Thoughts on Ministry, Leadership, and Creativity
Thursday morning, I got into a small fender bender on my way to work. I was already having a bad morning and it got a bit worse… $500 deductible worse! It’s almost comical how God uses seemingly insignificant moments in my life in significant ways. This morning, I called Geico to make a claim on […]
The next few weeks at Access are going to be great! Here’s a quick rundown of what to expect! THIS SUNDAY: Chiapas Mission Offering – If you didn’t know, Access is building a church in South Mexico this fall. The project will cost $18,000 to build and pay a pastor’s salary for a year. Let’s […]
Such a great day at Access yesterday! Here are a few highlights! We kicked off a new series in Lakeland called Honor. We’re starting this series in Brandon this Sunday! Here are a few “tweetables” from the day: Honor is to elevate, add value, give worth, and to add weight. Dishonoring is to take lightly. […]
If you know me at all, you know I’m a HUGE fan of the local church. I love the churches in our city and around the world that are leveraging their influence and resources to make a difference. I’m also a HUGE fan of our church, Access. This last week was a great example of […]
I am spent. There is a difference between being exhausted and spent. Exhausted just means that you’ve run out of energy. Spent means you invested your time and energy in something that matters. Today was a great day at Access. Here are a few highlights. Today was my first day back in Brandon in several […]
Hey Access! I’m convinced that this Easter is going to be the best Easter in the history of our church! Help us invite your friends this week in one of these 3 ways: 1. Personally invite them! – Statistically 8 out of 10 people will say yes to an invitation to Easter! 2. Use Facebook and […]
January at Access has quite possibly been my favorite month in the history of our church… and I’ve LOVED a lot of months at Access! Here’s a quick highlight reel of some of my favorite things: We started the new year on January 6 with a message called Circles Completed. Last January, we did a […]
Yesterday was amazing. We have so much to be thankful for. A year of dreaming and planning went into yesterday and it showed. We had such a beautiful service. We’re hearing amazing things from those who came! We had 173 people in attendance. 5 people made a decision to follow Christ. That makes all of […]
The start of our Access Brandon campus is just days away… DAYS AWAY! We start this Sunday, January 13, 10:30 AM, at Bloomingdale High School. I could use your help this week as we get close to Sunday! PRAY! – I’m praying and completely fasting this week asking God to show up in a HUGE […]
Help me do something crazy! In 30 days we’re launching the second campus of our church in Brandon, a suburb of Tampa. We’re REALLY excited. We’ve connected with a lot of people in the area. We’ve raised a ton of money, but need to close out strong by raising the final $30,000! Would you help […]