A week ago we sent out 5,000 postcards to some neighborhoods in Bend. The postcard was understated and simply pointed people to the Antioch website. We estimate that 3 – 5 % of those who received the postcard actually made it to our website (roughly 150 people). Of those, several came to the public launch […]
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Today was a crazy day. It started fast, finished fast, and covered many miles in between. The lesson I learned in the middle of it all was the power of laughter. Kim Hunt works two days a week in the office, and if you’ve never heard Kim’s laugh then you’ve missed one of the marvels
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With the launch of Antioch this Sunday I thought it would be a great time for some reader interaction!! If you’re out there, leave a comment and let us know what you are most excited about with the birth of this church (whether you are near or far — new to Antioch or have been
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I had a meeting this morning with Kip Jones & Fred Kent. We were planning and looking ahead to the launch of Antioch Church this Sunday. It has been great working with these guys! The fun part about launching a church is that it’s impossible to do it alone. Everything is new, nothing is easy
Mother Kirk The word for church in Scotland is “Kirk.” I never knew this until I read C.S. Lewis’s The Pilgrim’s Regress. It is an allegory and in it Lewis has a character that is a representation of the church named “Mother Kirk.” In naming the church Mother Kirk, Lewis was drawing on the nurturing
Last night there was a “birthday party” for Antioch Church — marking the “birth” or beginning of weekly meetings after a year of meetings, plans, and preparation. When I came home I had trouble sleeping (thanks to a grande latte) and spent some time praying for Antioch and its future. I kept coming back to
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Today was the first morning that it really felt like fall to me. I love fall in Bend. The crisp air makes me look forward to short days and long nights (all the better for reading)… football and fall colors… sweaters and boots… hot coffee and snow-capped mountains. Fall also gets me excited about ministry.
It seems like all dogs are having to learn new tricks these days — the old and the young. They face all sorts of dangers in their daily work and there is no substitute for teaching them new techniques to procure food and live well in society. There is nothing better than this, especially for
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