Hello everyone, It’s been a while since I’ve given a mass update on Renovate Church. This one is going to be a long one, but please bear with me. It’s worth it! Since we moved to Winchester and started Renovate Church, we’ve had some big wins. We’ve seen families restored to ministry, we’ve raised supplies [...]
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Hey everyone! We are doing a supply drive for CCAP. If you are unaware of CCAP, they are the Congregational Community Action Project. You can view their website at www.ccapwinc.org The event will be on Sunday June 13 from 11 am to 2 pm, at the Jaycee I Shelter in the Jim Barnett Park. The [...]
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These are our meeting notes from March 21 2010 – in a series called “Vintage Faith and Contemporary Spirituality” —– 3/21/10 Vintage Faith and Contemporary Spirituality Week 1 The Gospel and Redemption ____________________ Questions to consider for this series: When you think of today’s spiritual atmosphere, what comes to mind? How does that differ from [...]
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I was on the phone with one of our guys at Renovate today on the way home from work. We were discussing ways to have spiritual conversations with our non-Christian friends. We both agree that it’s hard to get around to talking about God with people who don’t believe or aren’t interested in church. These [...]
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I’m reading an article from the Winter 2010 edition of Leadership Journal.. Some of you may have seen this. On page 15, there is an article regarding a pastor who decided to “live like Jesus” for 1 year. I encourage you all to check it out. The last section of the article asks him “Are [...]
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I’ve been listening to the song, “Should I Tell Them?” by a Christian music artist by the name of Shaun Groves today. I’m posting the lyrics below so you can read them, then I’ll do some follow-up commentary. Walking with you is not without hazards Trippings this traveler’s curse Price paid for falling is more [...]
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Hey everyone! Just a quick note.. We’re moving our time for Community Group from Sunday evenings to Monday evenings at 6:30. We’re trying to be flexible and accommodate as many people as possible. This goes into effect this upcoming week, Oct 26th. As we grow, we’ll be offering more groups at different days, times, and [...]
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So as we go on this journey of starting a new church in Winchester, the biggest common denominator for why people are not going to church is “Church People”. I may get slammed on this one, because many of my friends and colleagues are “church people.” By that, I mean people that regularly attend church [...]
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We had our first ever event tonight. It was a great success. I am very pleased with the turnout. We had a lot of fun reconnecting, playing some volleyball, and of course — eating! Thanks to all who came out, and for those praying for us and supporting us. I truly believe we are called [...]
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Ahh.. Perseverance.. It’s a word we hear a lot about, but don’t always give much thought to. I was speaking with our church planting coach today, and this subject came up. He mentioned a passage in James that is talking about faith and perseverance. I’ll come back to this… Back in February, Shelley and I [...]
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