Trust everyone out there had an awesome weekend. We were at Aletheia Harrisonburg @ JMU with Dave,Shirley,AP,Ashley,and the whole Aletheia crew. Awesome hospitality!Crazy awesome service! They had 400+ and ran out of chairs and places to park! Great problem to have. They have insightful volunteers to because as soon as the service was over they [...]
Entries from January 2008
January 26, 2008
Aletheia Top 10- #5.
Here is #5 on the top ten list for planting a Aletheia Model church.
5. Represent a Strong, Clear, Technical, Yet Functional Theology of Evangelism
The church planting team and those being discipled need to know how to CONNECT with people. (We like to use what we call the “Rocking the Philippians 2:3-4” method: Viewing others as [...]
January 25, 2008
Aletheia Top 10 – Number Six
6. Equipping For Evangelism And Ministry in General
Why are most believers so shy, so reticent about sharing their faith? Is it because they are ashamed (Ro.1:16)? No, it is not because they are ashamed…we know this because they go to church, carry bibles, put stickers on their cars. Well, what then is [...]
January 23, 2008
Aletheia Top 10-Sensational #7
Number seven on the Top ten list is one of the Key things to the Aletheia Model and planting collegiate churches.
7. Small Groups
People love community. (Remember “Willow Creek Community Church’s” recent survey to their congregation of about 20 thousand…”What benefits you the most from church?” The answer was Prayer, Bible Study, and Relationships! [...]
January 23, 2008
Aletheia Top 10- EIGHT!!!
Here is number 8 on the top ten list for planting collegiate Churches Aletheia Style…
8. Emphasize The Great Commission
Believers should be instructed concerning God’s love for everyone…and they should be launched…Locally, Regionally, Globally (not just giving their money, but they should also go themselves). Moving out of our familiar, comfortable situation to assist in [...]
January 21, 2008
Aletheia Top 10- Number Nine!
As promised, here is Number 9 of the top ten points for planting collegiate churches. So without further rambling:)
9.Prioritize Biblical Substance
The time of “dumbing down the believer” must end. Substantial biblical exposition (exegetical not eisegetical) in both small groups and larger meetings is what students want and will respond to!
This has been proven over [...]
January 21, 2008
Aletheia Top 10
This week and next week we are going to dedicate this blog to giving you the top ten points for planting collegiate churches Aletheia style.Many if not all of this was made possible by the “Paul” and mentor in my life Dave “groove” Proffitt. For more info on him check out www.aletheiachurch.com.
Well here we [...]
January 18, 2008
Under Construction
The Aletheia church planting model takes a team. My wife and I and Alan and Catherine are not enough. We need tons of people to carry out the vision that God has given us to reach the campus of ODU and the city of Norfolk. Some of the “team member” considerations and categories are:Music/worship/ instrumentalists, [...]
January 18, 2008
Mission Possible: Aletheia ODU!
Nearly 22,000 students enrolled at ODU, including 16,066 undergraduates. Students hail from all 50 states, along with over 1,100 international students from 108 countries.Old Dominion University offers 70 undergraduate degree programs, 60 Masters programs, and 36 doctoral programs; many of which are nationally recognized.In addition to being diverse, ODU also has some of the brightest [...]
January 16, 2008
Mobilize!
Mobilizing a Generation is a huge part of what the Aletheia model and Aletheia ODU is all about. College students as well as adults in the 20-30 year old range are asking questions like: Who am I? What am I doing here? What am I suppose to be? College students around the globe are asking [...]
