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On Sunday, our AMx (American Missionary Experience) interns conducted a survey among some of our neighbors. The survey goes something like this:Neighbor Survey:"Thank you for opening the door. We are not here to sell you anything or ask for money, we would just like about 3 minutes of your time to ask you 5 questions.1. What are the problems, concerns, or issues that you have about this

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I am very much aware that God’s purpose is not something that can be fully comprehended. His thoughts are far above anything we can understand. His ways are unexplainable! Yet, God calls us to be fellow laborers together with Him. He promised His Spirit to walk alongside us but He also desires that we walk alongside Him.Trying to comprehend where he wants to lead us is a daunting task. However,

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Perhaps you have heard about the special, blowout sales that various retailers, usually furniture or R.V. dealers will use to move there "overstocked" inventory. The basic idea is to advertise a sale that will take place on a Saturday for instance, but, before the sale that will open to the public there is a special preview just for "special" customers that may want to get first pick. Because if

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It was Thursday night and I received the phone call from my brother that there had been a terrible accident. Mark (my brother) is guardian of two young ladies who became a part of our family about 3 years ago as young teenagers. The girls father, Ringo, had been killed while driving a tractor at work. According to the newpaper, Ringo was working on the side of a sump pond and the it gave way. The

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Recently I asked a question of our directional leadership team for our church plant. What if we had a community that was made up of believers and non-believers? As we gathered, this past Sunday, we got a chance to see what such a notion would look like. As I drove up, I noticed right away that there were two individuals in the front who were there for the first time. A young lady that attends

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In our gathering this week we discussed the scriptures recorded in Acts 3 and 4. Our approach is simple, we read, we think, we speak, we listen. We are intentionally trying to listen to Jesus as the leader/head of the church/body in order to discover fresh experience with him and each other.As the leader, there is pressure to know where we're going with the study and to be able to relate the

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What if we had a church where all first-time visitors already knew someone "in" the church? What would that church have to be like to accomplish this goal? Conventional wisdom says to have a great location, visible signage, friendly greeters, a welcome center, church brochures, contact cards, a follow-up plan, an assimilation plan, etc. BUT, what if all the energy spent doing these things was

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Even the crew has to eat. Christa is eating the MEGA burrito!

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Hearing the real meaning of Easter!

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Wait a minute? The easter bunny grew a beard!

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Beyond Sunday Church hard at work. Randy was all about the grill!

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There were sixty bags of non-perishable and canned food items given away thanks to many wonderful people in the community of Fresno

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Some of our friends at Fresno Inn waiting for the breakfast burrito courtesy of BSC chefs!

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I was thinking about what a blessing it is to watch people that you are caring for grow. To watch them grow forward their passion and practice of serving the Lord. Recently, we spent our Easter time together thinking outwardly toward our friends and community, spending a good amount of energy to touch other people. It was something to see. Simple acts of grace and care were the focus of a BBQ on

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What if the "church" building was for the community and not for the church? What if it was leased or purchased because the people in the church had a vision to impact the community instead of having a vision to fill a building? Does this idea go against the America way? Shouldn't the church be allowed to stake a claim on property and build a nice accommodating facility to service the needs of the

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She went for it! Mmmmm good!

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They are made to eat. Go for it?

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David took the hot chocolate just a little too far!

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This one is serious about her ornament decorating. She did a great job! You know what they say, "One can never have too much glitter."

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This is Cheyanne! This little cutie loved the chili to say the least.

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Danielle and Joseph Semana working at the craft table at the Fresno Inn. Standing between them is a very interesting person named Mike Eagles. Mr. Eagles tells us he is running for mayor of Fresno. He is very vocal about just about everything, especially anything that has to do with politics, local pastor's that he does not like and the fact that he is very rich. He asked our church to pray for

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Lisa and I were talking this morning about our pregnancy. STOP! Before anyone jumps to any conclusions (we're done), I'm not talking about physically, if you know what I mean. I am referring of course to the new community of faith that we will be leading.I remember the season of "intimacy" with the Lord that conceived many of the values behind the vision we are beginning to undertake. I would

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I have been very busy the last couple weeks and times to sit and type are few and far between. However, we have been processing an idea for the name of our church. You ready, "Beyond Sunday."Well remember everything is delicate and new. Tell me what you think.

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I'm still thinking about the last post. I have not come up with any slick answers yet. Lately, I've been playing three words over and over in my mind, as I try to imagine what our faith community (church) will look like. The words are missional, traditional, and attractional.I've been thinking. Why do we alienate ourselves so naturally from one another. One says missional, one says traditional,

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I was involved today in a discussion about the differences between the so called "traditional" church and the emerging (oops, I used that word), "missional" church. It was interesting how difficult it is to even talk about it. It seems the language we use isn't getting the job done at bridging the gap between the generations.When the younger crew uses the word "tradition" it is often in a

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I recently read this statement, "Evangelism is not normal," in a book entitled, "a.k.a. LOST." It really caught my attention because I have always felt that evangelism as it was presented to me was somewhat artificial. In fact, I think that evangelism is the churches word for marketing. Now I realize that may be too strong of a picture, because many are doing an excellent and sincere job at

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Jamba is becoming an endearing place to be. Not only because I really enjoy strawberry's wild (with energy) but because it has become the sight to a few significant moments of late. One was sitting with my wife for a few hours outside talking through our release and decision to resign from Life Cathedral church in order to begin planting a church. The moment was the culmination of 21 years of

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If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is there to witness it, does it make a sound? I think is goes something like that anyway.Journaling for me seems something like the tree and forest thing. If I write a blog, and no one is there to witness it, was it written at all? I have this competing dilemma between wanting to be known and wanting to be obscure. I suppose the problem is more about how

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