When I first got into church-planting back in 2009, there was a lot of talk, trainings, and workshops centered around how Sunday morning gatherings had been too overly-emphasized in past decades. I was taught and reminded of the other important vehicles for community and discipleshi So when we started True Life, I talked about Sunday mornings sort of in the negative: "o...

Two weeks ago - in Easter - part 2 -- I briefly mentioned the 3 P's of Mission. 3 Aspects of Mission that we as a church and each of us individually should be engaged in. CAN be engaged in. Here they are spelled out in a bit more detail: PRESENCEThis is about simply BEING the presence of Jesus, letting the peace and joy of the Holy Spirit ooze out of us onto those around ...

This past Sunday was "In the Beginning - Part 2: Our Purpose." Usually while preaching I end up leaving out some of my notes and expounding on something else. Most of the time, it's because the notes I left out just would not be helpful. But with this past Sunday's message, I feel it might be helpful to follow-up with a blog and include some of the things left out, mainly...