I'm taking a little break from blogging. Over the next month, I'll be retooling the blog, working on some new content, and thinking down the road a bit. But there won't be any updates for several weeks. When the blog re-"launches", we'll let ya know!
Happy Holidays.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Saturday, December 26, 2009
No Worship at Barkstall this Sunday...Join us Downtown Instead
One last reminder. We won't be at Barkstall this Sunday but will be having a single joint service at our Downtown Campus at 10am.
That's 10am at our Downtown Campus!
See you there.
That's 10am at our Downtown Campus!
See you there.
Advent Conspiracy TOTALS....
I can hardly believe how amazingly generous the good folks in our church are.
Just in the month of December, we collected over $30,000 for the Meet Malawi Project. And the total we have now collected for Malawi is right at $50,000.
Just amazing!!!
Stay tuned for updates on the progress of our project to dig a deep well and a church and school.
Well done good and faithful servants!
Just in the month of December, we collected over $30,000 for the Meet Malawi Project. And the total we have now collected for Malawi is right at $50,000.
Just amazing!!!
Stay tuned for updates on the progress of our project to dig a deep well and a church and school.
Well done good and faithful servants!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Water for Malawi
I'm sitting here looking at the ornament Leslie Barr made to go along with the Malawi donations she gave. Awesome stuff. I hope she sticks with that theme for a few years!
That got me thinking about all the incredible ways our folks creatively and enthusiastically shifted their Christmas celebrations around to be able to give to the Meet Malawi Project.
I am super excited to reveal the grand total raised through the Advent Conspiracy. We'll be announcing it at the 7pm service at the Launch!
Hope to see you there.
That got me thinking about all the incredible ways our folks creatively and enthusiastically shifted their Christmas celebrations around to be able to give to the Meet Malawi Project.
I am super excited to reveal the grand total raised through the Advent Conspiracy. We'll be announcing it at the 7pm service at the Launch!
Hope to see you there.
Christmas Eve Services...
Just a reminder about the candlelight service at 7pm on Christmas Eve at Barkstall. Hope you can join us. We'll be announcing the totals from the Advent Conspiracy Offering toward our goal of raising $35,000 to build a church and school in Malawi.
Also, please remember that there will be NO WORSHIP SERVICE at Barkstall on Sunday, December 27th. Instead we'll have one church wide service at our Downtown campus at 10am. I'll be preaching that service! Come on down.
Also, please remember that there will be NO WORSHIP SERVICE at Barkstall on Sunday, December 27th. Instead we'll have one church wide service at our Downtown campus at 10am. I'll be preaching that service! Come on down.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
A little holiday music...
As we inch closer to the holidays, here's a Christmas song from Jackson Browne about Jesus. Love the words - the images though need Jaron's touch. Merry Christmas. As the song says, " I bid you pleasure and I bid you cheer from a heathen and a pagan on the side of the rebel Jesus."
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Advent Conspiracy finale
Today we wrapped up the Advent Conspiracy series with our A.C. Offering.
The funds raised through this offering will go, in full, to help build a church building, a school, and a deep well on the site of our sister church in Malawi.
You can listen to today's sermon by clicking here: AC #4.
Stay tuned for the grand total raised through the Advent Conspiracy...
The funds raised through this offering will go, in full, to help build a church building, a school, and a deep well on the site of our sister church in Malawi.
You can listen to today's sermon by clicking here: AC #4.
Stay tuned for the grand total raised through the Advent Conspiracy...
Monday, December 14, 2009
The GIVE Blog
Yesterday at the Launch we got to hear from Scott and Suja. They are an amazing couple with an inspiring story. Suja and Scott shared about their passion for giving and told us about the GIVE Blog that they have started as a means for encouraging people to give more. I personally was blown away by their goal to give away 30% of their gross income. What an amazing example of extravagant generosity!
I was also captivated by the challenge currently being put forward by Scott and Suja on the Give Blog. For every donation, up to $100, made by new donors to one of 5 charities, Suja and Scott will match it. They will match up to $10,000 for each of the 5 charities. Their goal is to inspire up to $50,000 in new giving which they will then match with $50,000 of their own. What a huge impact that could have on those 5 charities.
There are also great links to all kinds of stories and resources about giving. There is even a blog post written by Christy Hurt that mentions our church and the Advent Conspiracy.
