We went to Chesterton this weekend. The original plan was to go to Jen’s parents’ place on Thursday night, hang out there with them, and then give the kids to their grandpa while Jen and I did some touring of the area. However, things didn’t work out that way. Jen’s dad …
Chesterton this weekend
We’re going to go to Chesterton, Indiana this weekend. We are planning to have a meeting with Pastor Bill of Liberty Bible Church this Friday, and then on Saturday, we plan to tour the city to see about the potential for a new ministry there. It’s another situation where there are …
Elkhart Update
We all went to Elkhart last weekend and had a pretty good time just being a family together, staying at a hotel and all that. We got to see a real estate agent and someone from the chamber of commerce, and though the city had a lot of really nice things going for it, there were some major red flags …
Trip to Elkhart this Weekend
We’re all going to Elkhart today to look at the city and to try to make some contacts with some local pastors and churches if possible. We’ll spend the night and then come back on Saturday afternoon. Please pray for us as we make this trip. …
Feel Like Abram
Just today, I read this passage: The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will …
Telling our church
Jen and I have already told the people on our Vision Team, but the rest of the congregation doesn’t know yet. I’m trying to decide whether I should tell our congregation before we know a target location or after. If we tell them before we have a target location, then perhaps they could …
Target Location
Please join us in prayer for the following locations: Northern Indianapolis (Zionsville, Westfield, Lawrence) Lafayette, Indiana Northwestern Indiana (Chesterton, Valparaiso) Elkhart Indiana …
We’re planting a church!
God has clearly led Jen and me to plant a church. We have been thinking about church planting ever since seminary days, but God hasn’t ever given us a clear call to do it. Instead, he called us to come to Chicago and pastor an established church here. He has done many things here in us and …