If a church starts with over 5000 people, is it a church plant? I’m sure this is dabbling in semantics and wordplay, but I do see a difference between planting a church with a core team of about ten or twenty people and starting a church that runs an attendance of 1000+ the first day. ...
I’ve been thinking about the old phrase “you can’t go home” a lot lately, especially in light of church planting. Many of my friends planting churches are, in fact, doing so in their hometowns. A good number of pastors or ministers I know are on staff at churches in their hometowns. Because of the phrase,...
This morning I explored Annapolis Towne/Harbour Centre and the nearby mall. They’re constructing these massive town homes in Parole, a suburb west of Annapolis. I had breakfast/lunch at Subway, then hit Caffe Pronto for some coffee. The Caffe Pronto near my hotel closes very early, but because it was recommended, I made an effort to...
After spending most of my day inside studying for and taking an Ethics mid-term, I took a walk around downtown Annapolis. I walked down West Street past Church Circle to Main Street, which is aptly named. After making it all the way down to City Dock, I turned around and grabbed dinner at Chick and...
In sixteen days I’ll be leaving for Maryland (with a side trip to Indiana to see my brother and his family). I’ll be in Annapolis from March 23rd-28th, and get back into New Orleans Saturday or Sunday night. I plan to spend the majority of my time immersing myself in the culture of Annapolis, where...
