No one came to last night's Bible 101 study that I had scheduled at our house. In light of that, I've determined to not focus on programs that aim to "get people to come" and instead, focus on meeting people one-to-one to key in on evangelism and discipleship. In light of that, I've decided to put …
We’re not competing with other churches.
One of the truths about church planting is this: We aren't competing with other churches. We are competing with all the unspiritual ways people spend their time. But sometimes it's hard to really believe it. This last weekend, Jen and I found on our door a flyer that seems to be for a new church …
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Popple Rocks
It's late at night and my wife is asleep on the couch, but I just have to post this before I go to bed. Tonight at the Skylight Coffeehouse in Lafayette, I went to the open mic night as I usually do on Thursdays. Tonight, however, I was actually hosting, and I performed a little bit myself, but we …
We have a house!
I'm just posting this as a quick note to all of you who care... We have a new house! This morning at 9:30, we signed the final paperwork to close on our new house. There still are some things the builder is doing to put the finishing touches on it, but we have started moving things over! Please …
Time in Crown Point went well
Jen and I had a good time at Hillside Community Church in Crown Point this past weekend. They were having their missions conference this month, and I was the featured guest this weekend. Since their theme was "His passion, our purpose; his purpose, our passion," I dealt with the question of what was …
Making a Presentation in Crown Point
I'm writing this post from Jen's parents' house in Weeler, Indiana because tomorrow, Jen and I have the privilege of presenting our vision for Lafayette to Hillside Community Church in Crown Point. I will be giving our basic presentation during their Sunday School time. Then, I will be preaching at …
Lafayette is below average for church attendance
I grabbed this statistical information from this website, but I wanted to post to my blog here something that my wife and I have known for about a year now. Lafayette is below the national average for churchgoers. Top 15 Reporting …
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Consecrate Yourselves
Here's another short post (not having Internet at the home and not having an internet enabled office has really slowed down my blogging). Jen and I are in Peoria, Illinois at the Midwest Baptist Conference's Leadership Retreat. This is my second year to come to the retreat, and I'm really excited …
Panera Bread is my office
I just have to praise God for Panera Bread! Here in the Tippecanoe Mall, they offer free wireless Internet, and the Ginger Peach tea is simply incredible! …
We’ve Moved to Lafayette!
Jen, Charlie, Katie and I are safely settling into our new apartment in Lafayette. We made the move on Monday with the help of a TON of people from our church, Jen's parents, some relatives and a couple of our new friends from Lafayette. Tuesday was all about opening boxes and other random things. …
We need a name
I know it has taken me far too long since I last wrote to my blog, but the weather here is pretty cold and my fingers just won't type as well as they should! I spoke with Steve over at the Midwest Church Planting office to see what it's going to take for us to start drawing support from them so …
Top Ten Prayer Requests — December 2005
Jen and I have been regularly sending out our prayer requests every few months or so, and I thought that I'd post our next set on the blog here. God has really been answering some prayers too, so I'll post some praises first: Praises: Jen and I have signed final approval paperwork on our house. …
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Signing Papers, Getting More Land
Today, Jen and I went down to Lafayette to have a final signing meeting with Kim at Gunstra Builders. It's amazing how the finality of signing papers can really make you nervous. Last week, I was completely thrilled about every aspect of the building process even though we have already signed some …
What’s in a name?
I posted this over at our church plant website (www.lafayetteinitiative.com), but I'm copying it here for those who don't read the other site too much. Please post your comments, and if you want to participate in our church name straw poll, click here. And whether you can participate in the poll or …
Greg’s Story
While Jen and I were looking for a home in Lafayette, God led us to meet a man who not only would sell us a great home, but who also was to join us as one of our first ministry partners. We still can't believe the amazing ways God is working to bring us together with people who love him and are …
Wisdom for selecting a home
It turns out that one of the men from the Pondside group is actually the President / CEO of Lafayette Savings Bank! It's amazing how God works things out. I gave him a call, he had someone call me and in about 30 minutes this morning, Jen and I were "easily" approved for at least a $180,000 …