Apostolic Espirit

If you were to hang out at Verve for awhile you’d notice something. In fact, it would get kinda weird. Before our services when our staff and volunteers get together to pray, you’d hear people praying for first timers who will be coming and who need to have their negative stereotypes busted so they open…

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What Do You Owe God?

Question: What do you owe God? The correct answer is probably everything, so lets narrow it down by prioritizing. If there is one ultimate thing, what is the one thing you owe God? Charles de Foucauld once said, “The one thing we owe absolutely to God is never to be afraid of anything.” Perhaps it…

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Hey Church Leaders

Every year we do a conference here in Las Vegas called Vault for leaders who want to have churches for people who don’t like church. It’s (intentionally) an intimate sized conference – limited to about 100 attendees – with people coming from literally all over the world. Last year we had people pastors from Burma,…

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Renegade “News”

Grateful to Brad Lomenick and his team at Catalyst for featuring Renegade on their “Catablog” today! Tomorrow morning I’m being interviewed on SOS radio (90.5) here in Las Vegas from 8:30 to 9:00 am.  If you’re not in Vegas, you can listen in live on their website. Thanks to those who have purchased the book!…

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Hello New Pope, From Las Vegas

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was just named the new pope. I am not Catholic but I am a great respecter of renegades – people who go against the norm and beyond normal. I’m just learning about the new pope, but he seems like that kind of guy: In Argentina he gave up the mansion reserved for…

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