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Chapter 2

May 9, 2012 in Cross Point Church, Leadership, Vision with 18 Comments

I know a great number of you who read this blog around the world don’t actually attend Cross Point, the church I’m blessed to be a part of. However, I did want to share some exciting news with you today. I covet your prayers as we enter into a really exciting era we’re calling Chapter 2.

In this video I share the history and vision of our church, as well as announce where we sense God is taking us over the next couple years. It’s been such an honor to be a part of this great movement of God.

Will you join me in praying for Cross Point Nashville during this time?

LET’S DO THIS

July 12, 2011 in Cross Point Church, Missions, Vision with 18 Comments

Someone asked me recently what part missions plays at our church, Cross Point. It didn’t take me more than a moment to respond. I don’t believe missions should be a program in the church. I believe missions IS the church.

This past Saturday over 700 volunteers showed up for Serving Saturday, a regular opportunity we offer as a way to get out into the community of Nashville and serve the surrounding ministries, schools, churches and organizations that need some TLC. 700 volunteers! On a Saturday morning in the dog days of Nashville summer heat! I’m not so much surprised because that is what makes Cross Point, Cross Point. I am just so incredibly grateful for the way God is moving in the hearts of the people around here and the relationships we’re building with folks in our community who might not expect an outpouring of love. It’s what breathes life into the the words of Jesus:

“Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no greater commandment..” Mark 12:31

Every person counts, every pair of hands, young or old, weak or strong; every spirit, every heart in every condition, every path. Together we make a difference.

Thanks to Ryan and the entire team for pulling off such an incredible day. The community of Nashville is uniting like never before through God’s willing and faithful servants. For more information on any of the ministries we partnered with and served, or to see how you can join with us, visit here. To check out more amazing photos from the day go here.

Imagine

February 19, 2011 in Cross Point Church, Staff, Vision with 12 Comments

I’m on my way back from India today but wanted to share an awesome video we did this past Sunday at Cross Point. We’re doing a two week series entitled “Imagine.” While this video is a little longer than what I would normally post, it gives you a better idea of the redemptive work God is doing here at CP right now. I’m so proud of this church community and the way God is using them.

And I’m so fired up to be back at Cross Point tomorrow to wrap up the second and final week of this series.

Cross Point Vision 2011 from Cross Point Church on Vimeo.

Everyone’s Welcome, Nobody’s Perfect, Anything’s Possible

January 12, 2011 in Cross Point Church, Leadership, Vision with 48 Comments

For years we’ve had a little saying around Cross Point. It’s not an official vision or mission statement but it’s become a sort of picture of the kind of community we would like to see God create among us.

The phrase is, Everyone is welcome… because nobody is perfect… but anything is possible. I’ve blogged in more detail about the meaning of this phrase HERE. It’s become such a rally cry for us that when we built our Bellevue campus a few months ago we had the phrase placed on the wall in the lobby.

We have issues like every church does but we still believe to the very core of our being that this is the kind of community God’s called us to foster.

At our Christmas Eve service Brittany captured the picture below. It’s a picture of a homeless man sitting under the phrase at our Bellevue Campus.

Just seeing this man under this phrase reminded me of the power of this kind of community. This picture has now become a sort of visible reminder to me of why I do what I do. Last night someone twittered…

My Days Are Numbered

December 29, 2009 in Vision with 57 Comments

I know some people are “anti” New Year’s resolutions. However, I think this is an exciting time of year to set goals and establish new perspectives. As a matter of fact this blog is a result of one of my New Year’s resolutions from two years ago.

My New Year’s resolution this year is more of a broad perspective I want to establish throughout this year which I believe will lead to making wiser decisions throughout the next 12 months. It’s inspired by the following passage in Psalm 39.

4 “Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.
Remind me that my days are numbered—
how fleeting my life is.
5 You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.
My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;
at best, each of us is but a breath.”
Show me, God, my life’s end. Show me the number of my days. Show me how fleeting my life is.