If you want to know more about The Give Blog, you can get there by clicking here: Give Blog
I was also captivated by the challenge currently being put forward by Scott and Suja on the Give Blog. For every donation, up to $100, made by new donors to one of 5 charities, Suja and Scott will match it. They will match up to $10,000 for each of the 5 charities. Their goal is to inspire up to $50,000 in new giving which they will then match with $50,000 of their own. What a huge impact that could have on those 5 charities.
There are also great links to all kinds of stories and resources about giving. There is even a blog post written by Christy Hurt that mentions our church and the Advent Conspiracy.
If you want to know more about The Give Blog, you can get there by clicking here: Give Blog
Giving is GOOD for you! Here's proof...
In the lead up to Christmas, CNN started a 12 day series on the value of GIVING. I'm pretty intrigued by the idea of seeing how this media company handles the idea of giving. You can see today's story by clicking on the link below:
The Power of Giving
Well, there you go. It's literally good for your health to GIVE.
May you give well this Advent.
Oh and speaking of Giving Well...You can listen to yesterday's sermon on that exact topic by clicking here or by clicking on the link under Sermon mp3's in the right side bar.
Peace
The Power of Giving
Well, there you go. It's literally good for your health to GIVE.
May you give well this Advent.
Oh and speaking of Giving Well...You can listen to yesterday's sermon on that exact topic by clicking here or by clicking on the link under Sermon mp3's in the right side bar.
Peace
Monday, December 7, 2009
Clearing the clutter
Happy Advent!
Yesterday at the Launch was one of those good but hard messages. We asked a fairly simple question: Do our spending habits at Christmas actually honor Jesus? But this question is rooted in a fairly straightforward point: Our "stuff" clutters our view of Jesus and our experience of life in Jesus. Stuff Clutters. It just does. So stepping INTO the Advent story requires, on some level, that we clear away the clutter so that we can see Jesus more clearly.
You can listen to yesterday's sermon by clicking here: Clearing the clutter.
I'd love to hear any stories from you all about how you are clearing space to experience the presence of Christ this Advent Season!
Yesterday at the Launch was one of those good but hard messages. We asked a fairly simple question: Do our spending habits at Christmas actually honor Jesus? But this question is rooted in a fairly straightforward point: Our "stuff" clutters our view of Jesus and our experience of life in Jesus. Stuff Clutters. It just does. So stepping INTO the Advent story requires, on some level, that we clear away the clutter so that we can see Jesus more clearly.
You can listen to yesterday's sermon by clicking here: Clearing the clutter.
I'd love to hear any stories from you all about how you are clearing space to experience the presence of Christ this Advent Season!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Advent Conspiracy Starts Here...
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving.
We started the Advent Conspiracy on Sunday. This year's theme is Simply Deep. It expresses our sense that the deepest, most meaningful aspects of the Christmas story are wound up in some of the simplest aspects of the story. It is a story that is simply deep. At the same time, sometimes what keeps us from really seeing and experiencing those deep truths is the lack of simplicity in our lives. Clutter distracts us from the deep.
The messages for the 4 weeks of Advent will all build on each other somewhat. So if you missed it this past Sunday, you can click on the link below and a player will open allowing you to listen to the message.
One great reason to listen is so that you can hear about this year's Advent Conspiracy Offering which will again be going to our Meet Malawi Project. We've got a crazy big, God sized goal this year and we hope you'll consider being a part of it. We think it's a phenomenal way to tell a better story this Christmas!
Here's the link: AC Sermon #1
We started the Advent Conspiracy on Sunday. This year's theme is Simply Deep. It expresses our sense that the deepest, most meaningful aspects of the Christmas story are wound up in some of the simplest aspects of the story. It is a story that is simply deep. At the same time, sometimes what keeps us from really seeing and experiencing those deep truths is the lack of simplicity in our lives. Clutter distracts us from the deep.
The messages for the 4 weeks of Advent will all build on each other somewhat. So if you missed it this past Sunday, you can click on the link below and a player will open allowing you to listen to the message.
One great reason to listen is so that you can hear about this year's Advent Conspiracy Offering which will again be going to our Meet Malawi Project. We've got a crazy big, God sized goal this year and we hope you'll consider being a part of it. We think it's a phenomenal way to tell a better story this Christmas!
Here's the link: AC Sermon #1
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