Remind yourself of these 4 truths:
1. I am not invincible. I can get sick, sin, and weary.
2. I am not immortal. I am going to die.
3. I am not indispensable. The kingdom of God keeps going without me.
4. I am not an island. I need friends around me.
- from The Multiplying Church by Bob Roberts, Jr.
We believe that everything is an experiment.
Our website is the front door .
We're working at improving .
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Our new teaching series - 13:36 - launches this Sunday at Catalyst (pass along the Facebook Invite).
We'll be making 1st Impressions with hundreds this Saturday in downtown Kent.
All about new relationships.
And we're bringing in Jeffrey Lavalette from Indianapolis to lead our House Band in worship.
Can't. Wait.
Oh happy day:
Dr. Ed Stetzer has a great post on the definition of multi-site (distinguished from church planting) including the pluses and the minuses. Good stuff.
As a church plant, a constant hurdle to overcome is people not knowing your church exists. Our first 2 years (like most church plants) have been marked by lacking a permanent downtown presence.
Unlike established churches who have a building or facility, church plants are like a ghost: you appear mysteriously on Sunday mornings during set-up and disappear like a fog by Noon.
Signage is key to saying to the neighborhood, "Hey, we exist!" First-time Guests need clear guideposts. You can never have too many signs in a church plant.
Thanks to a generous, anonymous financial gift, we're investing in significant Catalyst signage. Very excited about the results. Along with portable banners and a-frames, tomorrow a giant aluminum-based sign goes up permanently at 125 South Water Street in downtown Kent. We're building momentum toward our Grand Opening of Catalyst KIDS this Fall. I snapped this pic yesterday at the printers:
10 years ago right now,
I lived on Lasalle Avenue in downtown Chicago.
College by day, Second City by night.
Brain Droppings by George Carlin hit the New York Times Bestseller list. The author was going to do a book-signing on nearby Wells Street in Old Town.
Now please realize, I'm a celebrity-proof guy.
It takes a lot to get me worked up.
Carlin got me worked up.
I was there. With a camera. Hungry for an autograph:
Last week we lost this comedy great. RIP, Brain Dropper.
"For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep..."
I love word studies.
Very excited to spend the next 4 weeks mining a single verse for its revolutionary implications...
The walls are finished.
The trim is done.
The trash is gone.
It's prime time:
Amber & I arrived back in Ohio late today from the Acts 29 annual lead planters retreat. What a week!
Mark Driscoll's wrap-up talk to the A29 church planters on Thursday was of particular encouragement to me... even if it was peppered with Ohio jokes. Mark also blogged a bit about the week.
Looking forward to this Sunday at Catalyst and checking out the progress at the125 (painting is happening as we speak blog).
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