How does that sit with you?
Spaghetti stains are one factor deciding whether it’s chairs or pews in the worship center.
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Greening efforts
Incorporating a few environmental touches can help cut energy costs and promote sustainability.
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Youth center brings the ‘wow’ factor
A former injection molding plant is turned into a unique gathering place for young people.
Read More >Back to the future: Kids learning in community
Standing in the middle of a movie theater lobby is usually no big deal (and certainly not a spiritual moment), unless it is the first Sunday morning of Promiseland, a new ministry to children in the early days of Willow Creek Community Church. Launching a ministry to kids in an out-of-the-box, rapidly-growing, already-influential congregation was a big deal; even bigger than I realized at the time, Willow Creek church in South Barrington, IL, about to surpass the 2,000 milestone in its third year, presented a brand new approach to “church” with fresh thinking from top to bottom – except when it came to children.
Read More >Bell tower embellishes a great cathedral
Carillon of 23 bells plays automatically by a computerized system with more than 500 songs in its library.
Read More >Beyond Hollywood: Developing strategic partnerships for Christ
By now I’m relatively familiar with Hollywood. Entertainment’s hub and hometown is just up the I-5 freeway from Friends Church in Orange County, CA where I serve as teaching pastor. In October of 2010 my wife Tammy and I began to minister to a group of Christian entertainment professionals. Since founding their group, {l.a.}god, they have been able to disciple an ever-growing collection of people united in filling a void where they saw a “lack of much needed mentorship and protection from the hazards of the entertainment industry.” Out of {l.a.}god’s mass of talent was born a Christian music label, {l.a.}godMusic, whose namesake band released their debut album Shake the Earth in November 2011.
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