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MCM in :60

Posted in MCM-Pitt, tagged , on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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!

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Making Your City Smaller

Posted in Church Planting, tagged , , , 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 [...]

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Check Out the MCM Ministry School

Posted in MCM-Pitt, tagged , , , , , 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 [...]

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Ready to Launch

Posted in Church Planting, tagged , , , 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 [...]

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10 Year Anniversary of Columbine Shootings

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , 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 [...]

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Element Church & Monthly Services

Posted in Church Planting, MCM-Pitt, tagged , , , , , 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 [...]

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Random Thoughts and Updates from Yours Truly

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , 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 [...]

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A British Underdog

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , 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 [...]

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Hello, My Name is Barabbas

Posted in Christ-Inspired Thoughts, tagged , , on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Only hours before the crucifixion of Jesus, He was ushered before Pilate, the Roman official entrusted with governing the Jewish nation.  As Pilate observed the case against Jesus, he soon realized it wasn’t very solid.  Rather then simply making a decision right there, he chose to place the decision in the hands of the crowd.  [...]

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The Friday that is Good.

Posted in Christ-Inspired Thoughts, tagged , , , 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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