Funeral or Wedding?
Sitting in Starbucks watching the invasion of people in suits and it made me begin my people watching pondering…funeral or wedding? On second look it must be a funeral…on third look a church group. What does your church look like? Personally it’s not my style to...Lifestyle Evangelism
What an amazing journey. As we have been on the road to planting this church, Open Life. I am continually amazed and declare with all confidence that Jesus is Lord. Ezekiel 36 says increase, provision and the drawing of people to the church…it’s so that we may...How is this a win for NFC?
Here we are just 7 weeks from a soft launch in the Huff Home as we move closer to the January 10th launch of a gathering at Regal Tall Firs 10 in Bonney Lake for Northwest Family Church’s church plant, Open Life. I thought it would be powerful to dialogue every once...What is a Launch?
There are so many questions when it comes to church planting and we are finding that there are so many different ways to do it. Pastor Warren Bullock (pastor of Northwest Family Church who is the sending church for this plant in Bonney Lake) and I will be...Live Life Open
Sitting at starbucks, finalizing my message for Jake’s House in Arlington tomorrow. The observations get me to thinking…Life is done in the open! Taking a look in the parking lot as I pulled up I saw there was a lot happening…many people have...A church with cup holders
Have you ever sat in a pew with your Starbucks (has to be) Americano and thought, “boy I wish these things had cup holders.” Well, it is looking like the Bonney Lake Church Plant will have just that. We are in process to secure the Regal Tall Firs 10...relational environment
“By the way you lead, are you creating an army or a nursery? An army conquers the enemy and takes their territory. A nursery feeds the children, wipes their fannies, and tries to get them to stop whining and crying.” Jim Putman Church Is a Team Sport...a hero of the faith
This week was a great one. We had the privilege to go to our Northwest Ministry Network’s Annual Conference in Pasco, Wa. One of the church planters in this nation that I highly regard and love his blog, Mark Batterson, did some teaching and we were able to...Faithful
“Does the church do to people what the zoo does to animals?” I remember when I began reading Mark’s book “Wild Goose Chase” and how this phrase impacted me at the beginning. We make church so Christian that the lost have a struggle...Our Church
Let’s Connect
My Current Reading
Gadgets
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;
Great Podcasts
