March 2010
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WatchElevation Church did this mashup of “Hallelujah” and “Lift High.” Worship, I’m all about it.
—D’Art
February 2010
10 posts
Lent
I’m giving up sweets. This is the first year that we as a family have observed the Lent season. And we’re now a week in, and all is well. Kinda.
A couple of weeks ago, I pre-ordered some Girl Scout cookies from a lady at work. I love Samoas, I don’t know if it’s the coconut or the carmel, but something about them taste like they were baked in heaven. But I...
Networking
I’m quickly learning how vital good networking is. I admit, I’m not a great networker. In fact, I’m not much of a people person either. I’m pretty introverted…until I get to know you, then, I tend to be a real embarrassment. But the beauty of networking, is that you don’t have to be a great networker, you just need to know someone who is. This guy is the...
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I don't like church planters.
When I felt God leading me to start a church, there was a lot of push-back on my end. Not because I didn’t want to, but because, I didn’t like church planters.
In my dealings with church planters, the majority of the ones that I came in contact with were arrogant and prideful. They would talk about how their church plant was going to be the special sauce. And then drop names of big-time...
How do you know?
The number two question I get about starting a new church is, “How do you know you’re supposed to start a church?” My answer is pretty simple, God told me to….I think.
“Pray that God would lead people to plant churches in Boston.” That was the prayer request I read in 2007 while at a gathering for college students, for which I was a leader. I had no clue that God would change the trajectory of my...
“So that people who don’t know Jesus, can.”
Learning from the best
We moved to Charlotte for the sole purpose of learning from the guys at Elevation Church. And boy, have we learned. When we moved here, almost 2 years ago, the church was pushing 2000 in attendance, now it’s at about 6000. We’ve been able to sit down with some of the key staff and pick their brains. We were also able to serve as volunteer leaders. We really learned a lot about volunteers and...
Here we go
First official post. We’re on our way, looking to what God has in store for us in Boston. Here we come.