Micro Groups

One of the highlights of each week for me are meeting with the guys in my two Micro Groups. When we first moved to Vegas we assumed we would do typical “Small Groups” – 10 to 15 people meeting in a living room for some social time and a little Bible study. But after studying…

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Lost Souls

Did you read that the Oregon State Hospital was closed? It was a mental institution and happened to be where the movie, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was filmed. I guess politicians had been talking for years about the need to replace it, amid complaints of overcrowding, crumbling floors, and sexual abuse of children…

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Now We Need Two Bridges?!?

In his book, They Like Jesus But Not the Church, Dan Kimball provides a good illustration of our current problem. He writes about the old bridge illustration, which you’ve probably heard. It’s a way of explaining what Jesus did on the cross. The idea is that God and man are supposed to be together, in…

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Vault Announcement: This Is Getting Crazy

Time for yet another big announcement about Vault, our conference for church planters and pastors who are serious about reaching people who are far from God. Drum roll please … Will Mancini is going to be speaking at Vault!  Will is the author of Church Unique and the leader of Auxano, and in my opinion,…

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Mancini Day

Our staff is spending the day with Will Mancini today, and that makes me very excited. I consider Will to be one of the sharpest guys out there, and at the very top when it comes to church consultants. And his book, Church Unique, is perhaps the book I recommend most often to church planters…

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