Matthew Kruse is the Lead Pastor of 7 Mile Road, an Acts 29 church just north of Boston. On September 15 the church is releasing their first original worship album entitled Truth Within the Static. We’ve invited Matt to guest blog about hopes for this CD and about some of the theology that undergirds the project. Purchase information, lyrics, and chord charts can all be found at www.CarmenDei.com. Read More
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We interviewed Tyler Jones, Lead Pastor of Vintage21 and host of the upcoming Acts 29 Boot Camp in Raleigh, North Carolina. A29: When and where did you plant Vintage21? TJ: We planted Vintage21 in downtown Raleigh in November of 2002 – about a week before Thanksgiving actually – and believe me, we had no idea what we were doing. A29: What do you mean that you had no idea... Read More
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Jonathan Herron, lead pastor of Catalyst Church in Kent, Ohio shared with Acts 29 his process of planting Catalyst and their plans for the future. Read More
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JR Vassar is the founding pastor of Apostles Church in the Midtown/Upper East area of Manhattan. JR launched the church in September 2005. Before moving to NYC in January 2005, he served for four years as the Teaching Pastor of Lake Pointe Church in the Dallas area. Apostles Church has been growing steadily and reaching emerging professionals, young married couples and several families. He is married to Ginger and they have two children. Apostles Church is a member of the Acts 29 Network. Read More
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Paul Dean, an Acts 29 church plant in Issaquah (a suburb of Seattle) is celebrating his one year anniversary this Sunday (January 21) as the founding pastor of Alathia (meaning “Truth”). He has served as an assistant pastor in Ohio, youth pastor in Richland, WA and Tacoma, WA and was a children’s pastor in Pullman, WA. He was also employed as a history instructor at Washington State University. He lives with his wife Kathryn and three young children, Nathan 9, Carolyn 7, and Alaina 5 in Issaquah, WA. Every year, over 1 million people in this country start a business. Forty percent of them will close by the end of the first year. Within 5 years, more than 80 percent of them will fail. According to author James Emery White, “The statistics are about the same for new churches.” So what made the difference for this church plant in Issaquah celebrating this milestone day? Pastor Dean sat down with us and answered some questions that most church planters have to face at some time to avoid being a statistical casualty. Read More
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