I get that question all the time, of course the answer depends on the moment. Sometimes I want to totally focus on HELP, other times I remind myself that it’s the local church that will change the world. HELP wants to help that local church and of course we could “be” that local church. I’ve [...]

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One of the biggest blessings of doing ministry in Austin is the church planting network that was started last year by some local church planters. We have a good group of planters from wide-range of backgrounds, philosophies and strategies-but we all love the church and Austin, that’s what binds us together. Thanks to John, who [...]

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I enjoyed spending the morning with Austin Mustard Seed crew. John is building a good core team. I enjoyed sharing HELP’s vision. I love grassroots movements.  I spent most of yesterday working, trying to hammer out some homework and other to-do’s. Pretty laid back weekend.  I also enjoyed spending time with Jacob Van Horn, who is [...]

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Awhile back I posted a quick blog entry confirming that Louie Giglio and Chris Tomlin are in fact planting a church in Atlanta. Well it looks like all things are a go. Passion City Church is launching Feb 15th. I hope and pray that God would use this Church to bring shalom to the city [...]

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Preaching can be very humbling. I spoke to youth a lot when I was a young minister. Then I went to the corporate world for five years. After that five year stint we planted a church. I remember the awful feeling of speaking every Sunday. It seemed impossible to plant a church, run a family, [...]

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I’m looking forward to a new year. There is always something motivating about change. Every year I spend the last few days looking back to learn and looking ahead for motivation and clarity. I hope to post more on this later. Necole and I spent the majority of yesterday evaluating our present situation and discussing [...]

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Jonathan Dodson is a friend and fellow Austin Church Planter. He recently spoke at the Acts 29 Bootcamp in Dallas. His topic was Spirit-led Ecclesiology: Following The Spirit Through Church Planting.  I personally think this is a much needed discussion for all church planters. Jonathan argues that church planters can fall into two categories. 1. Apostolic Moxy: [...]

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