Yesterday I received word that the research and development initiative called World Relief: Next Project was approved and put into motion by the Executive Board of World Relief. The Next Project is a creative idea birthed between Antioch and World Relief as a collaborative partnership to explore new concepts for missions and church partnerships using […]
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Yesterday was the launch of Antioch’s Art Book. The Art Book was the brainchild of Gary Christenson and Kim Hunt as a way to network artists and get artwork from within the congregation out into a visible format. The book is 188 pages full color and sells for $50. Hands down… it is one of
The Great Oregon Divot golf tournament is this October 18th at Aspen Lakes. There is a BBQ lunch from 11:00 to 11:45 and then a shotgun start at 12 noon. Following the golf tournament there will be a prime rib dinner in the main dining room. If you missed last year’s tournament, it is amazing.
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The staff at Antioch got away to Sisters (a small town north of Bend) today for a “Daydream Day.” It was good to just get away, connect and dream about ministry and what God would have us do. One of the big topics was a word that is becoming more a part of our culture
I’m pretty excited to have Mike Yankoski speaking at Antioch this coming Sunday. Mike spent 6 months living on the streets of major US cities as a homeless man while he was a Christian college student in order to learn about the plight of the homeless in America. He recounted his experiences in his book
I was talking with Rick Gerhardt yesterday and came up with a saying: We want missionaries not crusaders. Missionaries seek to serve, reach and and build up, while crusaders look to critique, wage war and tear down. I have no desire for Antioch to become the biggest church around. I do, however, have the desire
So Justin, the Worship Pastor at Antioch, has been working on a special Sunday for a long time with Country / Bluegrass style music. He is calling it “Hee Haa Sunday!!” I think it’s pretty sweet that we’ve got people who think creatively and enjoy trying new things — not to mention some special guest
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Pretty excited about the new ministry placement program that Courtney Christenson and Justin Lavik have been working on at Antioch. I think that lack of commitment usually comes from lack of clarity… in other words, we don’t know what we were made to do and therefore we don’t have confidence to pursue it. Another way
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We have a Fast Pass Class this Sunday and Monday night (Antioch’s version of a membership or intro class). I love these things because I never get tired of sharing the vision of our church!
So I’m not a big waterskier, but I had a great meeting with the chair of our elder board, Jim Wilkens, today and he said at the end that he really feels like Antioch is beginning to click along; and, the analogy that came out of it, was the moment when a waterskier planes out.
