Helping Churches Make Vision Real

Hiring a pastor at a church in the phoenix east valley!

Monday, December 12, 2011

I’m excited to announce that I am working with Real Life Christian Church to help them find their new Senior Pastor.

Real Life began during the summer of 2007 with the dream to connect people to Real Life with God, a Real Life with Others, and a Real Life of Purpose. This isn’t just a meaningless mission statement or clever words on a website. This is a change in philosophy and thought that many who have grown up in the Church are not accustomed to. Weekend Worship Services are contemporary in style and are designed to expose those who do not know Christ to His teachings and inspire the Church to tangibly living out the Gospel message. Real Life believes that life change happens best in the context of relationship and as a result Life Groups are the foremost integral part of the DNA of this church. Finally they hope to become a church that if they were gone, would be missed by the community. So as a result mobilizing people to be the church in the community is highly valued.

Real Life is strategically located, currently meeting in Williams Field High School in Gilbert, AZ located just one mile south of the 202.

The Lead Pastor will serve as the primary communicator, leader, and visionary for Real Life Church. Potential candidates should hold a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, have received biblical training from an accredited college or university, and should have a proven track record of leadership and teaching within a church setting.

Since 2007 Real Life Church has seen growth that led to a regular attendance of over 400 people. Currently Real Life is running 200 people in weekend attendance with over 75% of those involved in Life Groups that meet throughout the week in homes. They are excited about God bringing them the right Lead Pastor who will lead them forward in becoming the Church that God has dreamed up for them to be.

If you’re interested in this opportunity you can email your resume to me. All communication is strictly confidential.

Posted in Leadership, Staffing

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A little Muse Uprising at Church? Yes Please!

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

This past weekend on the Sun Valley Gilbert Campus we kicked off the holidays and a new Christmas teaching series with an old Christmas Carol with a whole new twist! We did O Come, O Come Immanuel but we put it to Muse’s hit song “Uprising.” Hope this gets your creativity going for the Holidays! Enjoy!

Posted in Creative Arts

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necessary endings

Monday, December 5, 2011

New is exciting! Whether it’s a new relationship, a new job, a new purchase, or even a new project at work. And when new things begin they usually start off with all kinds of passion, energy, excitement, and great anticipation for what’s about to happen. The same is rarely said for endings in life. Yet endings are just as normal and a natural a part of life as beginnings. Unfortunately little is written about handling the endings in our lives well.

That is why I’m excited about a recent book I read by Dr. Henry Cloud entitled “Necessary Endings.” In it he does a masterful job of leading us through how to handle endings in our lives well. In fact he goes so far as to assert that in order for us to move forward in life there are, “employees, businesses, and relationships that all of us have to give up in order to move forward.” It’s definitely worth the read and will challenge you to grow and think differently about your work, your relationships, and what it means to move forward in life.

Here are some of my favorite quotes and thoughts from the book that had an impact on me:

Posted in Leadership, Staffing

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Hope

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Check out this teaser for a new series beginning this weekend at Sun Valley Community Church! We are all hoping for something at Christmas. As a child we hoped for that special gift… As adults we have bigger hopes and dreams… We all want purpose, peace and the promise of something better. So what are you hoping for THIS Christmas? Join us for a new series starting December 3rd & 4th on all three campuses Gilbert, Tempe, or Casa Grande! Get all the service time and location info on the campus that is closest to you here

Posted in Creative Arts, Spiritual Formation

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Thankful or Entitled?

Monday, November 28, 2011

Am I the only one who thinks it’s ironic that on one day we’re focusing on how thankful we are for everything we’ve been blessed with, and then less than 24 hrs later we’re fighting the crowds on Black Friday to get everything we don’t have that we want? This weekend we discussed the difference that Thanksgiving makes in our lives…and the difference is HUGE! You can check out the talk that I gave this weekend at the Sun Valley Gilbert Campus here, hope you find it encouraging!