Hey all! Rick Warren is sharing the PEACE plan and I would be remiss to try to write all the notes from it. I will post the link to the session to listen to. IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

Skipped the beach last night for a special session with KAY WARREN on AIDS ministry. Simply amazing. Her book DANGEROUS SURRENDER is one that I will be reading. Great night. Flip-flop kind of day.

Well, here we go with a few key thoughts that hit me:

We have wiped out all kinds of diseases in American, but not around the world and NOBODY CARES. 250 thousand died in a tsunami, which is a drop compared to those with AIDS and malaria.

The Great Commission is not a suggestion, we are to go into ALL THE WORLD. Don’t think you can make a difference? From Loudonville we put a well in Malawi, Africa, have a campus in China, are doing compassion things with AIDS education, AIDS orphans, etc. If we can do…so can YOU! We will also be training PASTOR around the WORLD to do church in a PURPOSE DRIVEN way, just like many of the things we do at NEW HOPE minus the technology of course in most countries.

But technology shouldn’t drive your mission, only ENHANCE it. If it is the focus, it is an IDOL.

Back to the notes:

I encourage you to listen to the PEACE plan and see how you can be involved.

The local church has abdicated love, care, concern and compassion for the world to other organizations and the government.

Church is great at TALKING but not at changing people’s lives. The church is known for what it’s AGAINST more than what it is FOR.

God will use ordinary people empowered TOGETHER, by God’s Spirit, doing what JESUS did, wherever they are!

We don’t need more PROFESSIONALS to the work of the ministry, we need more AMATEURS in the LOCAL CHURCH where ministry is supposed to flow from.

THE SHIFT NEEDS TO BE BACK TO THE LOCAL CHURCH AREA here in AMERICA and around the WORLD.

Had to leave for interview on u-stream. Watch it BELOW…it was fun! Here about our re:SOURCE conference and about the place YOU all @ NEW HOPE make so special!

Great stuff alert: “The KINGDOM is ANYWHERE where JESUS is KING!”

We gotta roll to the airport…so goodbye and GOD BLESS! What an AMAZING time of connection, learning and moving my soul. I love getting out of my context to learn and grow.

May Blessings and Peace go with you.

Hey all…just letting you know that I will be on the PURPOSE DRIVEN U-STREAM live feed in the next hour or so talking about small town ministry and multi-site.

Take a peek at it HERE. Probably around 3:00 pm EST.

Log-on and share your thoughts LIVE and any questions you might have.

Final thoughts coming from the week. The pic is me in the very last row of the conference at the very top…all by myself. People hate me sitting in front of them with my ADD nature…can’t sit still

blessings and peace.

Here we go…This should be good.

Mark Driscoll–Mars Hill: He has a notebook…he is taking notes as a great leader is always a great learner.

There must be a DESIRE for discipleship. Pulling out of people the “conflicted” desires. Like Paul, wants to do right, but can’t. If you are truly regenerated, your deepest desires won’t be conflicted.

Many underestimate the power of the preached WORD. 13 Week Series of Lectures on theological storyline of the Bible.

Small groups are SERMON BASED. Air War is Sunday. Ground War is week. SHOULD NOT BE A DISCONNECT. They work together. The pulpit to the crowd.

Lots of digital interaction extras during the week. WEBSITE is front door.

Do one thing well before moving on to the next thing. Many churches are doing 10 things poorly hoping that one will stick.

Daniel Kim–Sarang Comm. Church: 3 Tiers of Discipleship
16 week pre-discipleship. Lay-led.
32 weeks of discipleship led by pastors.
32 weeks leadership training by the Lead Pastor.

2-3 YEAR WAITING LIST! Takes time and intentional efforts.

Nelson Searcy–Journey Church: Spiritual Disciplines, Small Groups. Discipleship begins the very moment you come as a guest. Groups/PD Class System/Next Steps…what’s next?

Groups: Allowed to move around, not assigned.

Wanted to start “house church” they wanted in NYC the larger worship gathering first, then moved into small groups.

They do a campaign like 40 Days every fall and small group attendance doubles.

Steve Stroope–Lake Point Church: Affinity groups, life-stage groups, mixed groups. Variety.

Make it easy for them to figure it out. Don’t make it slick or hard to figure out

Lee McFarland–Radiant Church:

What do we want them to do, and HOW will they know HOW to do it?

Truly digging into moving them from “Pagan” to “fully devoted follower of Christ.”

