5-Star Weekend Experience

Most everyone that comes to our church will see quickly that we put a major emphasis on our Weekend Experiences.  We recognize that in our culture, it is one of the best ways to reach people with the Gospel.  Our environment is darker, with moving lights, haze, videos and more.  […]

5-Star Kids Experience

As many of you know, we have invested lots of $$ and hours into our new ccKids facility (The Boulevard).  We invested in our kids first because we believe in them and want them to know Christ.  It’s actually an outreach strategy.  Most statistics say about 80% of people who […]

5-Star Follow up

One of the biggest questions we have wrestled with regarding new converts is, “How do we help them take their Next Step once they make a commitment to Christ?”  We have seen almost 170 people make commitments to Christ since launching here Lithopolis.  (That is only the people who have […]

5-Star Vision

After last week’s strong message on volunteering, I thought I would take some time this week to unfold the vision more for all my subscribers. I hope the message was received with grace and that my church knows that I only want to see us DO what Jesus asked us […]

Redefining Christianity

Anyone who knows me well, knows I don’t like the word “Christian”. Especially when over 80% of our country at one point considered themselves Christians. I have an entire message series I’m going to preach on “How to NOT become a Christian”. My problem is that our definition of Christianity […]

Reality Church TV

Reality TV has become one of the hottest things to watch on TV in the past decade. Shows like Survivor, American Idol, The Bachelor and the countless others have redefined how we view TV. Before Reality TV, everything we watched was scripted and edited. Now, everything is off the cuff […]

Ditching the church mentality

Last night we celebrated the 130+ volunteers who serve at Crossroads Church. It was an incredible night. We gave away HUNDREDS of dollars in gift cards throughout the evening, offered free massages, food and even karaoke. The band led us in some incredible music and I got the honor of […]

Capturing Creativity

I have found it is often hard to plan inspirational or creative moments. I have weekly creative meeting to do just this for our weekend experiences. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it seems you come away feeling you exhausted your time and efforts with little to show for it. It’s odd, […]

Faith WITH Responsibility

Another question I’ve been wrestling with in regards to this so called dichotomy between faith and responsibility is this: Can you step out in faith in one area of your life and expect God to bless it when you are NOT being responsible in other areas? I’m not so sure […]

Faith vs. Responsibility?

Where is the line between faith and responsibility drawn? Let me explain… We should live our lives as Christ-followers filled with faith. Faith is when you ACT on something you believe will happen based on the evidence and character of God. When I went full time into ministry – it […]