As some of you know, I love books. There are several people here who can testify to that because they helped me pack and move (carry) my books - Gerco, Reyn, Joy, Scott, Yucan, Yen, etc. And so it is only fitting that the metaphor that I keep coming back to as I am thinking about this...
Last month we talked about the basic characteristics needed to be on the new site team. This month we list out some basic roles and tasks new site team members will need to fulfill. - Community Group Leadership - Neighborhood Outreach Leadership - Music and Worship Team - Office...
As we've mentioned, transitions are never easy. But they are amazing opportunities for Jesus to show up in some powerful ways- both in our personal and communal life. Hear from Jamie Wilson- a pastor at Coast Vineyard, a mentor of mine, and also a pastor who inherited a church from the...
It tends to be one of the first questions people ask when the idea of starting a new spiritual community/church comes up: do we really need another church in the area? Aren't there enough for people to go to? Well, turns out a lot has been written about this. The keynote essay on this in the...
Perhaps your initial reaction to the title of this post is something like "wow, isn't this a little too intense or out of proportion? I mean, transitions are hard, but to use the paradigm of grieving? That seems like too much." One on hand, I get it if you're thinking this way...
As God continues to lead us toward New Brunswick, we want to make it clear: I (Yucan) will be the pastor moving New Brunswick to start the new work there, and pastor Tim will assume the lead pastor role here in San Diego. Yes, you read that correctly. And yes, this is quite a big change!!! To...