Here’s a new addition to our monthly Catalyst Gatherings for our MCM Church Leaders…MCM in :60 – it’s a monthly update of the events taking place in the MCM Network…enjoy!
Archive for April, 2009
MCM in :60
Posted in MCM-Pitt, tagged MCM in :60, MCM Updates on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Making Your City Smaller
Posted in Church Planting, tagged Changing a City, Making a Large City Manageable, Making City Smaller, Shrinking a City on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have spoken to numerous church planters whose battle cry is “I want to change a city.” This vision is incredible and often God-inspired, but practically speaking, how does one person possibly impact an entire city? With that idea in mind, I wanted to give a few thoughts on making your city smaller and more [...]
Check Out the MCM Ministry School
Posted in MCM-Pitt, tagged MCM Ministry School, Ministry Institute, Ministry School, Ministry Training, Mission SOS, Pentecostal Ministry Training on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This past year we started a new ministry school in partnership with Mission SOS. The MCM Ministry School is a branch campus of the Mission SOS Bible College in Stockholm, Sweden. Classes are held four days a week here in Pittsburgh at Allison Park Church. I have personally worked with the students at some of [...]
Ready to Launch
Posted in Church Planting, tagged Church Growth, Developing Teams, Launching a Church Plant, Leadership Development on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you’ve ever watched the launch of a space shuttle you know how meticulous they are in their preparation. They go over every little detail with a fine tooth comb, making sure the shuttle is ready for launch. They know that one panel or structure that is out of place can send the mission in [...]
10 Year Anniversary of Columbine Shootings
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 10 Year Anniversary of Columbine, 1999, April 20, Columbine High School, Columbine Shootings, Columbine Tragedy on April 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Ten years ago yesterday, April 20, 1999, a terrible tragedy took place at Columbine High School in Colorado. Two students, Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold, went on a shooting spree in their high school killing 12 students, a teacher, and eventually themselves. Although this took place on the other side of the country, it couldn’t [...]
Element Church & Monthly Services
Posted in Church Planting, MCM-Pitt, tagged Element Church, Launch, Millvale, Nelson Searcy, Preview Services, Rich Jones on April 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday our 8th church plant, Element Church, had their first monthly preview service. It was a great initial introduction to the community; the worship team was incredible; and we had 148 in attendance! During the service, I couldn’t help but think how amazing it was to see the group of 7 we started almost a [...]
Random Thoughts and Updates from Yours Truly
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Church Plant Updates, Random Thoughts on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This has been a pretty busy week, so I thought I’d just share a number of exciting, and some more random, things that have taken place: This past Easter Sunday our church plants hit an exciting attendance mark. For the first time, the total attendance at all our church plants surpassed the Easter attendance at [...]
A British Underdog
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Britian's Got Talent, Susan Boyle, Underdog on April 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I always love a great underdog story. Here’s one from British television’s “Britain’s Got Talent”. It’s the story of Susan Boyle, an unemployed 47 year old woman who lives by herself with her cat Pebbles. As she came onto the stage, a smirking Simon Cowell asked her who she would like to emulate – to [...]
The Friday that is Good.
Posted in Christ-Inspired Thoughts, tagged Good Friday, Jesus, Love of God, Sacrifice of God on April 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A day of death A choice of life A fallen hero A risen Savior A time to mourn A gift of joy A hurting world A loving God
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