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My Name is Earl

Posted in Catalyst Meeting on October 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

This morning we had Earl Creps speak at our monthly Catalyst Meeting. What a guy!! Below are some notes from his talk: >”Being innovative is not about doing right differently.”>”There is no such thing as Emerging culture, just cultures emerging.” Acts 17:13-15 >Just because things aren’t working out doesn’t mean you’re on the wrong trip, [...]

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What a Weekend!

Posted in Uncategorized on October 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

This weekend was exhausting but pretty incredible! It started Friday night as I went to a coffeehouse outreach at South Butler Assembly of God, one of the churches I work with through MCM. In a church that averages about 50 on Sunday mornings, they had over 40 people come out for this outreach, and most [...]

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BridgePoint’s First Preview Service

Posted in Church Planting on October 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Today BridgePoint Church began a new chapter in the history of their existence – they began their monthly preview services leading up to their March 16 launch into weekly services. It was an exciting service – we had an incredible 50 people come out, which is an amazing start for a church plant. There were [...]

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Join a Movement!!

Posted in MCM-Pitt on October 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Eleven years ago Allison Park Church began stepping into their destiny as a reproducing church. Today this vision has become a movement. More specifically, MultiChurch Movements. As we are preparing to plant our 7th church this spring, we are excited to unveil our new MCM-Pittsburgh website as apart of our new APC website. On it [...]

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Living the Bible Literally

Posted in Uncategorized on October 8, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Check out this video of a segment that was on the Today Show this morning. Tell me what you think!Living biblically in the modern age

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The Formula for Innovation

Posted in Leadership on October 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I believe it was Andy Stanley that once said ‘Innovation is at it’s greatest point when resources are in greatest need.’ I would agree with that but have one small adjustment to make. I came up with this formula that describes the environment in which innovation explodes:A Big Vision + Lack of Resources + Great [...]

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Thanks!

Posted in Uncategorized on October 5, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Thank you all for your prayers and support yesterday. My mom’s surgery went very smooth. I would ask that you continue to keep her in prayer. When they were removing the cancer they did realize they will need to do an additional surgery in November to remove some more cancerous cells. Thanks again everybody!

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Please Pray

Posted in Uncategorized on October 4, 2007 | 4 Comments »

Last week I found out that my mom had been diagnosed with breast cancer. I know she has appreciated all the prayers, but tomorrow afternoon she is going in for surgery at 1:30PM. Please be in prayer tomorrow during this time. I believe God has a purpose behind this, and I would appreciate your prayers!! [...]

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Yo Quiero Appreciation!

Posted in Leadership on October 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

One of the keys to leadership I have always been taught is showing appreciation to those you are leading. I believe this is so very important to leadership, but appreciation for appreciation’s sake can actually cause more harm than good. Last week I was driving past one of my favorite restaurants, Taco Bell, and on [...]

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