A Key Highlight of My Church Planting Residency One of the most important and impacting components of my church planting residency has been being part of the Elders Meetings at my sending church. Now, many would assume that being part of such meetings would be boring and tedious, but I’ve been really surprised how much […]
Cross of Christ Fellowship Naperville Outreach Part of planting a church (Cross of Christ Fellowship) in downtown Naperville is doing the work of an evangelist–testifying about the good news of Jesus to those who have not heard it or do not believe it. Over Labor Day weekend we had a great opportunity to do this, […]
5 Blessings of Joining a Church Plant (An Encouragement to Consider Helping us Plant a New Church In Naperville) If you live in the Naperville area and are a Christian, we would love for you to consider helping us plant a new gospel-centered church in downtown Naperville! Cross of Christ Fellowship is a new church […]
Labor Day Outreach Thanks to all who came out and all who prayed for our Labor Day Outreach at the Naperville Last Fling! We managed to give away around 150 Bibles, over 600 bottles of water, 10-15 books about Christianity, we had dozens of conversations with individuals in which we talked about God and the […]
4 Things That Lead Us Away from the Faith “Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.” 2 Tim 1:13 Paul’s exhortation to Timothy demonstrates the reality that holding onto the truth of the gospel requires effort and diligence. Timothy […]
Cross of Christ Fellowship August Newsletter If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s our church plant’s latest newsletter: http://eepurl.com/0Zqov [Cross of Christ Fellowship is a gospel-centered church being planted in downtown Naperville and is affiliated with the Acts 29 Network and the Southern Baptist Convention]
Cross of Christ Fellowship Booth at Naperville’s Last Fling This Labor Day weekend (8/29-9/1), Cross of Christ Fellowship will be hosting a booth at a city-wide event called ‘Last Fling.’ (Specifically, we’ll be out on 8/29 from 5-9 PM, Sat 8/30 from 10 AM-6 PM, Sun Aug 31 from 10 AM -6 PM, and Mon […]
Being ‘Spiritual But Not Religious’ Does Not Work One phrase I frequently hear from non-Christians is, ‘I’m spiritual, but not religious.’ This might be translated as following: I have a general interest in who God is, but don’t see the need to exclusively identity with a particular religion or religious perspective. What usually results is […]
The Conviction to Lead by Al Mohler (Favorite Quotes) I tend to spend more of my time reading books about theology and exegesis, but was given Al Mohler’s recent book on leadership “The Conviction to Lead” at T4G Conference. It was a great read and has encouraged me to lead with confidence and boldness, out […]
Podcast About Cross of Christ Fellowship Last month I had the privilege of taking part in a podcast called ‘The Sower’s Almanac,” which is hosted by the guys at Ransom City Church (another church plant sent by Redeemer Fellowship). These guys are doing the extremely hard work of planting a church, and their podcast gives […]