This morning while studying in a coffee shop, I got into a conversation with a guy sitting next to me about church. He was a follower of Jesus, but had some hang-ups with church and previous experiences. Let me say that he was not a young guy but a middle-aged guy , so he's not …
Summary of #Exponential 2010 Notes
This is a summary page through which you can access all of my note-posts on Exponential 2010. This was an outstanding conference for me, and that's coming from someone who is not a big conference guy. Disclaimer on my notes Will Mancini, “Church Unique” Mark Batterson, “Don’t Take ‘Yes’ for an Answer” Louie Giglio Rick …
Francis Chan, “Transformation Challenge” (#Exponential 2010)
Francis Chan is the teaching pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, where he has been serving for the past 15 years. Francis spends much of his time speaking to high school and college students and is the author of Crazy Love and Forgotten God. Francis just recently announced that he is leaving Cornerstone Church …
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Rick Howerton, “Multi-generational Small Groups” (Exponential 2010)
Rick Howerton has been a small group pastor, church planter, and senior pastor. He is the National Director of Events and Training and Small Group-ologist for Serendipity by LifeWay. Rick is also the co-author of Small Group Life Manual and the author of Destination Community: Small Group Ministry Manual, an all-encompassing guide to creating a …
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The Words I Need
Yesterday at Brooklife I spoke from Proverbs on the topic of words in our series "The Life I Need." My main idea was: we need to speak the truth without deceit from our hearts. I pulled together three different verses from Proverbs in order to get at this main idea: Proverbs 12:19 - “Truthful lips …
Matthew Erickson 