Sunday we gathered at Victor Falls Elementary School. Starting March 20th this will be our permanent location for services at Open Life. Why, what, who…huh? Continue reading
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Welcome Preston Thaddeus Huff
Children are a gift from God. I fully believe this as our family welcomed into this world our fourth child, Preston Thaddeus Huff yesterday at 7:53am. Continue reading
A few of my favorite things
I can’t think of many more things that make my heart pump than being generous to those in need. Even when they don’t express the need for that generosity, but it is found by relentlessly pursuing the places of felt need in our city.
Looking back over the past year my two favorite thank you notes are from Peek-a-Brew and Liberty Ridge Elementary. Continue reading
Serving the City
Just over one year ago I went to my first Chamber of Commerce meeting. I was nervous and seriously would have rather plucked my eyes out with a blunt object, but after attending a few weeks I began to love the people and businesses of this great city called Bonney Lake. Continue reading
Go and be!
I am constantly reminded that we must go and redeem, vs. asking those in need to come for help! Today I sat in a minister’s network and heard a passionate appeal by a local police officer who works with youth. He addressed some of the staggering needs Continue reading
Not just an excuse!
Do people just make excuses to not go to church, or does the church need to consider change as an option? If we are going to reach people that have never been reached we must be willing to do things we have never done! Continue reading
Launching Early
I recently discovered a great creative forum called the 99%. An article there resonates with me about launching early. Continue reading
Love Your City
Have you ever wondered why Jesus wept over Jerusalem? Was He an emotional wreck, what was the deal? Continue reading
If you are at the table, SPEAK UP!
I had a conversation with a leader recently that made me think about a common leadership mistake, silence. Continue reading
It has begun
What a great day at Open Life this past Sunday as we launched into our first official service for those who don’t go to church in Bonney Lake. We had a fantastic turnout and the vibe as people left was one of great anticipation for the future. 120 people were there which was perfect for the space.
As we pursue the coming weeks we will be carefully watching our numbers and proceeding with the vision of moving into a larger venue within the coming months. We currently meet in what is called theater #7, but theater #6 holds twice as many people and has more accessibility than does #7. We wanted to start small and go Big.
In the coming weeks we will be unraveling more and more vision as we look at what defines us as individuals, what we mean when we say Open Culture, what is church “not”, and then conclude with the reality that someone is gonna get it (this whole Jesus thing).
I am still just on cloud Nine for the insight, input and encouragement we have received from those who were present. We run the risk of this thing exploding and actually doing what we believe it is going to do…impact the lives of 80,000 people in our region, leading them into a growing relationship with Jesus.
Love this thing called the church…especially when done the way Jesus designed it!
Out of the church and into the community,
Thad