Here we go!  We’ve been talking about faith for the last two months.  Now we’re going to begin this three month focus on sharing that faith.  We’ll start by not sharing at all – but by talking about God’s heart.  If we’re going to focus on evangelism, we’re going to do it right.  Not to…

The message from Revelation 8:1-5 was strong!  We opened our prayer porch with a full slate of signups for the first few weeks.  People are getting into the groove of the daily devotional packets and I think this week’s prayer banner worksheet will really help!  I’m excited to start seeing the map get filled in…

This week the training devotionals shine more than the sermon.  Just as Paul wanted the Ephesians to have hearts with eyes, I want my church to see in gospel.  I really believe that it is a life changing perspective when you see all things through Spirit, creation, fall, redemption and restoration.  It’s the script of…

Here’s the mission map with our prayer spots so far!  Hospitality Nights and Mission Moments coming soon. This week coincided with Good Friday and Easter which couldn’t be more perfect.  For Good Friday we had a chilly but sunny hour of worship on the prayer porch.  About 50 people came to sing, read scripture and…

After four weeks of getting our hearts in the right place, this week our evangelistic efforts start in earnest.  The goal is to make it fun and adventurous instead of scary and torturous.  We’re using “Scavangelism” or Scavenger Hunt Evangelism.  There’s a list of 21 Old Testament people with “punny” associations – like Esau: share…

Confession:  As a “Kingdom Kid” in our fellowship of churches I grew up with DPI books and even worked at the Book and Tape Table in High School.  My favorite DPI book: The Fine Art of Hospitality.  Weird.  But I really do love hospitality.  I love to cook and serve and make people feel valued…

Ok, things are getting real now.  We’re moving on from our fun Old Testament scavenger hunt (although anyone who wants to complete the whole thing is amazing!) And we’ve hosted friends through hospitality.  Now we’re talking about the dreams and goals that disciples on the mission have.  The dream to study the bible with someone. …

It’s bible talk week!  And when the bible talks, God moves.  Our Mission Map is getting filled up more and more each week with people sharing their faith, hosting hospitality nights and this week we took the parables of Jesus all over our town in homes, coffee shops and even at the workplace.  We went…

Because of our April ice day we skipped this week as we went through the campaign as a church.  But it was more than the ice.  My heart just wasn’t ready to invest in the people who need God’s love the most.  I spent time after the campaign getting things ready so my heart would…

We’ve been focusing on the mission for 2 and a half months.  The harvest is beginning to become more clear.  We have our gospel night and we’re challenging ourselves to share our faith once a day – a great habit to continue after this focus ends!  The church is more full and there are more…