God doesn’t care if I drive a pink Cadillac! That’s what a guy told me the other day in our conversation about finding God’s purpose for his life. He didn’t understand how much he really means to God.
I asked him if he had kids, yea… three. Do you have an opinion about where they go to school, who the date or marry, where they go… Continue Reading…
There are far too many churches that are still doing church for one people group. The 5th distinctive of the COMB Network is the church should be Ethnically-Reflective. In other words, the inside of the church should be a reflection of what is on the outside.
I don’t like the term "multi-ethnic." Almost every group and organization have given the term their own definition and mostly to make sure they feel as if they "fit" as a multi-ethnic church. I much prefer the term "ethnically reflective." Continue Reading…
Just a couple of years ago I was touring a church, and in one of the kids rooms, they had an 8-track player! This is what went off in my head, among the loud sounds of cranial laughter, HOLY CRAP! The leader said they didn’t have many kids. YOU THINK?
That takes me to the 4th Distinctive of the COMB Network… the church MUST be relevant to the community in which it’s planted! What? Relevant…
Relevant- If something is relevant to a situation or person, it is important or significant in that situation or to that person. (Collins Language)
In other words, the church must present and demonstrate the power and love of the… Continue Reading…
I’ve been going through the 5 distinctions of the Comb Network. Today, I’m gonna tell you about the third..
Indigenous.
Indigenous means: A system of recognizing and empowering local leadership… Continue Reading…
I’m sharing the 5-Distinctives of the COMB Network, and today I want to tell you about the 2nd one.
The Pattern of Procreation, in other words…Make babies, baby! What is alive and growing is always multiplying, and reproducing… Continue Reading…
This week I want to share with you the five distinctives our new Church-Planting movement called the Comb Network. This new Network was birthed after an extended time of seeking God for what He had next for us as a church family. We had already done the growing, and moving, bigger crowds & bigger buildings… Continue Reading…
