been awhile…

02Nov11

So its been awhile- like a year plus awhile. Crazy how time flies…

In that time, our family has expanded  by the birth of our third little girl and we are having a boy in a few more months. Also, we’ve helped plant a church in Cambridge, Massachusetts called Aletheia. God is really blessing that work and he has been so faithful to give us all that we dreamed of and more as we’ve seen a church grow rather rapidly and see those who were far from god draw closer to HIm. I have to say I have the greatest job in the world.

Perhaps a schedule is forming by which I can return to writing a little bit. One can always hope!

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$450 and 1 Day Left!

06Sep10

These recent days have been a whirlwind of work, traveling, sleep deprivation, and emotion, but we have arrived in Boston and are trying to unpack.  We attended our first launch team meeting for this church plant yesterday and were so encouraged by the faith and commitment of the people there.  God is moving in Boston and we are excited to be a part of His mission!

We are also one day away from our deadline of raising the funds we needed and there is still an opportunity for you to give! We’ve reached 82% of our goal and only have a little bit left to raise.

That leaves us with $450 we need to cover our moving expenses. $450 to cover our move to this mission field in the northeast.  God has encouraged us through the generous giving of so many, but we still need to climb over the last hump.  $450. That is 18 people giving $25 each.  Can you help?

Please email me with questions.

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Where we stand.

24Aug10

I am absolutely, 100% humbled, amazed and thankful to so many of you.  Here is where we stand in relation to our moving expense need of $2500:  Less than 36 hours ago, I put our need out there on the internet and as of right now, we stand at 53% complete. I know God is big, but even this surprised me.  To those of you who have given, you are blessing our socks off. Your faith and generosity is encouraging us in one of the biggest transitions of our lives.

But there is still a way to go. Our need is simple. We still need 47%… That’s 47 people giving $25 dollars each. Thats how much it will take us to reach our next mission field. With your help, we are getting closer and closer to arriving in Boston.

As always, please email me with any questions.

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$2500 in 14 days! Can YOU help?

23Aug10

We need your help.

As many of you know, my wife Janna and I are in the process of transitioning to help plant a great church in Boston.  We absolutely have to move the first week in September because, well, baby girl #3 is due in early October! We’ve spent the summer developing the financial partnership and saving for this move that is happing in two weeks.  The problem is we haven’t been able to save and develop the entire $8,000 needed to make the move.

Here is the GOOD NEWS: we already have over 65% of what we need.  The BAD NEWS: We still need $2500 to pay for our final moving expenses, and we need it in 14 days because that is the weekend we move into our apartment.

Would you consider giving whatever you can to help us move to Boston to help plant Aletheia Church?  Whether you can give $25, $100 or $1000, your gift will go a long way in helping us reach our next mission field!

$2500 in 14 days.  God provides and I know He can accomplish this.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.

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Graduating Seniors

22Apr10

A picture of the aforementioned world changers who are graduating from FSU and our ministry this year:

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MAKE disciples.

21Apr10

Tonight is the last meeting of the semester for ENCM at FSU.  Its always a bitter sweet moment when our graduating seniors speak to their peers about what God has done in their lives while at FSU.  It is an amazing time of generational transfer along with a solid reminder that disciples of Jesus are made and don’t just happen. If we stop making disciples, our ministry at FSU will fail to exist in a few short years.

All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and MAKE disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.

-Jesus (Matthew 28:18-20)

I pray FSU ENCM never becomes complacent and continues to make disciples.

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I’m gonna miss this.

20Apr10

Its been a whirlwind of a year, but the Spring semester is coming to an end, and with it, our time as campus missionaries. We’ve been working to see the Gospel of Jesus impact the lives of college students in Tallahassee for over six years.  Honestly, it been the most rewarding experience of my life.  These students are a part of our family and we will miss them greatly as we transition.

Love you guys.

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Church is… Functional Community

08Feb10

Also posted at www.aletheiaboston.com. If you haven’t been to the site, check it out!

As Christians, we know that we have been reconciled to God and we are able to enjoy a relationship with Him. Sometimes we forget that God also reconciles us to each other.  God design for the church is that all prejudices and external barriers would be removed from His people in order for Him to move through them.

The Bible teaches that Christians are to come together in a community that resembles a functional family.  Here are a couple passages to ponder:

Ephesians 2:19-22

Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.

Acts 2:42-47

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

God is concerned about our relationships with others.  As God changes our lives, He also joins us together relationally with other believers that He might dwell among us and allow us to not only grow in our knowledge of Him (the apostles teaching), but live life and make an impact in our city together.

God historically works primarily through communities of people. Yes, today as in New Testament times, there are leaders who serve and guide the church. But it is through the lives and efforts of the collective church that God’s truth and love are shown, catalyzing change within a culture.

Lets pray for Aletheia to be a community of Christ-followers who genuinely love God, love each other, and love our city.  Lets pray that our church would not only bless those who do not know God, but would enjoy the favor of Boston to the level that God would add to our number daily those were being saved.

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