Face Painting & Idiots...

This past weekend was great...full of face painting & idiots.

A handful of us from Lifepoint attended the Savannah Easter event...painted TONS of little faces and handed out a couple hundred invite cards for our upcoming Easter service. It's always a joy to see eyes light up when the look into a hand held mirror after having their faces painted. Painting little faces may not seem like that big of a deal...but we know that serving, loving, and reaching out to our community chips away at hardened hearts and shows our neighbors that we truly care about them. It's a joy to rub shoulders and show Christ's love to those we come in contact with.

Idiots... I'm not going to take a great deal of time to explain this past weekend's message...go listen online. I will say I had a bunch of people tell me it was the first time they had ever been called an "idiot" at church...they loved it & the message Sunday will stick with them for a very long time!

This weekend at Lifepoint Church is going to be REDONKULOUS!
We're starting a brand new teaching series, "Mixtape", and it's EASTER!

Hope to see you Sunday.

Easter Invite Card & Free iTunes Download...

Here's the invite card I designed for our "Mixtape" series we're doing starting April 12th - Easter.

Front:


Back:


"Today" is the first song, from our upcoming Lifepoint worship album, that's completely mixed and mastered. "Today" is also the song that we're giving away as a free iTunes download (as listed on the back of the Easter invite card).


Hope to see you Sunday.

Today Was A Good Day...

To quote the great Ice Cube "...today was a good day..."

We had a really good morning at Lifepoint...starting a new teaching series that serves to remind us what our mission is as the church. From time to time we have to be reminded, challenged, encouraged and pushed. This morning's talk was very stern, but taught in love. If we, church staff, can't be honest and transparent with those who attend...who's going to do it? I'm just like everyone else...I need a firm kick in the butt sometimes.

After our time together at church...a whole bunch of us headed down to the park for a cook out and a time of just hanging out. So much food! Everyone ate way to much and just sat around enjoying each other's company. Several of us played "cornhole"...the worlds greatest redneck game. So much fun...with so many great people. Today was a good day.

Hope to see you Sunday.

It's Official...

It's official...Lifepoint "Point Groups" are kicking! Tonight we launched our Men's, Women's and Student Point Groups...and the turn out for the very first night was awesome. We had around 10 or 12 who made an effort to notify us saying that they wouldn't be able to make it for various reasons...and still had well over 80 in total attendance!

For those of you who read this blog...I'm sure you're tired of hearing it...but I'm so pumped! You have no idea how excited I am with what God is doing at Lifepoint Church. The direction, momentum, buy-in, and future has me absolutely thrilled and humbled.

Hope to see you Sunday.

What Can I Say...

What can I say except...wow!

We moved to a new location this past Sunday and did everything we could to notify those who attend. In fact, we sent out a mass email and letter to anyone who has ever even stepped foot into one of our services...just to let them know about the change in location. All that time, finances (stamps are getting to be expensive) and energy...and we still had nearly 30 of our regulars not show up. And guess what?!?! We still had right around 130 in attendance! Wow!

We've got a firm base of around 160 people...that doesn't include all of our students that show up on Wednesday nights...add in those students and we're currently reaching as many as 175 people on a weekly basis! How crazy is that? For a church that's 16 months old, with NO mother church, and a original "core group" of only 15 adults...that's flippin' awesome! And guess what?!?! We're no where close to being done!

We're starting our brand "Point Groups" this Wednesday night for men, women, and students (Pre-K through 12th grade). What are Point Groups? Point Groups are what we at Lifepoint Church refer to as our "gatherings & studies" outside of Sunday mornings. They will be a time of cultivating genuine relationships and spiritual growth. We'll have seperate men's and women's Point Groups...and what's really cool is that our students (Pre-K through 12th grade) will have their own groups as well. Savannah Elementary, on Wednesday nights, will now be our "student center"...full out children's ministry and youth service...with plenty of room for growth!

All that to say...I'm pumped about the momentum we have and direction that we're going as a church. Next "growth barrier"...here we come...and we're not just gonna break it...we're gonna shatter that mug. God is amazing and using us to do amazing things!

Hope to see you Sunday.

Class 101...

