September 2014

…the word, not the people. We regularly use the word volunteer in the church and non-profit world. We use this word to refer to anyone who does work for the sake of the mission, but does not get paid. You hear about volunteers all the time. “How do we get more volunteers?” “Our volunteers are…

Rather than a deep, lengthy theological essay for this week’s post, I’d like to share some thoughts inspired by a recent conversation with my best friend around some cultural trends for which he and I (both 33 years of age) are sadly too old to enjoy. Hopefully you will receive this list of four trends…

Today’s post is inspired by a recent piece written by my buddy, Josh Hayden. I highly recommend that you add Josh to your regular reading as well. He and I share a love of hip-hop music and this affinity is actually what brought us together as a mutual friend recognized the shared interest and suggested…

We are two days away from our Community Launch of the 801South worship experience. I know that many of you have seen or heard our external marketing, as well as relational engagement through various events in the surrounding community. I have been very pleasantly surprised with the traction of our external marketing efforts. We’ve heard…