Another Great Session. All had great stuff to say. Here are some highlights. This panel was diverse which was very engaging. There are too many people on the panel to dive into each scenario. Would be great if there were just like 3 people. Here are the highlights:

Marcos Whitt–Lakewood Church: Musicians are different.

Yes, Lead Pastors can’t sneak in after the worship. After all, they expect them to listen to the message…ha ha laugh! You can’t take someone somewhere you haven’t been yourself. Lead Pastor must model.

Greg Surratt–Seacoast Church: Innovation is born out of desperation.

Keeps taking glasses on and off…he is totally in denial. He is really funny though.

Wonderfully controlled chaos. Nice picture.

The only limits are those of vision.

Holy cow…Greg just told OUR STORY to thousands of people. He said Loudonville, OHIO…and he said it right. He also asked why we would live in OHIO…who would want to live in OHIO he said.

Tommy Kyllonen (Urban D.): Crossover Church: Using hip-hop and r & b to reach the next generation. Great site to visit. HERE

Dave Ferguson–Community Christian Church: He pushes the “Big Idea” where the entire church is learning the same idea each week with 1 big idea instead of hundreds of small ideas.

Lead Pastor must be a worshiper!

Ken Foreman–Cathedral of Faith Church: Create authentic moments where people are genuinely changed.

Drive the theme deep and wide. Connect with everyone there.

Great sleep with time changes…STARBUCKS run…any suggestions for a non-coffee drinker like me? What doesn’t taste like coffee but has the kick? Let me know.

Full day today…Session One on PREACHING TECHNIQUES. Hope to spend an hour at LAGUNA BEACH TONIGHT. Our hour of sight-seeing. They have us packed to the brim!

Ummm…none of that stuff in the pic to the right out here. Sunny and warm! That is me @ Snow Trails flying off a big jump and landing on the downslope of the hill on the left side. I already miss the snow…only a skier would say that…WELL, HERE WE GO WITH THE NOTES:

p.s.–You will notice some blanks, remember that I am ADD, and I will miss a point or 2, I will get the notes and fill them in later for ya. Here we go again:

PREACHING TECHNIQUES by RICK WARREN:

Conviction/Character/Conduct need to be the process of preaching.

Much preaching is producing learners, but not doers. “Be doers of the word and not just hearers.”

Jesus: I have come that you might have LIFE, not just information. Doctrine, reproof, correction in righteousness are and ends to the means for us to become like CHRIST!

Rick Warren just talked about why Saddleback has really plowed ahead. He said they have always been FAST/FLUID/FLEXIBLE. Vision is surrounded by these things. Are you like this in life or your job or your ministry?

Another profound statement when talking about his worship leader Rick Muchow who he has worked with for over 20 years…he said that he has never said, “We can’t do that.”

It’s easy to be BIBLICAL if you don’t want to be RELEVANT. And it’s easy to be RELEVANT if you don’t want to be BIBLICAL. There is a fine line between doing both.

Need more HOW TOO preaching instead of just OUGHT TOO preaching. Teaching them how to self-feed.

1.
2. Find the UNIVERSAL TRUTH.
3. WHAT DOES THE AUDIENCE NEED?

6 Things everyone needs around the world:
1. Everyone wants to be loved.
2. Everyone wants their life to count.
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4. People are carrying a load of guilt.
5. Consumed with bitterness.
6. Universal fear of death.

STOP BEING AFRAID TO PREACH HOW TO! Much of the Bible is content, but much is application or more application! Pastor’s are afraid to do this out of fear of criticism.

This is a great session that you should see on VIDEO when it comes out. Can’t put all the richness into text. This is one of the best and most helpful. Want a copy? E-mail me, I will get you one.

He’s going on and on about APPLICATION. That studying the great preachers of old, they are at least 40-90% application just as SCRIPTURE is. Great stuff. We get it baby.

Always preach for RESPONSE.

10 Things About Preaching for LIFE CHANGE:

1. All behavior is based on a belief.

2. Behind every sin is a LIE I am believing.

3. Change ALWAYS starts in the mind.

4. EXPOSE the lie they are believing.

5. Trying to change BEHAVIORS instead of BELIEFS is a waste of time.

7. You don’t change peoples minds, the APPLIED WORD of GOD does.

8. Changing the way I act is the result of the FRUIT of REPENTANCE.

9. Deepest kind fo preaching is preaching for REPENTANCE.

10. Lasting life change: Enlighten the Mind, Engage the Emotions, Challenge the Will.

If you preach this way, you will be criticized. But show me a church that has baptized more people than Saddleback in America.

People want more information so they don’t have to change.

peace out from the 419…more to come! Stay up late for good stuff.