Why I use a teaching team
Have you ever tuned out the familiar? We do that with music, noise and preachers! I find that there are many benefits to developing and utilizing a teaching team within your church. 1. Perspective I love the insights that others bring to a series. Where I may get...Why Serve others vs. ourselves
A little video blog on being a blessing to people and letting our light shine through that by making others lives better!Easter
So what are you doing for Easter? What are your church’s goals for Easter? Interesting questions that make a pastor think. Honestly, my Easter desire for every person in our church and otherwise is for them to celebrate the life of Jesus at church with a ton of...Open Life is Moving
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? We are only at the Regal two more Sundays. Crazy to think we launched this church in Bonney Lake just...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. What a rush. Dana and I said when we were dating that we wanted 4 children, but after many years of trying and...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...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...Unveiling Generosity part 1
People have often commented on my generosity toward others, but it has not always been that way…I definitely learned the hard way with money. I remember making the decision to follow Jesus. So many things needed change as I started the transformation of obedience to...Experience
Is the church the best place for us to experience God? I was in a conversation this past week when that assumption was made and something in me said, “no”. I never got into this thing called full time vocational ministry to give people an experience on Sundays, but...Our Church
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I do enjoy gadgets. I use them to be the most effective steward of my time and talents. Here are my three newest gadgets I am watching, wishing for, or utilizing to increase my ministry effectiveness;
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