Posts from 2013

Posts from 2013

Prayer Partner Update – 11/30/2013

So thankful that you have been supporting us in prayer. We have been consumed with life, work, sharing the Good News and inviting others to join our adventure. We have been thanking God for His goodness to us and you are on that list. We know that your work is critical to our success. You will probably never know the protection or the provision that was provided on our behalf while you prayed but we want you to know we…

There’s No Place Like Home

Don’t you love it when you get a chance to sit down with a old friend you haven’t seen in forever and you are easily able to pick up your relationship right from where you left off? Getting caught up on the happenings of life is fun but what’s really fulfilling is the connection — knowing someone and them knowing you. It’s then you realize that time and distance doesn’t change that. Recently I was writing an email and asked the…

Prayer Partner Update – 10/3/2013

Thank you so much for upholding us in prayer. We absolutely know that we can not do this in our own strength and that we are dependant on your faith-full prayers. THANK YOU! Please pray as the Spirit guides you but we would also appreciate you lifting the following needs up in prayer this week: Churches on the Front Range around Denver, CO: Colorado has been hit hard in 2012 & 2013 with natural disasters: drought, wildfires and most recently historic…

Prayer Partner Update – 9/16/2013

Your prayers for us last week have been answered on many levels. The Essential – Launch church planter’s boot camp was great. Lots of helpful information, inspirational network connections, and encouragement for our hearts.  Here’s a copy of Steve’s Facebook post from this morning: Reflecting on the gift that last week was at CMN Essential – Launch. It was so much more than the information that was imparted. Our coaches, the facilitators and the speakers are all church planters that…

Prayer Partner Update – 9/3/2013

The pace of life has ratcheted up another notch for us. It’s either going to keep me young or burn me out (I’m with Paul either way is good). I don’t think I’ve ever been so completely engaged. I see everything I do and everything around me in the context of the Kingdom. It’s exhilarating and a little scary. I see so much potential and amazing opportunities for the Kingdom here that it’s hard sometimes to focus on the little next steps. I’m sure everyone (particularly…

That You May Tell

Love the exaltation of Psalm 48. You can’t help but sense that their deliverance is fresh and that in the face of impending doom their God not only protected them but also routed their enemy. It is the song of one who is on the backside of threat, trial and attack. But it is also significant that the song was not just a celebration of the now but also a powerful declaration to the generations that would follow – Great…

Prayer Partner Update – 8/22/2013

Sorry it’s been a while. I started several times to do this update but some things have been in a state of flux and I was a little unsure to even know how to ask you to pray. We are very excited that our district presbyters approved our church planting application at their July meeting. This month it seems that some realignments in our secular employments were necessary. We’re so grateful for your intercession on our behalf. We absolutely know that we…

Multipliers

The following are some notes from The Global Leadership Summit (Willow Creek Association) presentation by Liz Wiseman taken from her book Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter. As leaders in Christ’s church we are stewards of those that Jesus calls to join our team including their talents, creative ideas, and passions. Liz says that leaders can either be a Diminisher or a Multiplier. The diminsher actually has a draining influence of those they lead. They shut down others…

How to Lose Your Best People

Patrick Lencioni shared a presentation at Willow Creek Association’s Global Leadership Summit from his book, The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Business Parable. Lencioni’s focus was on employees but the principles he sets out also apply to volunteers. This makes the implications of these observations critical for church leaders and pastors.  Patrick nailed three signs of a miserable job that destroy a work culture and lead to separation – Anonymity, Irrelevance and Immeasurement. Anonymity Lencioni – People cannot…

Come Check Us Out

While reading Psalms 66 I was reminded of the interplay between the purposes of our public gatherings and the invitations that we extend to our family, friends, neighbors and co-workers to come and check us out. We recognize that our public services will be one of the front doors of NineSevenZero Church and that each gathering must be planned and designed with those we haven’t met yet in mind. Anticipating and preparing for guests in our public gatherings will give…

Prayer Partner Update – 7/7/2013

Pray as the Spirit guides you but we would also appreciate you lifting the following needs up in prayer this week: This is the week that our district presbyters consider our application to become a Rocky Mountain District church plant. This will establish our 501(c)3 status, enable us to finalize our bylaws and begin the process of raising funds. Please pray for wisdom for the presbyters and for God’s will to be ministered through them. We are also praying that God…

Prayer Partner Update – 6/20/2013

The next few months will set our course for the next three-five years. We are dependent on and so grateful for your intercession on our behalf.  Pray as the Spirit guides you but we would also appreciate you lifting the following needs up in prayer this week. THANK YOU! Scripture Focus for the Week: The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.(Matt 9:37-38)…