Jesus Rides T-Rex
I’ve been holding out, trying to persuade myself not to post this, but what the heck, I can’t resist.
HT: Dan Kimball.
theology, church planting, big ideas
Hi, I'm AJ Vanderhorst. Born in Lawrence, Kansas, home of the mighty Jayhawks, I currently live near downtown Kansas City. I'm married to the beautiful Lindsay, and have two rambunctious kids, Aidan and Asher. At the moment, my goal is to freelance write & get an urban church plant off the ground. It would also be cool to keep my hoops game alive and learn to write like C.S. Lewis.
This blog is where I think out loud about knowing Jesus, living out my theology, and making risky plans, so it has a personal, sometimes confessional flavor. We want to see a new, Jesus-exalting, culturally-focused work of God started in the urban arts district of KC. Feel free to contact me if something here sparks your interest.
I’ve been holding out, trying to persuade myself not to post this, but what the heck, I can’t resist.
HT: Dan Kimball.
First things first: You should really see this movie. Second, check out this post–originally written for freelance copywriters like me, but easily adapted to something as entrepreneurial as church planting. With apologies to original author John Hewitt, I suggest that we can gain…
6 Church Planting Lessons from Tony Stark, aka Iron Man
Just insert appropriate words or phrases where necessary. Example:
“Sometimes you gotta run before you can walk.” - Tony Stark
Don’t be afraid to take on goals and projects that challenge you. Taking on big tasks, even “impossible” ones, gets your blood flowing and forces you to be innovative and learn new things. People are always telling you what you can’t do when it comes to [church planting]. You can’t [plant a church in an urban center] if don’t [have a bajillion dollars in funding]. You can’t land a major [planting partner] because they only deal with [guys who know the SBC in and out]. You can’t sell a [church planting vision] without an [Apple laptop]. You can’t get an interview with [Mark Driscoll]. The truth is, even if you don’t pull any of these things off, chances are you’re going to learn something in the attempt. If you do pull it off you’ll have proof that impossible only means hard, and that will help you do the next impossible thing.
Read the whole thing.
If you’re not familiar with Lark News, this might be a good introduction. The secret of Lark News’ stories is that you can frequently just almost see them happening.
Steve McCoy writes about a series of sweeping changes he’s leading his church to make. I appreciate the fact that he’s giving guys like me a window of sorts into what it looks like to introduce big changes, sell your people on them, and push them through into the realm of reality.
I like the way this guy thinks.
