We live in a society that encourages a few things….being a good person, working hard, and living your American dream. Although these are not inherently bad things, they certainly don’t get us any closer to finding what we are truly looking for. When our end goal is to simply find better and more innovative ways… [Read more…]
April 27, 2009
The Celtic Christians had a way of incarnating Jesus defined by their hospitality to those that did not follow Him. They invited those outside of faith in Jesus to join them in intentional community, and showed them Jesus by who they were and what they proclaimed. They accepted people as they were. This is our… [Read more…]
April 23, 2009
Deep: We want to be a part of building strong, mature disciples of Jesus, not just get people through the door and in a seat. We will not measure the success of Renovation Church by how many butts are in the seats every Sunday, or even in small groups, but we will celebrate the spreading… [Read more…]
April 22, 2009
We are New Ethnics when we come to follow Jesus. No longer bound by the prejudices, fears, and hang-ups of simply being identified by our race, class, culture, or creed but a new race all together. A beautiful tapestry of God’s creation, called and chosen by Him for something bigger than ourselves. We are New… [Read more…]
April 21, 2009
The Name: Renovation Church has a two fold meaning. From a theological vantage point, we view our mission much like Nehemiah, an assignment to holistically rebuild the city through the gospel. We also feel that the gospel is constantly “Renovating” and reconstructing our lives, and this is the culture that we wish to create. One… [Read more…]
April 20, 2009
We Are: We are a tribe of the broken, wounded, confused, and doubtful, transformed by the gospel, and striving after the heart of Jesus. We are new ethnics…on a journey together, seeking the wholeness, completion, and meaning that we have all longed for, which is revealed in Jesus and His sacrifice. We are committed to… [Read more…]
April 16, 2009
As we become increasingly active in pursuing our mission, and gathering the follower of Jesus and the curious; the faithful and seeker; the willing and the activist to join us in doing so, I thought this would be the right time to introduce some information about Renovation Church, our beliefs, and our passion. Over the… [Read more…]
April 15, 2009
The following statistics are from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. They are taken from a broad sample of Americans. On Eternal Life 66% of Protestant Christians and 79% of Catholics believe that many religions can lead to eternal life. On Interpretation of Scripture 64% of Protestant Christians and 77% of Catholics believe… [Read more…]
April 13, 2009
My wife and I live in a loft right in downtown Atlanta, in the Grant Park neighborhood. Not to make much of our loft, but we pay over $1000 a month to rent it…yet I look at homeless guys out of my window everyday, even right now. There are Mercedes Benz and BMW’S parked in… [Read more…]
April 4, 2009
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of HAPPINESS,” an American mantra…it’s our right as designated by law. Happiness is wonderful, happiness brings pleasure, but, happiness is fleeting. Any sensible person would agree, that in any given day …even hour, we can swing on a pendulum from happiness to sadness to anger, to pain, and back again.… [Read more…]
April 30, 2009
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