The time has finally come. The winner of the ‘David Santistevan Stage Name Contest’ is Craig Riggle with the stage name ‘Sanitized’. Congratulations Craig!! Although, Dave won’t actually be using any of these stage names, if he ever wants to pull a Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana, he has a name ready to go!! If you’re out [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Winner of David Santistevan CD
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged David Santistevan on September 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
David Santistevan’s Stage Name
Posted in Uncategorized on September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s the day I will be announcing the winner of David Santistevan’s new CD! It’s not too late to jump into the contest and come up with a creative/funny stage name for him. You can read about how to enter here. I will be announcing the winner today at 5PM, so get those creative juices [...]
A New Faith
Posted in Church, tagged A New Faith, Faith for the 21st Century, Francis Macnab, Negative Ten Commandments, St. Michaels Uniting Church on September 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Francis Macnab of St. Michael’s Uniting Church in Melbourne, Australia is introducing a ‘New Faith’ for the 21st Century. He calls the Ten Commandments “one of the most negative documents ever written”. Check out the whole article here and let me know what you think. Is this a sign of things to come? Is Francis [...]
In Church Planting…Timing is Everything
Posted in Uncategorized on September 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
You may be a pastor out there looking to launch a new church plant and you’re wondering: when is the best time of the year to launch a church? Well, I’m glad you asked. Kerrick Thomas had some great thoughts to share on this topic on Nelson Searcy’s Blog. Here’s the top three times he [...]
25,000
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged David Santistevan, Free CD, Stage Name on September 25, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Today I reached a minor milestone – this blog topped 25,000 views for the year! I wanted to say a big thank you to all you readers out there!! As a way of saying thank you, I want to give you an opportunity to win a new CD. And this isn’t just any CD, but [...]
God is Moving in Pittsburgh!
Posted in MCM-Pitt, tagged Church Planting Testimonies on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Over the last few weeks, we’ve had some exciting things happening at our MCM Church Plants. To give you a quick background – we had a powerful week of CityReach this year in August and God is still moving! Just wanted to share some of the great things He is doing! We’ve had over 40 [...]
Because, Not Because
Posted in Church, Church Planting, tagged Going to the Hard Places, Matthew 9:12, Need in Ministry on September 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
When I’m in the process of identifying locations for our church plants, one of the components that I factor in is whether or not a particular community is actually in need of a new church. This comes from Jesus’ statement in Matthew 9:12 when He said, “”It is not the healthy who need a doctor, [...]
Ebenezer’s Coffeehouse
Posted in Innovation, tagged Doing Ministry with Excellence, Ebenezers Coffeehouse, National Community Church on September 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night I had the privilege of attending the Saturday night service of National Community Church at their award winning coffeehouse, Ebenezer’s. This coffeehouse has become a model for christian-owned coffeehouses across the country without ever trying to become a model. Ebenezer’s was designed and built with such excellence that this great idea has now [...]
Revival in the Land
Posted in Christ-Inspired Thoughts, tagged Revival on September 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Back when I was a kid, Carman had a famous album called “Revival in the Land“. It had some big hits like “God’s Got an Army”, the human video super-song: “A Witches Invitation” and of course “Revival in the Land”. Revival is something that, for centuries, Christian have sung about, prayed for and truly desired. [...]
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