Why Another Church

I was running errands yesterday and I couldn't help but notice all the church buildings on every corner.  I live in Paulding County GA where the majority of the population never steps foot inside any of these places of worship. I have two thoughts on all these churches.  First, If your preaching the exact same message and targeting the exact same people, join up with the guy across the street and cut down on some the expense of running both places.  Second, if you have a building that seats 600 and your running 30, it time to change your strategy.  

In the midst of all these church buildings some would ask me, "Bill, why start another church in an area full of churches."  My answer come from Andy Stanley's book "Visioneering" (a must read for all church planters and pastors).  He states, "A God-ordained vision will begin with concern.  You will hear something that gets your attention."  God has gotten my attention over the last few years of this fact.  The people of God do not walk by faith anymore.  This breaks my heart for without faith it is impossible to please God.  If the church is not going to teach God's people to walk by faith we set them up for failure with God.

The vision statement for Reliant is:

Producing Jesus follower of faith that will expand the kingdom of God 

by their witness and His Word. 

We used the word "producing" on purpose to show the ongoing action of discipleship in the lives of the believers.  They will not only follower Jesus but will learn to follow him by faith.  This is the major lesson that Jesus pounded into the heads of the disciples.  His goal was to have them walking by faith by the time He ascended knowing that they could handle anything if they were walking in faith.

As I walk this journey of faith with the Lord my prayer is that I can be a shining example for others to walk by faith along side me.  Stay tuned.  

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The Journey Begins

As many of you may already know, Kim and I are about to embark on the biggest adventure of our lives. We are taking all the the wisdom and experience that we have learned over the past 25 years in ministry and starting a church. For the past 3 months I have been getting all the background work done (corporate papers, people management systems, bank accounts, vision statements and core values, etc., etc.) And now it's time to get the ball rolling with a core group of people that have the same heart and vision.

I had a great time with the staff of New Season Church as they gave me a send off lunch and blessings all around. I have learned many things during my two year tenure at New Season. It reminds me of all the things God has been teaching me from my first ministry 'til now.

The new church is called Reliant as we rely solely on God to see us through. It will be based on a discipleship model with many new ideas. When the vision comes to pass we will not look like traditional church at all. Our core group meetings beginning February 1st at my house. Our plans are to find a meeting place that will hold the core group of about 25 families (my house is not big enough). We will then look to open the doors to the public some time early August of this year.

During this start up time as we form the core, we could use some help with some simple start up money. It is amazing what happens when the people of God get together and give for the cause of God's kingdom. Many of you have been touched in some way through our ministry in the past and I'm asking all of you at this moment to pay it forward. The investment that I have made in many of your lives is the same investment I will be making in others. Some of you can give a little and some of you can give a lot to get this new church off the ground. I know that God will multiply your giving many times over. Please Click Here to pay it forward. All donations are tax deductible and will go directly to Reliant Ministries.

Stay tuned for the latest updates on the new church plant. And more than anything Pray, Pray, and when you get done praying, pray that God would do something amazing and unexplainable for His glory.

 

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Here Comes the Bride

All Summer long we have been anticipating and waiting for the day that I give Katie away and she becomes KatieTyndall. Well, it's here. We are in crunch time this week trying to get the final stages of the wedding ready and get all the details handled.

Of course at this same time I have two major things going on at New Season as well. We are starting our discipelship classes this Wednesday night and I have to get all the details for that in order. And we have Love Loud this weekend in Vista Lake which is going to be a blowout event. I will not be at this event but I do have some pieces of planning for the event.

What does all this mean? It means my whole world is changing this week and we will begin a new stage of life by next Monday. God has been so good to provide all that is needed and set the course for this new stage of our lives. I couldn't be more excited for Katie and Connor. They have their new appartment that Connor has been living in for the past few weeks as they have been getting all there stuff moved in. I know Katie can't wait to call it home. The appartment becomes a hotel room for bride's maids this week, so Connor got kicked to the curb.

The Wedding planner came over last night and set us all at ease with her organization skills (Thank you, Jesus) and tonight I'm finalizing the reception details with my sisters who are in charge of all of that.

It is amazing the way things pile on top of one another. On top of the wedding and work. We have company coming. This will be the first time that Kim's family has seen the house. You get me!! Cleaning, lots of cleaning. And not just the inside either. There's yard work and jobs that I have never done in the year and a half that I've lived here. I keep telling myself, "This too shall pass! This too shall pass!" and I know it will.

The one thing I can say is my life has never been boring; and I am greatful for that. I take it all as an adventure and a journey with Jesus. I really wouldn't want it any other way.

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