I want to live in 2010 with the awareness of LIFE GOES BY FAST and MY DAYS ARE NUMBERED.

Like everyone else I can get caught up in trying to rush through life acquiring things, trying to attain security, and achieving meaningless goals our culture has deemed worthy. But so many of the things I focus on and worry about are simply futile.

I waste time regretting things from the past I can’t change. I settle for mediocrity trying to avoid difficult decisions and conversations. I get consumed with trying to be loved instead of loving others. I squander precious moments trying to control things I can’t control.

I don’t want that to be my life. I don’t want that to be my vision… because that vision cannot sustain God’s design for something as splendid as a human life. That is a vision born out of thinking I have an endless amount of time on this earth to make the impact God has designed me to make and this, my friends, is nothing more than an illusion.

So in 2010 I’m making a resolution, a commitment, a promise to view my life (my marriage, my job, my friendships, my purpose) through the understanding that LIFE GOES BY FAST and MY DAYS ARE NUMBERED.

I pray it will help me love deeper, pray harder, focus more intently, and seek to make the greatest impact with my one and only life that I possibly can.

And the first decision I’m making with my newly adopted perspective is a big one for me.

My friend, Michael Hyatt, recently challenged me to run the Country Music Half Marathon with him. If you know me you know I HATE running. But what I love more than I hate running is bringing attention to great causes like the New Hope Academy here in Franklin. So with that in mind, and knowing my days are numbered, I thought what the heck. Why not? (I was also told that since I’ll be running so much I can eat all the french fries I want).

So I’m officially stepping out and committing to run the Country Music Half Marathon here in Nashville on April 24th!

If you’re considering running in the Country Music Marathon this year I would challenge you to run it with the Powered By Hope group. It adds an incredible cause to your goal of completing the marathon.

So what’s your New Year’s resolution for 2010?

Cross Point Bellevue Campus To Open in Early 2010

October 20, 2009 in Cross Point Church, Vision with 14 Comments

If you were at Cross Point this past weekend you know we made a series of huge announcements regarding the future of Cross Point. Just 5 weeks from now we’ll be coming together as a church to pledge how much we can give above and beyond our regular giving over the course of the next year.

As a part of our Faith, Hope & Love emphasis we’re trying to raise 2.2 million dollars to launch the 850 seat Bellevue Campus (drawings below), a 5th campus in a yet to be determined location, a Nashville Hope Center and a mobile Dickson Hope Center.

For more information about Faith, Hope & Love check out the video below as well as the new website we just launched HERE.

Faith Hope & Love from Cross Point Church on Vimeo.

$6,000 Up In Smoke

February 4, 2009 in Cross Point Church, God, Leadership, Multi Campus, Religion, Vision with 58 Comments

Last night at the Discovering Cross Point class our Nashville campus pastor Blake Bergstrom introduced me to a young man named Steve.

Steve had visited Cross Point Nashville for the first time on Sunday. He was blown away by the genuine, authentic community he experienced. Steve told me that up until Sunday his occupation was selling drugs. He lived in a dope house just a few blocks from the church.

He said after the service on Sunday he knew some things needed to change in his life. He went straight home and burned the $6,000 worth of weed he was going to sell this week. Wow!

It reminded me of how proud I am of the hundreds and hundreds of volunteers who partner together every week at both of our Cross Point campuses to create environments of life change.

You see we don’t JUST hand out programs. We don’t JUST babysit kids. We don’t JUST turn knobs on the sound boards. We don’t JUST sing and play instruments. We don’t JUST park cars. We don’t JUST serve coffee. We don’t JUST open up our homes for community groups.

We partner together to become the body of Christ. We play different roles, but each one of us is essential to the body. We partner together and God shows up in amazing ways and moves in people’s lives.

Like Steve.

Since Sunday he’s held a bonfire, he’s moving out of the dope house, he attended the new members class and he’s going to start in a men’s community group this week. Can’t wait to see what God is going to do in him and through him.

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