Wow! Last night we had our first "Class 101" (membership class) of 2009. Including children we had over 45 people in one home for the class - that's insane (a good insane)! We had an awesome time...so much energy, excitement, and desire to be a part of what God is doing at Lifepoint Church.

During the course of "Class 101" I share the story of Lifepoint Church, we cover Salvation, Baptism, Communion, our purpose, statements of faith (what we believe), our strategy, structure, and the future of Lifepoint Church. If it sounds like a lot of info...that's because it is. But it's all so very important for those considering membership to know actually who we are as a church.

I'm so pumped about everyone who became a member last night...wow! We've got a ton of great people who love God and want to partner with us to reach people in this area. I'm praying and believing that 2009 is just going to be unreal & unbelievable for us as a church...and more importantly, for the Kingdom of God!

Hope to see you Sunday.

7.27.08...

We had a great morning at Lifepoint this past Sunday (7.27.08). However, the community that we live in suffered a tragedy. A young family here in Savannah lost their youngest child in an unfortunate accident (go here to read more about the story:: http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa080727_wz_hotcardeath.b0d2e7d.html).

If you come across this blog entry...please be in prayer for the mother, father, and remaining children in the home. This event would bring any family to the breaking point. Please pray for peace, understanding and the comfort of God to cover this home.

Hope to see you Sunday.

This Saturday...

This Saturday is the first annual Lifepoint Church "BAPTIQUE" = Baptism & BBQ! I'm so excited! We've got a good number of people who are taking part in the baptism and we've invited the entire church out for a celebration. Fire up the grill, slap down some hamburgers, and dunk some people!

This Saturday, July 12th, from 10am-1pm at the Little Elm Beach Park.

Contact the church office: 972.347.9598 - for more information / directions.

Hope to see you Saturday & Sunday.

Relationships...

I have no rational explanation why I'm surrounded by the staff that I have...other than the fact that God is involved. I have an awesome worship leader, loving and caring kidz director, and excellent student pastor...then there's me...go figure!

I spent a good part of the day yesterday hanging out at Starbucks planning this coming Sunday with my worship leader and student pastor...I need time with them - creativity and ideas flying all over the place. I need that. I need time with others...so do you! We can't just close ourselves off and come together once a week for an hour...that just doesn't cut it. I can't imagine how much stronger we ALL would be if we constantly surrounded ourselves with other Christ followers.

Here's the catch...we can't neglect our friends and neighbors who have yet to cross that line of faith...they may not know it...but they need our attention. If they know you go to church...but you don't have any time for them...or worse...you act just like them...wow...something is wrong. We are called to go into all the world...for me it's Savannah, Paloma Creek, Providence Village, Aubrey, Little Elm, and other areas along HWY 380...to reach people...to make disciples.

What if we did that? What if we all reached people and made disciples? Hmmm...interesting concept, huh? The relationships we make, develop, and cultivate are so very important...they carry eternal weight. Do your part!

Hope to see you Sunday.

Sooner Than Expected...

We'll Lifepoint Church is about 6 1/2 weeks old...and things are going great.
On average we're seeing between 90-110 people in weekly attendance...which is amazing for a brand new church.

Sooner than expected...

Out of necessity we started what we that would be a youth "small group" (maybe 5 or 6 students)...but what we have is a full out youth group. We're seeing 15-20 students show up for our weekly gathering.

We are also launching 4 adult home teams next Sunday (21st of October). My plan wasn't to start youth or adult home teams until Jan. 2008...just so we could get a few months of regular attendance and see what the landscape of Lifepoint Church was going to look like. I guess God's timing is different than mine...and I love that! We just have to be willing to be flexible as He leads and guides us.

Be in prayer for us...we have about 46 more weeks in our current rented facility. I really believe we can purchase land and build a permanent church...but God is going to have to move and open doors for us. Please be praying that will occur very soon...it's not a great deal of fun as the "leader" to know that come next September we don't have a place to worship.

God is amazing...and I look forward to seeing what He's going to do.
I'll keep you posted.

Palm Valley Church

So, it's Thursday Aug. 16th, 2007...and I just landed in McAllen, Tx. I'm down here visiting Palm Valley Church and attending their membership class tonight. I'm not attending b/c I'm becoming a member...I'm attending to see how they do things.
This church is amazing...tons of gifted and talented people on staff.