space for our Sunday morning worship service, we are really amped up @ Courageous Church to be adding a brand new service to our schedule to make room for YOU! Let me tell you our new service schedule and tell you 3 reasons why I am so pumped [...]

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Are Women More Religious than Men?

September 10, 2009

Later today in my “Gender in US Religion” course @ Candler School of Theology, we are going to be discussing and answering the question, “are women more religious than men?” All of the indicators point to a big ‘ol yes.  As a matter of fact, research seems to suggest that women are more religious than [...]

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The Nines – Live Today from 9am (CST) – 5pm

September 9, 2009

I am very proud to be hosting “The Nines” here today @ ShaunInTheCity.com!  Soak up some powerful lessons from the sharpest, most generous, and effective leaders and pastors and servants in the nation. EVERY 9 minutes you will hear from a different leader from around the world on one BIG IDEA they want to share [...]

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All of the Podcasts for 100 Life Goals

September 8, 2009

Check out all of the podcasts, including the concluding message from this past Sunday, from our 100 Life Goals series here: Part 4 (Physical & Influence Goals) Part 3 (Travel & Experience Goals) Part 2 (Family & Friends Goals) Stream them, download them, or get ‘em on iTunes!

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Top 100 Church Blogs!

September 8, 2009

When I started this blog a little less than 2 years ago, my hope was that I would be able to use it as a platform to share my perspective on life, family, leadership, and much more. Sometimes I’m controversial. Sometimes I’m rather bland. All of the time…I’m me. I am regularly inspired by many [...]

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One of the BEST Leadership Events…EVER!

September 8, 2009

(PRE-REGISTER FOR FREE HERE RIGHT NOW) Are you like me and often wish that you could attend a swanky, high impact leadership conference, but either don’t have the time or resources to make it happen? Well…something UH-MAZING is happening tomorrow and I have the hook-up where you can participate for FREE wherever you are in [...]

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Two Important Requests!

September 6, 2009

Hey! I hope that you are doing very, very well.  I have two very important things to share with you. We need to raise about $6,000 before this coming Sunday to purchase equipment and supplies for Courageous Kids, Free Breakfast, and to make sure we can fully support adding our second service. If you can [...]

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We Need You @ Our Grand Opening This Sunday!

September 6, 2009
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