Monthly Archives: May 2010

Does the Church add up?

By joel | Published: May 27, 2010
The fol­low­ing email was sent to Tim Steven’s Exec­u­tive Pas­tor at Granger Church and posted on his blog                           ( http://​www​.lead​ings​mart​.com/​2​0​1​0​/​0​5​/​s​o​m​e​t​h​i​n​g​-​j​u​s​t​-​d​o​e​s​n​t​-​a​d​d​-​u​p​.​h​tml ).  Jack’s thoughts really res­onate with me because I agree, and I am a Pas­tor… The one poten­tially prop­a­gat­ing the prob­lem.  The [...]
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Stories — The Church has left the building?

By joel | Published: May 25, 2010
Hey All, Wanted to fol­low up on my last post about this past Sun­day with some sto­ries and quotes.  I hope to throw a pic­tures up soon as well. Enjoy! but I will say how awe­some it was that every­one in our group pitched in where are strengths are. My mom and I tag-​​teamed on cook­ies (much bet­ter [...]
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The Church has left the building

By joel | Published: May 23, 2010
This morn­ing is a morn­ing that will live on in my mem­ory for a long time.  We have been preach­ing about the true nature of the Church.  One that is not con­fined to a build­ing or an hour but is unleashed to change the world through the power of Jesus. This morn­ing at @MCCExton (Marsh Creek Church) [...]
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Why I can’t wait for Sunday!

By joel | Published: May 21, 2010
This is an open let­ter to our com­mu­nity, but if you read this and want to join us please, please come on by.  Unfor­tu­nately when we sent this out it got messed up so I am post­ing it here for the peo­ple.  Sorry for the complications. Hey Marsh Creek Fam­ily, I wanted to write you a quick [...]
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Will you do something great?

By joel | Published: May 20, 2010
I have been read­ing John Maxwell’s Every­one Com­mu­ni­cates, Few Con­nect which is a book I highly rec­om­mend.  In my read­ing today I came across the fol­low­ing pas­sage I wanted to share with you all. “Pres­i­dent Abra­ham Lin­coln, an incred­i­ble com­mu­ni­ca­tor, was known dur­ing the Civil War to attend a church not far from the White House on [...]
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My prayer for the Church

By joel | Published: May 12, 2010
Our staff read the fol­low­ing the other day in a book we are study­ing together.  It is part of a Fran­cis­can bene­dic­tion.  The prayer is one that ask’s God to wreck you in a good way.  To dis­quiet your soul in such a way that are starv­ing for more of Him.  To give you a [...]
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Is your best life lived in your dreams?

By joel | Published: May 4, 2010
I meant this post for a week ago and have since pro­cras­ti­nated.  The worse news is now that I am finally get­ting around to this post I am real­iz­ing it has been a month and half since I last wrote.  Shame on me!  I know I have dis­ap­pointed my loyal reader out there.  So who­ever [...]
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