Relationally Founded- Right relationships are the heart of our lives and ministry.
My former pastor, Steve Bredesen, found himself faced down on the floor one day while he was in seminary. Now being face down on the floor is an awkward place to be. It is a place of helplessness from a fall, or surrender because [...]
Entries from November 2009
November 17, 2009
Relationally Founded
November 10, 2009
A New Church Mission Statement
Mission Statement: “Transforming the broken into whole-hearted disciples of Christ signified by our loves and lives.”
Brokenness defines us. I wish it wasn’t so, but it is. We are each defined to some extent by our brokenness. We have all described people as “a little needy,” “conceited,” or “tends to be angry.” Especially, we know our [...]
November 10, 2009
A New Church Vision
As my seminary career is getting closer to being finished, it is time for my self-instituted capstone project. A blog series on the mission and core values of a church that I am called to lead. Now, this is not just a project for me, but it is also an attempt to live out my [...]
November 5, 2009
A Month of Micah: Some Thoughts on Parenthood
1 month ago today, my first son Micah Reilly Noah Tiger was born. Needless to say, this month has been radically different from any other month of my life. So, I thought that I would give you all somethings I have learned in my 1 month of parenthood.
1. I am a lot more selfish than [...]
