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Our Fathers and Our Future.
Acts 29 East Coast Regional Coordinator, Tyler Jones (Vintage21 Church, Raleigh), prays over Chan Kilgore and his leadership of the Florida region, joined by Rick Long (The Point Community, Lexington) and Elliot Grudem.
Here are some snaps from our man on the ground, Josh Opp (assistant to Network Coordinator Elliot Grudem):
Joseph Turner, Acts 29 planter of Sojourn Community Church in Houston, listens to Elliot Grudem deliver his message earlier today.
Tyler Jones and Justin Holcomb (Director of The Resurgence) catch up behind the scenes at the conference. By the way, Justin and his wife, Lindsey, just published Rid of My Disgrace, a book all church planters ...
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This is a real photo of Luther in 1517. Or not.
Your congregation is probably buzzing about costumes, parties and candy this weekend. Maybe your church is having a "harvest party," too. But do you know about the other October 31st? Justin Holcomb, academic dean of Re:Train, posted "Luther Puts a Nail in the Heart of Bad Religion— And 3 Other Holidays" on The Resurgence, highlighting another October 31 holiday: Reformation Day. Yes, October 31 was also the day Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the Wittenberg church door.
Reformation Day (October 31) commemorates Luther's posting of his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany on October 31, 1517. This act triggered the Reformation, as they were immediately translated and ...
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Just Another Ministry Monday?
Jonathan McIntosh posts the top reasons pastors say they want to quit: 1) to protect their family, 2) criticism, 3) the work is too hard, 4) they're restless, 5) they're jealous of others' talents & giftings, 6) nobody & nothing seems to change. Have another reason and want to voice it? Follow @JonMcIntosh, @acts29 and other church planting leaders as they conduct more "Twitter polls" in the future.
Gospel Awakening Defined via Chan Kilgore
Chan serves on the Acts 29 Network's Board of Directors and oversees the Florida Region. He writes, "a Gospel Awakening is when a person's affections are gripped with the beauty of the holiness and love of God and broken by the depth of their own sin." Chan has a four page article on what an "Awakening" ...
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