I am beyond excited about what God is going to do as we launch our next 2 campuses. Mohican Juvenile Campus should go on-line in mid-July and our Ashland Campus on September 28-29th. Yes…the plan is to launch with 2 services…I know we are nuts, no need to remind me.

Here are some pics from our site survey today with some of the team @ the ASHLAND SITE. So…some BIG NEWS:

Our new ASHLAND CAMPUS PASTOR is looking pretty Pastoral here while waiting to board our flight in Columbus. Do you know this mug? Welcome BUD STANTON with me to the team!! (Read more HERE). Bud has been with us for several years in lay leadership. Now he’s about to enter a new calling. I praise families who are willing to step out and take a HUGE RISK to answer the call of GOD in their lives. But then again, is OBEDIENCE A RISK?

I LOVE this part of the journey when all things are new, fresh and unknown. I love the challenge of setting up and designing something, and praying through it, and NOT KNOWING at all what will happen, except that you have HUGE GOD INSPIRED DREAMS that are ripping at your soul. And you know that you must make his VISION a REALITY. wow.
When we start in an empty space, all I can think is: WHAT WILL GO DO HERE as we surrender to HIM? We will plan, practice, prepare, and pray, then we will PLACE THIS IS HIS HANDS. Then is up to the MASTER VISION GIVER to do HIS work.

Did this little tour @ the MOHICAN CAMPUS last month and ASHLAND today. My HEART is pumping. Not because of another campus, but for the lives that will be CHANGED FOR ETERNITY right in this space. I never imagined 5-1/2 years ago the insanity that we are involved with. ONLY GOD could use a sinner like me (and you) to help redeem the world. wow.

THE POWER OF EVERYONE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN…yes YOU. ALL of you @ NEW HOPE are standing with us here. This is OUR vision given by GOD.

blessings!