Not Free, But Awesome

G.O. Ministries generous offered to pay for the first fifty church planters who registered for Vault and … we now have 50 church planters registered for Vault.  So the free offer is over. However, Vault is only $100, and it will be totally worth it.  So if you’re thinking of registering, do it!  We’re going…

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The Gospel?

What is the gospel?  Pastors and bible scholars like to debate this question.  Is it Jesus dying so we can go to Heaven?  It is also the resurrection?  Does it also include the idea of God’s Kingdom?  Is it just about God and people, or is the earth also a part of it? I’m not…

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For Kids … Nevada Is The … Worst

The 2012 Kids Count Data Book on the wellbeing of children was released a couple weeks ago. Sad news for Nevada: We rank 49th in economic wellbeing. 46th in health. 50th in education. 41st on family and community indexes. Some other findings:  In 2010, 22% of Nevada children under the age of 18 lived in…

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Vince Recommends

What’s that?  You want to know my favorite directors?  Ohhhh, great question.  Sure, I’d be glad to tell you.  What?  Is this kind of thing a big deal to me?  Yes, yes it is.  So here’s the list, with some of the movies that make them so great… Cameron Crowe  (Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous, Say…

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The Extra Chunky Church 4: Fantastic At…

I’ve been doing a little series on what Will Mancini calls a church’s “Kingdom Concept.” It’s a church’s “great permission” within the “great commission.” The idea being that every church has the same mission, but within that mission each individual church has an area of focused strength and impressive effectiveness. Whether we like it or…

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