Partnering with Uncle Sam in Church Planting!
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Faith, Financial Freedom, Church at the Grove, Church Planting | No Comments »Church at the Grove could not have begun without sponsoring churches and generous organizations. We had a primary sponsoring church, a few other partnering churches, a grant from the New Work Foundation, financial support from local associations and ONE family ...
Whiteboard Takeaways Part 2
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in Leadership, Culture, Church | No Comments »Darrin Patrick, pastor of Journey Church in St. Louis, Missouri was the 4th speaker of the day. Darrin is somewhat soft-spoken and "professor-like" in his teaching but you can't mistake the intensity of his content. He read from Romans 1:18 and ...
Weekend Update and Sunday Recap
Monday, May 26th, 2008 Posted in Random Thoughts, Church at the Grove | No Comments »I had breakfast with a good friend Shannon Ramsey Saturday morning at Waffle House. You know its bad when you walk in Waffle House and they yell your name like "Norm!" from Cheers. "RUSS!" Shannon is scheduled to leave for Bangladesh ...
Whiteboard takeaways Part 1
Saturday, May 24th, 2008 Posted in Leadership, Culture, Church Planting, Church | No Comments »A good friend of mine and a fellow church planter (Steve Whipple) invited me to travel with him to a one day leadership conference called The Whiteboard Sessions. We left late Wednesday night and returned late Thursday night and it ...
